On the 12th Day of Fitness
By: Arabella Kimpson​

    “On the twelfth day of fitness, my trainer gave to me…” No it is not a typo, it says fitness, clear as day. On December 1st, OrangeTheory Fitness started its twelve days of fitness challenge. The challenge consists of  twelve holiday themed workouts. If one were to complete seven (or more) of the twelve days, the first twenty-five to sign up will receive a pair of all out socks (FREE STUFF!) as a reward. Who does not love free stuff! 
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         OrangeTheory is a gym started by Ellen Latham, who wanted to form a fitness plan for herself and others to push past fitness plateaus, it uses heart monitors to track ones calorie count, heart rate, and splat points. Splat points are how long a member spends in their orange and red zones. There are five zones in total.The first zone is the grey zone, that is your resting heart rate. Next, would be the blue zone that is your warm-up heart rate. Third, would be your green zone which is your base pace. It is supposed to be challenging but doable. Second to last would be the orange zone which is supposed to be uncomfortable, and lastly is the red zone that is your all out effort and it usually lasts from 30-60 seconds. The goal is to spend at least twelve minutes in the orange and red zone combined.

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    John Pellegrion, sales ambassador at OrangeTheory Marietta, states, “As tradition, each of the 12 days will feature unique workouts not typically seen.” Some of the theme names include three runs for distance, five kinds of burpees, eights cleans a pressing, and eleven partners pacing. Couldn’t help but sing it? Yes they were out of order, but who cares. Each day is focused on something different from the last between strength, power, and endurance or a mixture of the two or all of them. The workouts are similar to a normal class but they have more unique elements to it. The thing about OrangeTheory is that the exercises are never the same. One day they do three ten minute blocks on the treadmill, 500 meters on the rowing machine, and the rest of the time on the weight floor. The next day could be a totally different thing like benchmark days when they tell you to row 2,000 meters, do fifty-leven squats on the weight floor, and sprint twelve all outs. That was an exaggeration of course...sort of. 
          Now, it is time to get back on topic. The best way to to recuperate after participating twelve days of fitness is as follows, “Get plenty of rest, staying hydrated, and stretch in the mornings and at night. Proper sleep and nutrition are key!” says Pellegrion. So if anyone is feeling frisky and is wanting to get fit, maybe try out OrangeTheory.

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