HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Orange Theory Fitness
An Innovative
Way to Keep
in Shape
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Written By Jordan Rosenfeld
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GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
laine Little, the 42-year-old owner of the Orange
Theory Fitness’s Morgan Hill franchise, has figured out
that the only people her members want to compete
with at the gym are themselves.
The studio, which opened in December, 2016, offers a
unique approach to the traditional gym. Backed by evidence-
based workout templates, members are hooked up to a heart
rate monitor during class, so that they can aim to keep their
heart rate in the “orange zone” (hence the name).
“If you stay in the orange zone for twelve or more
minutes, you create epoc—excess post-oxygen consumption
—” Little explained. This depletes your body of oxygen,
which takes 36 hours to recoup, meaning you burn calories
on your rest days.
Plus, the classes are pre-planned for every day so there’s
not a lot of thinking required. “You can roll out of bed.
The coach has it all dialed in and they bring the energy. It’s
like your cup of coffee in the morning,” Little said. Orange
Theory Fitness offers classes every day of the year.
She said the method breeds a level of “accountability” that
may not be typical in other gyms, which is encouraged by
the members themselves. Through an app that members can
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