orangetheory fitness
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Anonymous
Not the recommendation you think it is. If you are 30lbs overweight, you may be strong but you are NOT fit. Not even close. |
Anonymous
What a waste. Estimating $25/class, that's twenty thousand dollars. |
Anonymous
The current rate for new members is around $130/mo for unlimited classes. Assuming roughly 4 classes a week or 200 per year, that is a bit over $6000 total over 4 years. |
Anonymous
Normal monthly rate is 169. The 139 was a Black Friday special. |
Anonymous
Current rate for unlimited is closer to 170/month. In NOVA. |
Anonymous
Should have called sonobello |
Anonymous
| The pricing for us is $189-$199/month for unlimited |
Anonymous
| If you are new to OR or a prior long-time OR member (who hasn’t had a membership in 60 days), tell them you heard about the $169/mo promotional rate for new members. Odds are good you can get that rate. Several in my circle signed up last week at that rate. |
Anonymous
| ^ Meant $139 not $169. |
Anonymous
For 8 classes or unlimited? In the DC ones? |
Anonymous
I’m in the same boat as the PP, still overweight after years of consistent OTF type classes but physical check up and blood work numbers keep improving, so concluding same as PP. 50s, don’t require any meds, content with life. Convinced that no single health parameter determines us all in the same way. |
Anonymous
| There is a lot of research about women and hormones and high intensity workouts that can keep you from losing weight. Daily orangetheory might work against some people. |
Anonymous
Classes like OFT increase hunger and then you eat what you just burned off. |
Anonymous
Yes, for most of the women who post here, the HIIT format of OTF with the very little weightlifting it provides is a bad combo for that age group and hormonal stage. Nearly all would see better results with walking and lifting weights to sustain or grow muscle mass. Menopausal and perimenopausal women do not need high intensity cortisol raising exercises and I’m not trying to be mean but when you look at OTF clientele, it’s obvious. VERY few of them look like they work out as hard as they do because it stresses their bodies and makes them hold onto fat/weight. They don’t appear in shape because it’s the wrong workout for their body’s needs at this stage of life. |
Anonymous
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If you want a version of OR that places more emphasis on lifting weights and building strength, you might give F45 a try. F45 typically has a strength emphasis on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and a cardio emphasis (but with more weight based exercises than OR) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Saturdays are hour long sessions with a mix. For unlimited, it costs about $160/mo, but Lou are tied to a one or few specific locations (no nationwide location access like OR).
If trying F45 with ClassPass, I suggest trying Saturdays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. |