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Anonymous wrote:I did it for about a year and then got sick of it and moved on. The perks are the accountability - you will go and just shut your brain off. Downsides: it’s $189 a month, it’s mostly HIUT cardio which is bad for your hormones if you’re a middle aged woman (spikes cortisol) and the focus on weights is paltry- short segments on the floor and often a cardio component included even there. This sounds mean but when you attend OTF and look at the bodies of your classmates, it’s proof that it’s not a very effective workout for creating the lean muscled look most people want.

It’s fine if you’re a true beginner who just needs a new routine. Beyond that, I wouldn’t bother.

So it kind of sounds like Curves fitness…the circuit-based 30-minute workout fitness place for women in the 90s that popped up everywhere then went out of business. Lots of 40-65 year old women there who were essentially needing to get off the sofa or needed a change from sitting all day at a keyboard. But no one ever seemed to change their weight or body shape through the workout.

No, not exactly. It used to be a significantly harder workout but post pandemic they changed the routines and they became more accessible . I wouldn’t say they’re designed to be easy but there’s way too much room for people with shitty form to lift light weights absurdly fast, which is zero muscle engagement, and the coaches don’t correct. I think you can definitely get a good hard cardio workout out of it if you’re really going hard on the rower and treadmill but the weights portion is not long enough to build much muscle and the other 2/3 of the class being cardio doesn’t help with muscle building either, so it’s just not effective for people seeking that.

I see OT as more like a gym with a prescribed workout rather than like a personal trainer type situation. The coaches aren’t able to help with form. So, if you already know what you are doing/need, it’s really great to have the class motivation and a sortof preset workout plan. But if you are new to exercising, it’s definitely not where I would start—particularly on the lifting portion.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did it for about a year and then got sick of it and moved on. The perks are the accountability - you will go and just shut your brain off. Downsides: it’s $189 a month, it’s mostly HIUT cardio which is bad for your hormones if you’re a middle aged woman (spikes cortisol) and the focus on weights is paltry- short segments on the floor and often a cardio component included even there. This sounds mean but when you attend OTF and look at the bodies of your classmates, it’s proof that it’s not a very effective workout for creating the lean muscled look most people want.

It’s fine if you’re a true beginner who just needs a new routine. Beyond that, I wouldn’t bother.

So it kind of sounds like Curves fitness…the circuit-based 30-minute workout fitness place for women in the 90s that popped up everywhere then went out of business. Lots of 40-65 year old women there who were essentially needing to get off the sofa or needed a change from sitting all day at a keyboard. But no one ever seemed to change their weight or body shape through the workout.

No, not exactly. It used to be a significantly harder workout but post pandemic they changed the routines and they became more accessible . I wouldn’t say they’re designed to be easy but there’s way too much room for people with shitty form to lift light weights absurdly fast, which is zero muscle engagement, and the coaches don’t correct. I think you can definitely get a good hard cardio workout out of it if you’re really going hard on the rower and treadmill but the weights portion is not long enough to build much muscle and the other 2/3 of the class being cardio doesn’t help with muscle building either, so it’s just not effective for people seeking that.

I see OT as more like a gym with a prescribed workout rather than like a personal trainer type situation. The coaches aren’t able to help with form. So, if you already know what you are doing/need, it’s really great to have the class motivation and a sortof preset workout plan. But if you are new to exercising, it’s definitely not where I would start—particularly on the lifting portion.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did it for about a year and then got sick of it and moved on. The perks are the accountability - you will go and just shut your brain off. Downsides: it’s $189 a month, it’s mostly HIUT cardio which is bad for your hormones if you’re a middle aged woman (spikes cortisol) and the focus on weights is paltry- short segments on the floor and often a cardio component included even there. This sounds mean but when you attend OTF and look at the bodies of your classmates, it’s proof that it’s not a very effective workout for creating the lean muscled look most people want.

It’s fine if you’re a true beginner who just needs a new routine. Beyond that, I wouldn’t bother.

So it kind of sounds like Curves fitness…the circuit-based 30-minute workout fitness place for women in the 90s that popped up everywhere then went out of business. Lots of 40-65 year old women there who were essentially needing to get off the sofa or needed a change from sitting all day at a keyboard. But no one ever seemed to change their weight or body shape through the workout.

No, not exactly. It used to be a significantly harder workout but post pandemic they changed the routines and they became more accessible . I wouldn’t say they’re designed to be easy but there’s way too much room for people with shitty form to lift light weights absurdly fast, which is zero muscle engagement, and the coaches don’t correct. I think you can definitely get a good hard cardio workout out of it if you’re really going hard on the rower and treadmill but the weights portion is not long enough to build much muscle and the other 2/3 of the class being cardio doesn’t help with muscle building either, so it’s just not effective for people seeking that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did it for about a year and then got sick of it and moved on. The perks are the accountability - you will go and just shut your brain off. Downsides: it’s $189 a month, it’s mostly HIUT cardio which is bad for your hormones if you’re a middle aged woman (spikes cortisol) and the focus on weights is paltry- short segments on the floor and often a cardio component included even there. This sounds mean but when you attend OTF and look at the bodies of your classmates, it’s proof that it’s not a very effective workout for creating the lean muscled look most people want.

It’s fine if you’re a true beginner who just needs a new routine. Beyond that, I wouldn’t bother.

So it kind of sounds like Curves fitness…the circuit-based 30-minute workout fitness place for women in the 90s that popped up everywhere then went out of business. Lots of 40-65 year old women there who were essentially needing to get off the sofa or needed a change from sitting all day at a keyboard. But no one ever seemed to change their weight or body shape through the workout.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did it for about a year and then got sick of it and moved on. The perks are the accountability - you will go and just shut your brain off. Downsides: it’s $189 a month, it’s mostly HIUT cardio which is bad for your hormones if you’re a middle aged woman (spikes cortisol) and the focus on weights is paltry- short segments on the floor and often a cardio component included even there. This sounds mean but when you attend OTF and look at the bodies of your classmates, it’s proof that it’s not a very effective workout for creating the lean muscled look most people want.

It’s fine if you’re a true beginner who just needs a new routine. Beyond that, I wouldn’t bother.

So it kind of sounds like Curves fitness…the circuit-based 30-minute workout fitness place for women in the 90s that popped up everywhere then went out of business. Lots of 40-65 year old women there who were essentially needing to get off the sofa or needed a change from sitting all day at a keyboard. But no one ever seemed to change their weight or body shape through the workout.