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Also, membership is a bit more expensive compared to F45 (but vary depending on where you live). The only thing that stopped me from going back was the inconvenience, however I’m guessing this will change once more studios start opening up around Australia. Juna: From what I experienced from one class, I can only imagine the results you’d get after a few months of training at Orangetheory. I also found that there's so much going on - data/lights/music/high energy trainers that I felt a bit overwhelmed at times and it was hard to keep track of what I was doing.” Sabey: “Not a lot of one-on-one feedback. The trainers were motivating and were continuously engaged with everyone in the room. Having the heart rate monitor definitely pushed me to my limits and made me work ten times harder than if I did a workout without one. Juna: I tried one class and D-I-E-D… and I’m not the most unfit person out there. This makes you push harder and compete against yourself or the others in the class, which makes Orangetheory most likely more effective for most.” Larisova: “Although Orangetheory and Barry's are kind of similar (at least from my experience in USA), Orangetheory is more measurable as you have to wear a HR monitor in the session and you can clearly see how hard you are working. If you are a data junkie this is your heaven! Tracking your heart rate in all their five zones along with the calories you’re burning is measurable and targeted training.” The emphasis on community is even greater than F45 with social and happy hour drinks organised monthly. You feel pumped and pushed to go that extra mile, especially with a trainer each side of you to push you harder and go faster.

If you finish the workout with 12 to 20 ‘splat’ points, the theory is you’ll burn nine times the calories you burn in a normal day. To make sure you’re reaching this, each participant is fitted with a heart rate monitor, which correlates to screens fitted around the studio, and shows the colour coded zone you’re in: grey for the lowest, working up to orange, and red signifies the highest. The classes are designed to get you maintaining a minimum heart rate of 84 per cent for 12 to 20 minutes during an hour workout. The ‘theory’ is all about post-exercise oxygen consumption. Orangetheoryįounded in Florida, Orangetheory Fitness now have 1,034 clubs globally, with 14 studios in Australia. Like Sabey, I also found only certain trainers would correct my form, while others would simply walk around the room, head down, looking at an iPad screen – and no matter how affordable it was, I couldn’t justify paying for that. Price also varies depending on what studio you go to. I also found it wasn’t the cleanest of gyms, and there was little care in keeping the space in tip-top shape, however this will definitely vary from studio to studio. Juna: After 17 months doing F45 straight, I lost interest and found I wasn’t benefitting from it anymore – something I guess happens regardless of what exercise you do.

and that's not what you want to happen in a HIIT session.” Furthermore, their choice of exercises sometimes means that there are, let's say, two core exercises back-to-back, which aren't very fast, causing the heart rate to go down too low. Larisova: “The 45s intervals can be sometimes counterproductive for individuals who can't maintain a very high intensity for that amount of time. The trainers can be a big impact - during a workout once I saw a trainer checking out their Instagram whilst teaching the class. The F45 experience also really depends on the studio itself – the owners, the way it’s managed, the quality of the trainers and importance they place on community. Sabey: “You need to know the basics, don’t expect a lot of personal attention. We’ve also used our personal experience for an amateur take on the three. While there’s no doubt you’ve come across the blue and red stripes of F45 (or have a friend who can’t stop raving on about it), newcomers like Orangetheory and Barry’s Bootcamp have entered the ring and raised the bar higher to claim the number one spot.īut with so much choice, which of the three is right for you? We’ve asked two fitness experts – Nina Sabey, PT and yoga Instructor of Sabey Yoga, and exercise physiologist, nutritionist and co-founder of Chief Bar, Veronika Larisova – to weigh up the pros and cons of each so you can make the right decision before diving in. The fitness industry has gone through a renaissance over the past few years, where there’s more of an emphasis on strength training, functional fitness and community. It’s the 21st century and fitness cults are all the rage now. Gone are the days where you felt the need to be part of a religion, soccer team or music group. The battle of the three biggest fitness brands.