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| - I signed up for a free session and was very impressed by the friendliness of the person who called to confirm the session. I also felt welcomed when I walked in the door for the first session. And, more impressive was the people who came in for their own sessions with two of them offering opinions about loving the place and the workouts. So, for someone who is accustomed to going to a gym or who is accustomed to group training sessions (like "boot-camp" types of workout), this would be an excellent fit. Or, if you aren't concerned about injuring yourself by having the wrong form when you do a portion of the workout, this'd also be a great place. The reason for the 3 stars is because this isn't a workout that panned out for me. There was a rowing piece, a treadmilll piece and a third piece that I didn't quite understand (some weights and some floor exercises). An instructor calls out directions into a microphone while loud music is playing throughout the session (so unless you are already familar with the routine, you won't know exactly what to do because you can't actually hear much of what the instructor is saying since the music is too loud). The floor exercises/weight training piece consists of several different things, all of which are outlined very rapidly and demonstrated once. There's some monitors high on a wall in the floor session area that apparently also demonstrate the form for the exercises you are supposed to do.... (I wouldn't know because I'm nearsighted and don't wear my glasses while exercising, so I couldn't actually see the monitors). The instructor is walking around the entire room and may or may not notice whether or not your form is correct. This program didn't work for me because I need consistent/regular professional advice as to exercise form and while I was assured that the instructor(s) would be watching out for this, I didn't find this to be true. I had attempted a different, boot-camp type of class a few weeks prior to trying Orange Theory and either overworked something or worked an exercise incorrectly because my upper back and neck started hurting the second week into the other program (which was a program that offered zero advise or assistance as to form). After the first floor exercise at Orange Theory, the pain in my upper back and neck came back with a vengence, so it would appear that I'm still doing at least one exercise incorrectly. My advise would be to sign up for a free session and read all the reviews. If you've never attended group fitness sessions, you might also want to spend some time just observing the flow, particularly the floor exercises and weight training parts. If you are nearsighted, either wear your glasses or move as close as possible to the monitors in the floor exercise area. If you set expectations for having professional/personal training, you'll be disappointed, so my best advise would be to set the bar pretty low for one-on-one assistance. From all other appearances with observing other people though, the workout looks intense and the clientele all appeared happily satisfied.
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