Great place to work out! I've been coming here for about a…read moreyear now and the workouts continue to challenge me. The coaches are great and inspire you to put in more effort! Will continue to keep pushing myself!

Always an amazing treat when I get to take class at OTF Pleasant Hill! I just wish this location…read morewas closer to me. The studio layout, the updated version of the great OTF treads, the coaches, space, and more... so great! The workout (thread, rower, floor/dumbbell exercises) is the same in all/most locations and the template switches each day. What makes it different or enjoyable to you is how hard you decide to push yourself. There are days where I would go comfortably, take some chill days, and few days I'll really try. The coaches are all certified and the ability to pay attention to each member in each class is such a skill. They correct form and give tips so that we don't get injured, etc. Love it. OTF PH also has the widest range of class times in comparison to other east bay studios, which I super appreciate.

I absolutely love this gym. It is by far the best workout for your buck. And the coaches and staff…read moreare amazing and always so full of energy and positive and friendly. Coach miles always makes laugh and enjoy my workout, coach Hunter is the best and I definitely push myself the hardest in her classes. The front desk staff are great too. Ryan and Bella are so cool and friendly and they always have something nice to say and are chatty. Charlie recently helped me out big time with some billing issues. Can't say better things about this gym. It's worth it and has been something I look forward to now during my hectic week.

4 months in, and this is the fittest I've been since high school PE. One day, my daughter told me…read moreshe had to run a mile in her PE class and I asked what her mile time was, and she said 8:08. Pretty good! Then I thought to myself, "wow, has it really been 19 years since I ran a mile?" Yes it was, so I then looked for workout classes around the area that fit into my schedule, and that's where Orangetheory Lafayette / Lamorinda came in! It was a breeze signing up for my first class (free!) and instructions were clear- come to class 30 mins early, fill out paperwork, get a walk through of the studio, and brief chat with the coach re the workout style and how to use the treadmill and rower. Took that first class and felt pretty good, so I took the plunge and signed up. Amazing variety of cardio and strength. Despite not doing consistent exercise over the past couple decades, I've already noticed a lot of improvements after doing Orangetheory workouts. My endurance has gotten a lot better since day 1, and I can carry a most grocery shopping bags within one trip! Most classes are a mix between the treadmill, rower, and floor (body weight and exercises with weights), and each consecutive day is different. I love choosing whether I want to run or power walk on the treads, go a bit heavier or lighter with the weights, etc., depending on how my body feels that day. The coaches will say what to do, and you do that at your speed. I really need that, cause otherwise, I wouldn't be getting anything done! Another selling point for me was the data. If you use their heart rate monitor, you get a report of where your heart rate was during the duration of class, how much distance you've accumulated, and so much more. All that data per workout on the app is intriguing. Thanks to everyone here, especially the amazing coaches and team for motivating me!

250 classes today!!! :-)…read more I joined in November '23, and it's been quite a journey. Day by day, week by week, month by month, I have seen incredible progress. The way the classes and challenges are set up constantly shows your progress. Much of my transformation is also because of the coaches [Elliot, Jon, Mel, & Sonia]. They are there to answer any questions you have (and I have too many) and are always up for a discussion. They are patient, have high energy, and will go above & beyond to see you succeed. I love the office staff; they are also invested in your success & cheer you on at every step. I love OTF Montclair, and I cannot thank them enough. I can't wait to update this review with a photo of my 1000-class sign.

