# Any experience with OrangeTheory Fitness? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 14, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-orangetheory-fitness/734665 "2015-10-14T21:29:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-orangetheory-fitness/734665/21 "2015-10-15T19:08:42Z")
Check back and let us know, **Infovore**! ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-orangetheory-fitness/734665/22 "2015-10-16T05:03:38Z")
I think calisthenics are the most boring unmotivating form of exercise I can imagine. Double-plus-so if you’re doing them at home alone. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-orangetheory-fitness/734665/23 "2015-11-24T17:48:01Z")
Today’s my first workout day! I’m excited about it and really hope I don’t embarrass myself for being a total potato. I got a checkup and my doc says I’m good to go (in fact, she encouraged it), so here’s hoping by this time next year there’ll be a lot less of me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-orangetheory-fitness/734665/24 "2015-11-24T17:51:31Z")
Atta-boy, Infovore! Give 'em hell! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-orangetheory-fitness/734665/25 "2015-11-25T16:56:27Z")
Okay, so I went to my first session yesterday. The good news is, I can do it (and the bits I can’t do yet, or can’t do as much as they encourage, they give you alternatives). The folks there are very nice, and I wasn’t the only out of shape couch potato (though I think I might have been the potato-est). The less good (but still not _bad_) news is, it’s hard! I didn’t realize just how out of shape I am! Still, though, I think it’s going to work out (see what I did there?) for me. It’s fun (well, as fun as treadmills, rowing, and weight lifting can be), relatively fast-paced, and they keep things moving so I didn’t get bored. ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-orangetheory-fitness/734665/26 "2015-11-25T17:18:20Z")
That’s really great to hear. It sounds like a good fit. Don’t view the difficulty now as the difficulty forever. Your body will quickly adapt and be better able to handle the stress of the workout. Think of all the connecting things in your body as being loose and wobbly right now. These first workouts will begin to strengthen everything up and you’ll be better able to handle the exertion of the future exercises without fighting your current wobblyness from lack of core strength. You will likely be sore and stiff in the days after your first few workouts. Again, this is your body trying to adapt. Drink lots of water and keep moving to limit the severity of the stiffness. Light workouts can also be good at dealing with the stiffness, but discuss with your trainer. I look forward to hearing about your progress. I think the Orange Fitness model is great for beginners and I’m interested to see how you like it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-orangetheory-fitness/734665.md?page=1)