Orangetheory Fitness - Middletown, Middletown

When Ellen Latham developed Orangetheory Fitness, she knew she needed passionate trainers and ample equipment, but her greatest tool would be plain science. Drawing on her background as a degreed physiologist, as well as a personal trainer, TV fitness personality, and exercise columnist, she created a regimen to induce excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, or EPOC for short.

By blasting different muscle groups with intense intervals of exercise before performing fatigue-level strength training with free-weights, Latham’s system inspires the body to keep consuming calories well after the workout has ended in an effort to help muscles recover. Classes last 60-minutes, with any given interval lasting between 10- and 30-minutes. Students rotate between treadmills, suspension harnesses, free-weights, and rowing machines, which strengthen arms and cores by simulating the sensation of rowing through a river of hot glue.

The unique system has spread like wildfire throughout the country, as evidenced glowing profiles in prominent national outlets like New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, and People. And now Orangetheory is bringing its science-based approach to New Jersey, with a brand-new Middletown location that will mold Garden State residents into tip-top shape.