So I've been going to this orange theory for 3.5 years now, I have to say I'm torn with how much…read morethey charge and the lack of REAL TRAINERS. I typically train with Sonia or Elliot, they actually work with you to ensure your posture and form are correct and are constantly walking around the room giving helpful tips. This is what Real Trainers do! This review is specifically for the other 3 trainers I've trained with multiple times and feel like it's actual fraud saying they can "train or coach" the class. "Coach" Jon literally walks around just shouting things out and spends the majority of his time standing in front of the computer screen, he will never correct form. Honestly he seems to have just been hired to fill a coach spot because in no way does he coach and there's zero chance he's an actual trainer. He's very lazy and literally just talks over the speaker, that's it! It's really a joke at this point allowing him to "coach" a class. On to Nik, I've taken a couple classes with coach Nik and maybe had a slightly better experience but again, no form correcting just walking around and honestly just a lack of energy, kinda seems bothered or doesn't care to be there. Lastly coach Casey, I think she tried to have some better energy but she does not even do the weight floor exercises correctly when showing us what we are supposed to be doing. Her form is so off, just walks around the room, I will say she's friendly but other than that she's not correcting or helping with form, giving zero tips and maybe just has good energy which isn't the worst. It's sad we pay so much for each class even with the unlimited and have unqualified trainers running the classes. Outside of Coach Sonia and Coach Elliot they've hired random "coaches" with zero real experience but that's how Orange Theory seems to work now. I'd like them to show us their qualifications or actually Train the Coaches to correct form, if you're just allowing us to use your equipment and workout for an hour without reaching us anything why charge for trainers who can't themselves train or do anything to benefit us. There used to be so many more real trainers, now they just hire anyone.

Ok buckle in and get comfy because this is gonna be a long review. I have always been a notoriously…read morelazy person that will not move unless I absolutely have to. But every few years, I'll start feeling bad about myself, sign up for a gym, and pay for it every month and go once or twice a year. So when my friend asked me if I wanted to do a trial class at OrangeTheory and I loved it and signed up, my husband was very skeptical. That was over two years ago. I'm still consistently going, minus one month where I had some health issues. Let me spill all the deets. There are three plans you can sign up for - 4 classes a month, 8 classes a month or unlimited. Let's get the cons out of the way first. If you sign up for a class and don't cancel more than 8 hours in advance, you either lose the class (if you have the 4/8 class plan) or you have to pay $14 (I think) for the unlimited plan. Honestly, this works in my favor because it's very motivating to go. They also have their own heart rate monitor that connects with their system - you can't use your own monitor. Their monitor is over $100. You don't HAVE to have it, but for me personally, this monitor gamifies the whole workout so I feel like it's a necessity. Now for the actual structure of the workout. You have different zones depending on your heart rate. The zones go from blue to green to orange to red as your heart rate increases. The orange zone is where ORANGETheory gets their name. You can ask them more about the science, I don't want to fake news you. There is a coach and then there's you and other people like you that are not the coach. There are treads, rowers, and the floor. The floor is strength - weights, resistance bands, other things. Usually, you start either on the tread or the floor and then alternate to the other halfway through the class. When you start on the floor, you warm up on the rower. On the tread, there are three categories of you - you are a power walker, jogger or runner. Then there are different levels - base pace, push and all out. Depending on this 3x3 matrix, there are windows of your pace + incline. For example, a power walker's base pace is 3.5 - 4.5 speed and 1-3% incline and their all out is the same pace with a 10% incline. A jogger's base pace would be 4.5 - 5.5 with no incline (don't quote me on these ranges). A push basically pushes you (there are ranges) and all-outs are supposed to kill you. The coach will tell you how long you need to stay in each - for example: 1 minute base, 2 minutes of push and 30 seconds of all out. And will tell you when to switch between each. These ranges are suggestions, the coaches will never call you out if you decide to take it easy some days and go lower than the range. On the floor, you choose the weights or resistance, and there is a screen showing you what workout to do and the range of reps you need to do. The coach will demonstrate the forms and walk around and fix your form if necessary. Sometimes you will go on the rower in between floor exercises. Then there are events and challenges that gamify the whole workout. There is an event called Hell Week for example around Halloween. They are more intense workouts and if you get 4 workouts in an 8 day period, you will get a shirt. These are usually $15 extra, but I always like to sign up for these. There's a workout called Capture the Flag where you and a partner are on the rower and trying to reach certain goals to capture different flags and this one always makes me feel like I"m going to die, but in a good way. There are many many others, and for the single day events, you usually get a metric so you can compare this metric to the next time the same event rolls around to see how much you've improved (or not, which is cool too) I realize it's not for everyone, but for me personally, I (and everyone else who's known me for a long time) can't believe how consistently I work out now. My husband was astounded, and to this day, my friend who dragged me to the trial class is incredibly proud of herself (which she absolutely should be). I at least recommend a trial class (hit me up so I can take you and refer you!). Even if you don't like it, it'll be such a great workout. Also, it's easy to burn 500+ calories in an hour.

