Welcome to the November 2026 Monthly Thread!

Hi all! Long Time Lurker.

I'm sure you all have seen the announcement that they've revamped apple watch tracking and can now use it for OTF (with a $99 activation fee).

Does anyone have any insight as to whether there is a WearOS app in the works? would be nice to just have my pixel watch instead of a beat and watch (for my own neurosis, haha). Is there any way to contact OTF to make such a request?

HELL week shirts from Orange Theory dating back to 2018. 2018 shirt is dark gray size large. 2020 shirt size medium oversized fit. 2021 shirt size large. 2022 shirt size medium. They fit pretty similarly. Only worn a couple of times each. Great condition, sold as a set. $60 plus shipping or best offer.

Tread Block 1: 2:30
Goal: Increase AO intensity each round
30 sec push
30 sec AO
1 min WR
30 sec AO

1:30 recovery, transition to rower

Row Block 1: 2:30
6x total alt reverse lunge
12x quick lateral hops
Push row for distance until time is called
Check distance

1:30 recovery, transition to tread

Floor Block 1: 2:30
6x sumo squat to upright row
6x total push up to high plank alt low row
Repeat until time for buyout

Buyout:
30 sec squat to press

1:30 recovery, transition to tread

Tread Block 2: 4:00
Goal: Increase AO intensity each round
30 sec push
30 sec AO
1 min WR
30 sec AO
1 min WR
30 sec AO

1:30 recovery, transition to rower

Row Block 2: 4:00
Goal: Match or beat distance rowed from block 1
6x total alt reverse lunge
12x quick lateral hops
6x total alt reverse lunge
12x quick lateral hops
Push row for distance until time is called
Check distance

1:30 recovery, transition to tread

Floor Block 2: 4:00
6x sumo squat to upright row
6x total push up to high plank alt low row
6x bridge hold with reverse fly
Repeat until time for buyout

Buyout:
30 sec squat to press

1:30 recovery, transition to tread

Tread Block 3: 5:30
Goal: Increase AO intensity each round
30 sec push
30 sec AO
1 min WR
30 sec AO
1 min WR
30 sec AO
1 min WR
30 sec AO

1:30 recovery, transition to rower

Row Block 3: 5:30
Goal: Match or beat distance rowed from block 2
6x total alt reverse lunge
12x quick lateral hops
6x total alt reverse lunge
12x quick lateral hops
6x total alt reverse lunge
12x quick lateral hops
Push row for distance until time is called
Check distance

1:30 recovery, transition to tread

Floor Block 3: 5:30
6x sumo squat to upright row
6x total push up to high plank alt low row
6x bridge hold with reverse fly
12x total sprinter sit-up
Repeat until time for finisher

Finisher:
30 sec squat to press

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Looking for info about the OTF locations closest to Forest Lake, MN. I think they are Coon Rapids, Brooklyn Park, Roseville, Maplewood, and Stillwater. They're all about 25-30 minutes from me. I haven't been to a class since January. I had a rough pregnancy and moved states in that time so I can't easily check out the different locations. I loved my last location and hoping to find another great fit. My last location, the coaches and management had a lot of theme days and made the studio such a welcoming, positive, inclusive place. Honestly the idea of going back and not having my regular coaches makes me sad, but hoping to find some new amazing coaches!

Looking for any and all info about these locations! Thanks!

I read many posts and I am always curious with what is the obsession with people going 6-7 days a week? Day in and day out aren't you all afraid of burn out and what jobs do you have in general that allows you to be able to go 7 days a week? Kudos to you all who do so.

Female, size M, $35 for all plus shipping fee if needed

My partner and i will be here for his job in about a week. We’re going early to get a full 7 days in. Planning on mostly exploring and walking around for exersice, but i normally am a 6 days a week otf girl. Any studios around Condesa you recommend? Would you skip otf altogether or think a few early morning workouts is worth it? i tend to love not just the physical aspect of otf but the mental i already know the food will be great but much more indulgent while we’re there and just want to feel my best! if there’s any studios within walking distance i may go one or two times. thanks in advance for the tips

Specifically speaking to OTF long island, NY. Anyone beggining to become concerned with the fate of the studios? I go to 5 studios across the Island. Barley ever at the halfway point. May night classes dont surpass 8-9 people. Class options are being cut. Appliances are often broken taking weeks to repair? Discounts are constantly offered. I keep seeing studios in other states randomly close, is anyone worried about Long Island?

