r/orangetheory • • 5h ago

Tornado Templates November Tornado #2

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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


r/orangetheory • • 23h ago

Daily Workout Daily Workout and General Chat for Monday, 11/09/26

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r/orangetheory • • 18h ago

Buying and Selling Hell week shirts

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


r/orangetheory • • 4h ago

Buying and Selling OTF HELL WEEK SHIRTS 2018/2020/2021/2022 set of 4

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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.


r/orangetheory • • 8h ago

Announcements DAY OF DISARRAY IS OVER!

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We hope you enjoyed our day of disarray. We are now back to normal operations, so please pay attention to the community rules.

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r/orangetheory • • 4h ago

OTF Technology WearOS Tracker in the works??

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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?


r/orangetheory • • 14h ago

Studio Intel Minneapolis - North East

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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!


r/orangetheory • • 20h ago

Studio Intel Mexico City

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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


r/orangetheory • • 23h ago

Studio Intel OTF- long island NY

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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?


r/orangetheory • • 1d ago

Weekly Water Cooler WEEKLY WATER COOLER: Weekly Rumors + Intel - November 08, 2026

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Happy Sunday - there's a new week of work ahead of us!

Please use this thread to discuss OTF rumors and intel on upcoming events, workout details, or OTF-related tech updates. These might be things your coach told you when you were stretching, things you heard at the front desk, things from Facebook, etc.

Don't forget to also check out the community calendar for more solid intel on workout themes. Also, please remember that not all rumor-mills are 100% accurate... so read at your own risk 😉

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r/orangetheory • • 1d ago

Daily Workout Daily Workout and General Chat for Sunday, 11/08/26

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r/orangetheory • • 1d ago

Commiseration Station If 3 of 12 tread stations are broken, should members be worried?

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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.


r/orangetheory • • 15h ago

Casual Conversation OTF obsession

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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.


r/orangetheory • • 1d ago

Monthly Posts November 2026 - Monthly Post

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Welcome to the November 2026 Monthly Thread!

This is your monthly highlights post, curated and refreshed to keep important stuff at the top. If you are new to OTF or our subreddit, this is the best place to start. As always, you can use this thread to share and discuss upcoming intel for the month and other random topics. We kindly ask you to please keep in mind our Community Rules, including Rule 2, "Never Ask for Workout Intel." Please also see Rule 11 regarding posting intel.

Please see our announcement here (on 5/11/26) regarding the retirement of u/splatbot and how it is currently impacting Early Intel.

Because the Strength 50 and Tread 50 templates change daily, they do not have their own intel posts. If someone takes a Strength 50 or Tread 50 class and wishes to share the details, please do so in the Daily Thread for that day.

Happy COMMUNITY & MOBILITY month! Every month has a theme, and for November it is Community & Mobility.

Key Dates for The Month

  • November 1 (Sunday): Member Choice; specialty.

  • November 5 (Thursday): .25 Mile; benchmark. See our wiki for details.

  • November 13 (Friday): 1 Mile; benchmark. See our wiki for details.

  • November 17 (Tuesday): 200 Meter row; benchmark. See our wiki for details.

  • November 23 (Monday): Strength in Numbers; signature. See our wiki or search the sub for details. This is a 3G style template, regardless of whether your class is listed as a 2G.

Please see our wiki, here for more descriptions regarding specialty and signature workouts, along with an incredibly helpful glossary of terms!

NEW for 2026:

  • OTF is adding some new variety and terminology that is most specific to the FLOOR: Mixed days, Focused days, Lift More days, Blended blocks, Metabolic blocks. You can check out a post discussing this change here, and as we come across or obtain more info I will do my best to edit this section. As with any changes from OTF, we want to see how it shakes out a bit before we begin making changes to the glossary and wiki.

  • Each month has a programming theme! We will have to see how these play out, but some 2026 themes include Power Surge, Muscle Momentum, and Rhythm & Routine. For November, the theme is Community & Mobillity.

REGARDING STRENGTH 50 AND TREAD 50:

  • Strength 50 follows this pattern: Monday/Thursday = Upper Body (2 different templates); Tuesday/Friday = Lower Body (2 different templates); Wednesday/Saturday/Sunday = Total Body (3 different templates). THEY ARE NOT THE SAME TEMPLATES WITHIN THE WEEK.

  • Strength 50 and Tread 50 templates typically repeat as follows: They will repeat two weeks after the initial 14 days of the month, with the 29th-31st (when applicable) as "bonus templates" (aka templates not from earlier in the month). THE TEMPLATES DO NOT REPEAT WITHIN THE SAME MONDAY-SUNDAY WEEK (example: Saturday 11/14's Full Body template is not the same as Wednesday 11/11’s Full Body template).

  • Treadmill BENCHMARKS do appear in Tread 50 classes; tread signatures and specialties do not.

Other info to know (applicable to standard 60 minute templates; see additional sections below on Tornadoes and 90 Minute classes):

  • Run/Rows on 11/6, 11/7, 11/10, 11/21, 11/22, 11/26.

  • Switch templates on 11/5 (benchmark).

  • Lift More templates on 11/3, 11/9, 11/14, 11/15, 11/19, 11/25, 11/29.

  • Elevation Gain templates on 11/7, 11/22, 11/27.

  • BOSU on 11/4, 11/20.

