I'm old. Is Orange Theory for me?

[Anonymous]

Please do try it out! I’m middle aged, and not in great shape, with arthritic knees, and I find that I can just modulate myself to power walk (at the rec of the teacher, i put it on a steep incline), not do the jumps, and just switch to the rower when I feel like i need to!

Also, i live in a old person neighborhood and i am usually in the middle of the distribution, age-wise. The OTs in more residential neighborhoods really do have a distribution of ages and fitness levels, and no one will bat an eye. It’s really nice that way (and different from most other classes I’ve gone to). I think because it’s self-paced, people are just more focused on how they are doing and not what their neighbors are doing.

[Anonymous]

I just got back from class and out of the 14 of us, I would guess over half were 50+ and of those, many were 65+.

Our coach is also 62 and she is incredibly encouraging.

[Anonymous]

I think Orange Theory is a joke.

[Anonymous]

I love orange theory and I am in my late 40s. It is definitely a mix of ages and I think everyone feels welcomed. What is your current fitness level?

[Anonymous]

This class would be an injury in short order for me. If you have not been doing this kind of workout and have any parts susceptible to injury, ignore any internal pressure to keep up with the class or push yourself. Just go through the motions for the first few weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This class would be an injury in short order for me. If you have not been doing this kind of workout and have any parts susceptible to injury, ignore any internal pressure to keep up with the class or push yourself. Just go through the motions for the first few weeks.

No way. You should go before you comment. They modify literally everything. If you can walk you can start ot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This class would be an injury in short order for me. If you have not been doing this kind of workout and have any parts susceptible to injury, ignore any internal pressure to keep up with the class or push yourself. Just go through the motions for the first few weeks.

No way. You should go before you comment. They modify literally everything. If you can walk you can start ot.

DP it really depends on the location and coach. I agree with PP and it was my experience. There can be a lot of pressure to keep up. Especially if you don’t look out of shape or visibly restricted. You might need to be assertive about your limitations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This class would be an injury in short order for me. If you have not been doing this kind of workout and have any parts susceptible to injury, ignore any internal pressure to keep up with the class or push yourself. Just go through the motions for the first few weeks.

No way. You should go before you comment. They modify literally everything. If you can walk you can start ot.

DP it really depends on the location and coach. I agree with PP and it was my experience. There can be a lot of pressure to keep up. Especially if you don’t look out of shape or visibly restricted. You might need to be assertive about your limitations.

I'm sure there are some bad coaches, but 100% of the time in all the locations I've been to, the coach has both shown a couple modifications for each exercise, offered to show additional ones to anyone that needed it, and encouraged rest periods on the floor portion. I've never felt pressured by the coach to do more than challenge MYSELF a little or to keep up with others