Orangetheory Fitness has completely changed the way I look at workouts! Every class is packed with…read morevariety--from rowing and treadmill intervals to strength training--so it never gets boring. The music is always on point and keeps the energy up, no matter how early or late the class is. The coaches are incredible--motivating, supportive, and always ready to help you adjust your form or push just a little harder. I also love the flexibility of being able to go to any location.

I dont leave reviews, but this experience deserves this!…read more I've been a member of OTF over 8yrs. This is my 1st visit to the Concord studio. I appreciate the hospitality! Obi, you greeted and treated me as a 1st timer new member. He gave me a tour of the studio, even had my locker saved w my name on it, and personally introduced me to the Coach! Very welcoming studio by Obi and Coach Matthew. Never had that service visiting other studios! Great job OTF Concord!

Orangetheory is an amazing Gym. This place is very clean and well kept. This staff is super…read morecourteous and the manager Chris is very responsive and awesome. If you wanna work up a sweat and maximize an amazing workout within an hour time this is the place to be.

My friend convinced me to attend the free first class at OTF (Orangetheory Fitness) and it was hard…read moreand I left with a great feeling. They followed up with a discounted class, and my friend pushed me to join with her again, so boom. The 60 minute workout was half tread and half rowing/strength. The tread pushes me because I don't normally run. I do wish there was more of a focus on the strength portion, although do know have solely strength classes, but not many. I ended up buying a 5 class pack, which honestly I don't know if I would have done without having a workout buddy that's into it. But since I do, it's a great workout. The staff has been so friendly and accomodating. They have a shower, a few bathrooms and a few lockers. Overall, I have enjoyed OTF to push me to do longer, more intense running workouts. I look forward to trying the strength classes.

Great coaches! Signing up with not the best. I decided to try out OrangeTheory and joined at the…read moreend of May to the end of June, signing a termination notice and an agreement of new membership the same day (usually you must cancel 2 months in advance but the studio owner made an exception). Due to me being completely new, I decided to get a wearable with my membership. It was originally $199 but I asked if I can get a student discount which brought it down to $189. The wearable was a pretty steep price and the person who checked me out did not tell me about the May promo they had going on (iirc half off a wearable) so I decided to get the wearable, towel, bag, and OTF water bottle pack which was around $129, which I would not have done without the wearable. I saw the May promo on the back of the bathroom door after class. There were times that I needed help same day so I texted the front staff hours before the class and they disregarded my question, which was disappointing for my first good impressions of the staff. Looking out from a monetary perspective (not informing a new joiner about promos) vs actually caring about a member (informing new joiner about promos and texting answers back to questions) would have made me return to OTF in the future, but as the saying goes, you can only skin a sheep once. I would join with the South Bay OTF studios as they seem less opportunistic, but again, the coaches here were amazing!

Love the people and staff here! They are welcoming, encouraging and laid back. The workouts are…read moregreat and I'd highly recommend this location. They make it fun it feels like they care. I've learned the hard way that not all OTF locations live up - this one is the best!

Updating review because this OTF really need to put limits on the music volume. On the treadmills…read moreclose to speakers it is unbearably loud and seriously damaging for ears. This does not happen with all the classes and tends to happen only with certain classes/instructors/certain days, so it seems like there are no official guidelines on limiting volume. Also I tried Alamo and San Ramon classes the volume was ok. I'm seriously considering switching if this is not changed. OTF noise level is discussed here on Washington Post 8 years ago and OTF seems to have no policy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/if-you-think-the-music-at-your-gym-is-too-loud-it-probably-is/2015/02/17/98084620-abc1-11e4-9c91-e9d2f9fde644_story.html

Great facility! Lovely staff. It's clean and well organized. I was greeted by the SA and coach…read more Parking is easy. I'll be back!

Couldn't wait to see what the Orange hype was about!…read moreWelcoming Studio, when I arrived! Pleasant & Orange! Kevin was knowledgeable and explained everything in detail before the class started. The instructor, Kara was Awesome! She walked me through what was to expect during the 60 min. Staff made me feel Comfortable & Confident as a first timer. I love the class Structure, Routine, and Personal stations! The results from the FREE trial class convinced me to join! Can't wait to BURN off those Calories!!