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Dec 12

Orangetheory Fitness Opens In Smithtown, Offers Twist On Workouts – Smithtown, NY Patch

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SMITHTOWN, NY Orangetheory Fitness, an international workout franchise, opened its Smithtown location Friday, Dec. 6. The fitness center can be found at 62 E. Main St. in the Village Commons Shopping Center.

Compared to the free reign style of traditional gyms, the Orangetheory Fitness model revolves around structured workouts. Hour-long classes, pre-designed by corporate, are led by a coach. Customers use the Orangetheory Fitness app to book their desired classes in advance, with a different type of class being offered each day.

"Orangetheory Fitness is unique in that it's a one-hour full body workout," Nick Galanis, the area developer for Long Island, told Patch. "One day could be strength, it could be power or it could be endurance."

Class attendees wear a heart rate monitor, usually in the form of a band on the wrist, forearm or bicep, that tracks workout progress in real time. Coaches can see each person's progress on a screen and use the knowledge to help correct form and function.

The five heart rate zones shown on the screen are very light activity, warm up, challenging but doable, Orange Effect (uncomfortable) and "All Out Effort!" The goal is to spend 12 or more minutes, or 20 percent of the workout, in the orange zone (Orange Effect), which leads to an effect called the "post-workout after-burn" based on the science of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption.

Per the Orangetheory Fitness website, "if you challenge your body at the right intensity, your body will work harder to recover oxygen lost during exercise. This revs your metabolism and makes you burn calories long after your workout is over."

Machines include treadmills, a bike, a strider and more. The studio also has a set of equipment called rowers, which provide a cardio-burning cardiovascular workout and upper body resistance training. Rowers use water, creating a fluid motion meant to cause no strain on the body.

People 16 and over can register for classes. Those who are 14 and 15 are allowed, though they need a parent accompanying them. Prices range from as low as $8 per class for those who want to attend unlimited to as low as $20 for anyone planning to go periodically, according to Galanis.

Galanis said the allure of Orangetheory is not just the organized workout attendees get, but the community they'll feel a member of.

"You become a part of something beyond just the workout," he said. "Your body changes, your mind changes. Everything changes. That what makes Orangetheory Fitness so great. It's the science and the workout, but also the community."

Galanis said a lot of local Smithtown residents have already become members, and that whoever signs up will likely see familiar faces once they start attending more and more classes.

"If [you're] looking to try something different or new that [you've] never experienced before, [you] should try Orangetheory Fitness," Galanis said. "People go at their own pace. I don't want people to feel intimidated by the workout."

Classes are held from 5 a.m. through 9 p.m.

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