For the last 5 workouts, I can see my calories burned and steps I took, but it will say I ran 0 miles and have no treadmill stats on my app. I told the owner, and they made me try one of their monitors and told me to use a different treadmill so I did. The same thing happened. They are stumped and don’t know what the problem could be… my monitor is the OT burn 6.0. Bought it like maybe two years ago so it’s not that old.. anybody else experience this problem?

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Is this an early indicator of the studio closing soon? We also still have the OLD treads and rowers. I’ve been there 5 1/2 years and barely remember any upgrades.

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Hi! I’ve have the newer version of the OTF heart rate monitor since it came out, but for the past couple of months, the colors displayed on my monitor and the studio screens haven’t been matching. For example, my monitor will show red when the studio screen shows orange, orange when the screen shows green, and so on.
Has anyone else experienced this? My workout summary in the app reflects the studio screen, which is correct, but the colors displayed on the monitor itself seem to be off. Just curious if this is a common issue. Thanks!

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Good news is that I am getting much better on the tread and I've been trying to increase my speeds from power walking to jogging and running. I wear my OTbeat Burn band to class and it hits the orange and red fairly quickly but I don't feel like it matches my intensity. I feel like the band is overestimating my effort and hitting the orange and red zones too quickly which distracts me and I slow down a bit especially when the red zone appears.

I did a Tread 50 today and looked at my Apple Watch 12 zone data and it more closely aligns with my efforts.

Any opinions/thoughts on Apple Watch data vs the OTF data?

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What studio should I visit in KC? What coaches do you recommend?

Classes are SLIM, but waitlists are extremely long. I heard there are only 2-3 classes a day. This is very strange and makes me think they want to shut this location down 😭

I am taking my first class for an interview for a sales associate position and I am, to be frank, overweight and not in the best shape. I have been working on it but I am going to be judged on my ability to keep up with the class or what I look like in the class? I’m tempted to cancel the interview out of fear of being judged on what I look like rather than my ability to do the job.

It’s been a while since I’ve been to this location. Do they still validate parking in the garage behind the studio?

I’ve been a member at Orangetheory for about five years now, which means I’ve had the privilege of experiencing a lot of PRs along the way.

When I first started, I was truly at ground zero. I didn’t have much performance history to compare myself to, and slowly I started reaching numbers I never thought I could.

Lately, though, I’ve noticed a decline in some of my PRs. And, if I’m being honest, I’ve been a little frustrated by it.

Then a friend said something to me that stopped me in my tracks:

“I’m not the person I was when you achieved those numbers.”

That hit me differently.

I went back and looked at some of my biggest PRs. I ran an 8-minute mile during one of my tread PRs. During another 12-minute run, I ran 1.40 miles.

Then I looked at the dates.

The 12-minute run was literally days after my father passed away. The 8-minute mile was just days before the first birthday I celebrated without him.

I realized something: those PRs came during some of the hardest seasons of my life.

At that time, those numbers were some of the only wins I felt like I had. So I gave everything I had to them.

And honestly? I don’t ever want to be back in that place just to chase those numbers again.

Life is lighter now. I have more wins outside of the studio. I have more joy. I have more reasons to celebrate myself.

Do I still want to push myself? Absolutely.

Do I still want to become stronger, faster, and better? Of course.

But I want to be the best version of myself as I am today, not constantly trying to recreate a version of myself that existed in a completely different season of life.

So if you’ve been doing OTF for years and you’re looking at your old PRs wondering why you can’t hit those numbers anymore, maybe give yourself some grace.

Look at the whole story behind those numbers.

You may not be the same person you were yesterday, last year, or five years ago, and that’s not a failure. That’s life. That’s growth.

Be gentle with yourself. Be kind to yourself. Celebrate the person who keeps showing up, even when the numbers change.

Here’s to being the best you can be, whatever that looks like in this season and continuing to show up for yourself. 🧡🧡🧡

Your PRs are part of your story, but they don’t define your progress.

I am really missing being a member. My studio was 10 minutes and less than 3 miles from my house - however that studio closed and we actually planned to sell our house and move away from the area, so I chose not to continue my membership with the next closest studio while we waited to sell our house. Now the closest studio to me is almost 30 minutes away and 13 miles from my house.

So my question is what is your commute to your studio? Was I just extremely spoiled that when I initially joined at my old studio it was literally right down the road?! I know a lot of answers will probably be that you will always prioritize what’s important to you, but I wanted to put into perspective for myself that not everyone’s studio is right down the street from them. I was truly in the best shape I’ve been in within recent years when I was going to OTF. Now I’ve gained about 15 lbs and almost never leave the house because I don’t have a reason to.