Orangetheory Fitness — Local services in Sacramento

5 years experience with this studio GREEN THEORY. Studio is more of a Curves than an OTF, front desk is incredibly greedy.

I’ve Been a OTF member since 2017. I was a member at this studio from 2019 to 2024. I usually work out at 6:15 a.m. I originally started at the Chico OTF. I lost 25 lbs at Chico OTF. I felt rejuvenated, energized, I thought it was an amazing program. In 2017, 205 lbs down to 180 lbs in 12 weeks. I was sold. Hook, line, & sinker.

Unlike this studio, other OTF studios don’t charge you $12.00 immediately if you miss a class or late cancel. Other studios give you the whole day to make up a class before penalty. This is a healthy incentive to make up a workout to avoid penalty. From 2019-2023, this studio would not let you make up a class. They pocketed the money, essentially stealing from their members who were charged & not reimbursed. If you make up a class, you don’t get charged, that’s the OTF custom. Not at this studio.

Aveena at the front desk enjoys being a dark and a cruel person. She’s also unprofessional. If she dislikes you she is passive aggressive. On more than on occasion she would not bring my monitor to me during the work out. If your monitor is dead at the beginning of the workout the front desk will charge it for you then bring it to you as a courtesy so you don’t interrupt your workout. She wouldn’t bring my monitor to me as that was beneath her.

Key Terms & concepts Splat point: 1 splat point means you maintained you heart rate in the orange or red zone for one minute. Your heart rate monitor tracks every second that you are in the blue, green, orange or red zone.

For me, blue zone is 110 bpm to 132 bpm, green zone 132-151 bpm, orange zone 152-165 bpm, red zone 166+ bpm. To earn one splat point I need to maintain 152+ bpm for 60 seconds or one minute.

The original purpose of OTF: each class get 12 splat points (orange/red zone) per class. Doing so will achieve the 48 hour after burn effect. After burn effect =change your metabolism. Change your metabolism =lose weight. 205 to 180.

2G class has room for 24 members. 3G class has room for 36 members.

Smaller class size=better work out & better instruction. Smaller class size individual attention from the coach to perfect your form on the weight floor & rower. Not unlike children in elementary school.The 2Gs are effective. You lose weight, even in shape members earn up 20-30 splat points per class. 2Gs fill up quick, but you have to book 2-3 weeks out.

Evolution from Orange theory to Green Theory Sometime in 2022/23 this studio started offering predominantly 3Gs. New members complained they couldn’t book 2G classes. Management decided to become a 3G studio. The 3G decision was a financial decision to retain new members & offer larger classes to accommodate demand.

Since the switch to 3G The coaches don’t preach the 48 hour after burn effect. Over half the class can’t achieve 12 splat points because there isn’t enough running & rowing. If you do earn 12 splat points it’s because you disregard the coaching & keep jogging when instructed to walk. Longtime members have actually gained weight in the last 2 years. The studio is no longer full of athletes. This place used to be comparable to cross fit. Now it’s looks more like a Curves studio or an audition site for “The Bigest Loser.” It’s sad. HQ or management took a good thing & destroyed it. In 2023, Many times I enrolled in a 2G but when I arrive at the studio it’s a 3G.

Their reply to this review is both pretentious & misleading, I spoke with the regional manager about offering more 2G classes. She has marching orders from HQ stick to the 3G format, presumably to make more money. It’s a corporation so I understand they must maximize profits but their ORIGINAL message & goal for members was to get 12 splat points per class, this in turn gives your metabolism a 48 hour after burn effect which resulted in shedding fat & trim bodies. Again the place is now full of overweight members who do not have visible gains after...

WARNING: Any injuries DO NOT join. I was gas lit into joining. I let them know in both my intake form and when I called that I have had multiple knee surgeries. I was assured multiple times that the coaches will be aware and will work with me. First class the coach assured me of the same thing. As I kept going to class I realized that was not the case. Regardless of the coach I had to chase them down each class and each exercise. They would show me one exercise to replace the first of the series but not the next several that aren't knee friendly. The coaches focus on the tread. There were serval row sessions that we were all confused and were asking each other what we were supposed to do. Many classes I stood there without any guidance. I tried to speak tor the trainers before class but they were always busy talking to a free trial user or a regular. I spoke to the front desk and coaches multiple times that i was not getting the coaching I was promised with my knee. The front desk and the coaches said it was their job to be asked for adaptions. The coaches should be proactive when told I can't do this knee exercise and show the next few adaptions. Instead I had to chase them down across the room. I injured my knee in class and when I called telling them it was in no way knee injury friendly I was told I had to pay for a month to cancel. Edit: I received a text post leaving my review but nothing else. I have...

Ok honest review! So I just completed my 29th class attending Orange theory I started when I was 4 months postpartum . My first class i was nervous and didn’t have any expectations going in I just wanted to kick start my weigh loss journey, little did I know I would become hooked on the workouts and getting push by the coaches to work hard and finish strong. I love it here this location is amazing. Shout out to coach Mary (my fav) she is so dope she pushes me and it works! It makes me want to push myself and I love that for me ! Coach Dharma is also very motivating he always say “ we don’t stop when we are tired we stop when we are finish” or something like that but everytime he says that it reminds me why I am there and that is to reach my fitness goals last but not least coach Keri she is so chill but i love that she checks in after every class and and she is very helpful when you’re on the floor and helps you with your form . The front desk ladies are always smiling and greeting me everytime I walk in and leaving out . I...