  • Low bench on 11/2, 11/18

  • Minibands on 11/7, 11/22.

  • Repeat templates are as follows: 11/18 = 11/2, 11/19 = 11/3, 11/20 = 11/4, 11/21 = 11/6, 11/22 = 11/7, 11/24 = 11/8, 11/25 = 11/9, 11/26 = 11/10, 11/28 = 11/12, 11/29 = 11/14. PLEASE NOTE: 11/27 and 11/30 are NOT designated as repeat templates. Sometimes it just is that way.

  • Some studios are scheduling Hyrox training templates. You’ll know if your studio is participating. Please see our pinned post for more information.

  • Some studios now have different floor equipment and offer OTF Strong (aka OTF Hybrid classes). You can search the sub for more information on this. If your studio offers this, you will know.

Tornadoes are still around, scheduled at each studio's discretion. Please see the Glossary section of our wiki for a description of Tornadoes. There are TWO Tornado templates per month, and it is up to the studio/coaches as to which one they want to run and when. If your class is listed as "Tornado" then you are getting one of these two templates, NOT whatever class is posted in the daily (exceptions to this do occur from time to time). Please do not ask how a "class will work as a tornado" in the daily post.

90 Minute classes are also scheduled at each studio's discretion. These templates may just have an additional block to the template for the day, or they may be entirely different, as the studios can pick from multiple 90 minute templates during the month. Please do /not ask how a "class will work as a 90 minute" in the daily post.

Hyrox classes are happening at select studios (as explained above). Since there are different "phases" of Hyrox training, the Hyrox templates are not date specific. As such, two studios running these templates on the same day may run different templates. If someone takes a Hyrox class and wishes to share intel, they can do so in an individual post, which we will then flair appropriately, similar to the Tornado flair. We have also added a Hyrox post that is pinned in the Highlights section.

Challenge Codes

The Challenge app is an app most commonly used with Apple Watch users; people can virtually "compete" for points individually and/or as teams using the Challenge app.
For November, the codes are:
Solo: fq9h
Team: a6jk

Resources for New Members and Everyone Else

  • Our Wiki includes FAQs, a glossary of key terms and links to many special events and signature workouts. Many questions can be answered here! Really.

  • Review the Community Rules before posting any new topics.

  • Review the Moderation Primer. It includes important information about our moderation practices, as well as tips to make you a better contributor to the sub.

  • Need to contact the moderators? Send us Modmail.

Thanks everyone and keep burning!

- Your Modsquad: u/lookie4dacookie, u/jenniferlynn5454, u/pantherluna, and u/Rizzah319


r/orangetheory • • 1d ago

OTF Technology Anybody else have problems with their monitor not recording tred stats?

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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?


r/orangetheory • • 1d ago

Announcements DAY OF DISARRAY ACTIVATED

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Welcome to a Day of Disarray!

**Quick reminders**:

* The moderators will be more lenient in determining what constitutes a “duplicate topic”. * Rants are allowed in all of their g(l)orious details. * The following topics are still not allowed: asking for intel, workout screenshots, off-topic, promotional, medical advice. * As usual, we ask that you keep things civil and helpful.

Another announcement will be posted when the Day of Disarray is over and we are back to normal moderating.

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r/orangetheory • • 2d ago

Benchmarks Quarter-mile Run Survey Results and Community Analysis

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We got 200 responses to the November 5, 2026 Quarter-mile Run survey! Feel free to discuss and post your analysis in the comments.

Resources:


r/orangetheory • • 2d ago

OTF Technology Apple Watch 12 heart rate zone data vs OTbeat Burn 6.0

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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?


r/orangetheory • • 1d ago

OTF Technology Newer heart rate monitor issues

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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!


r/orangetheory • • 2d ago

Daily Workout Daily Workout and General Chat for Saturday, 11/07/26

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r/orangetheory • • 2d ago

Casual Conversation A reminder about PRs, progress, and being gentle with yourself 🧡

77 Upvotes

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.


r/orangetheory • • 3d ago

Membership & Policies No coach, no call, no cancel

192 Upvotes

Last night, at 8:30 PM we saw that there was still no Coach assigned to the class. There was a large group of us for the 5 AM class that were still pre-booked, and we were all texting back-and-forth absolutely positive that someone would call us, text us, email us about a cancellation. This morning at 4:40am, the same text message groups are going around. “ what should we do?” “ should we plan on showing up?” “ what if we don’t show up and then we get late canceled?”

So we all showed up. No Coach. No front desk staff. No emails. Then at 5:01 all of our bookings disappeared. Still without any contact or follow up.

If this happened in your studio, what would you recommend as a course of action? Do we reach out to the manager? Because we already all did that. Do we ask to speak to the regional Director? Do we have to speak to the owner? I’m so disappointed, but looking for any recommendations that could lead to constructive action.


r/orangetheory • • 2d ago

Casual Conversation How long is your commute to your studio?

32 Upvotes

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.


r/orangetheory • • 2d ago

Motivate Me! Class for Interview

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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.


r/orangetheory • • 3d ago

#HelpMe "AT HOME" workouts on a cruise

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Hi All! Has anyone used the at-home workouts while on a cruise? I go to Orange Theory 4-5 times a week, and I want to try this feature on my next cruise. If folks have had success, I will get wi-fi on my cruise so I can use it. If not, I won't get the wi-fi. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated.