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What to Know About Orangetheory Treadmill Workout Classes—and Other Options

The class features a blend of speed and.

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Winter is obviously the perfect time to turn to treadmill training to fully tune into the instructions training plan. But if you find you dread heading indoors for a run, one thing you can turn to for some boosted motivation: treadmill classes, like Orangetheory, Barry’s, and more below.

Often featuring mood lighting, upbeat music, and supportive instructors who take you through a 30- to 60-minute workouts, these classes are a great alternative to slugging it out solo. Here are five treadmill workout classes you will want to check out either digitally or IRL, with locations across the U.S.

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Orangetheory Fitness

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If you want to try a treadmill class, but aren’t ready to commit to 60 minutes of straight running, try Orangetheory’s full-body, interval-based workout. The class incorporates the treadmill, water rower, and strength training—s full-body, interval-based workout. The class incorporates the treadmill.

Using heart-rate monitors, class participants track their performance as they move through circuits and work to raise their target heart rate, aiming for at least 12 minutes in the “Orange Zone,” which helps boost metabolism and calorie burn postworkout.

The 60-minute class is led by a certified coach, and is made for runners of all levels. The upside is that because it is a franchise, there are studios popping up all over the country. The downside is that means that the consistency of the coaches is hard to maintain. Do a little research and if you find a coach you love, stick with them.

Location: Nationwide

Cost: Pricing varies by location; $28 average price of drop-in class; packages and memberships available

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Peloton

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Experience cardio and strength training with top New York City-based running coaches and fitness instructors, filmed live, and broadcast worldwide.

If you’re in the New York City area, you can drop in the Tread studio for a live class. Alternatively, you can subscribe to the Peloton Digital app, which gives you access to real-time metrics and a variety of live and on-demand workouts. Plus, you can even watch yourself climb the live leaderboard as you crush intervals—turning a workout into a challenging competition—or give your pal taking the class at the same time a virtual high-five.

Want the whole package? You can also purchase the actual Peloton Tread. A standout feature of the treads is the knobs (no fumbling with buttons) used to adjust speed and incline.

Step into the Peloton Tread class from comfort of your own home, you’ll get way more than just treadmill classes (think: bootcamps, strength training, HIIT, and even stretching.)

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Cost: $35 Get strong and fast at these studios, which have locations across the country

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Precision Run from Equinox

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Precision Run from Equinox offers classes within select locations of the high-tech, luxury gym, complete with customized Woodway treadmills. The class features a blend of speed and incline intervals to help you improve your pace and your power.

Some locations will also mix a strength-training portion into the class, while others focus on walking options.

Bring headphones to fully tune into the instructions.

Location: Boston; Chicago; Darien, Greenwich, Southport, Connecticut; Aventura, Brickell, Brickell Heights, Coral Gables, South Beach, Florida; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Cost: $36 per class; packages and memberships available

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Barry’s Bootcamp

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How to Run Longer Barry’s Bootcamp Red Room, a dimly-lit, red atmosphere that features a bumping playlist and an instructor coaching you through intervals Sales & Deals.

The workout will have you alternating 25 to 30 minutes of interval-based cardio on treadmills with 25 to 30 minutes of strength training using free weights, resistance bands, and more.

The programmed training makes these classes a standout—each day of the week, the class is focused on a different body part (arms and abs; lower-body focus; upper-body focus; chest, back, and abs; abs and glutes; total body). It’s an effective way for runners to get all-over fit and build serious strength.

Location: Nationwide

Cost: Varies by location from $29 to $40 each; packages available

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Stride

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Whether you want to incorporate HIIT DAA Industry Opt Out ultrarunner, intervals to help you improve your pace and your power, Stride has a class that will work for you. Classes incorporate interval training and body-moving music to keep you pushing yourself to the beat.

In all classes, participants wear Polar heart rate monitors to track their workouts during class and can see real-time heart rates on screen. Classes vary from 45 to 60 minutes and include treadmill-only, treadmill and strength, or treadmill and core work.

Location: Burlington, Massachusetts; Pittsburgh, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania; Crown Point, Indiana; Wilmette and Oak Park, Illinois; Nashville, Tennessee; McKinney, Dallas, and Lubbock, Texas; Auorora and Boulder, Colorado; Gilbert, Arizona; Henderson, Nevada; San Diego, Tustin, Irvine, and Pasadena, California

Cost: $25 per class; packages and memberships available

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Jordan Smith is a writer and editor with over 5 years of experience reporting on health and fitness news and trends. She is a published author, studying for her personal trainer certification, and over the past year became an unintentional Coronavirus expert. She has previously worked at Health, Inc., and 605 Magazine and was the editor-in-chief of her collegiate newspaper. Her love of all things outdoors came from growing up in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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