Orangetheory Expands UK Presence with Extended Life Fitness Partnership

Life Fitness supports successful global gym franchise’s UK expansion with bespoke equipment offering

Thursday 21 March, 2019 – Orangetheory Fitness, one of the world's fastest-growing fitness franchise brands, has chosen treadmills from Life Fitness for its newest studio in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.  

Opened in January, the Altrincham club is the global gym chain’s sixth UK site and the first in the North, as the US brand targets 40 new studios across the Midlands and Northern England over the next eight years. 

The supply of Life Fitness treadmills to the Altrincham gym is an extension to the existing partnership with Orangetheory, who recently named Life Fitness as its preferred treadmill supplier ahead of the fitness franchise’s international expansion.

The Life Fitness treadmills have been custom-engineered for Orangetheory, with an ultra-comfortable running deck and intuitive interface. The 21-inch Discover SE3 HD digital touch screen fitted to each treadmill can be adjusted frequently to enhance the user experience and Life Fitness’ open architecture also provides the capability to change language and measurement units, enabling Orangetheory to scale its business globally with Life Fitness.  

In addition, Life Fitness’ Halo Fitness Cloud will allow each studio to monitor equipment usage and proactively track maintenance tasks.

With close to 1,000 studios in the United States and Canada, Orangetheory Fitness is a leader in the boutique training space. Each Orangetheory class, taught by highly trained coaches, is an hour-long heart-rate tracked, technology backed, full body workout that utilises treadmills and other cardio and strength-based equipment to help members elevate their heart rate to the “Orange Zone” or 84-91 percent of their maximum heart rate, to encourage ongoing energy burn, post-workout, using the ‘EPOC’ effect.

The business has seen rapid expansion over recent years, with revenue increasing by 137 percent since 2016. With significant growth targets in the UK and worldwide, partnering with the right equipment is critical, as Catherine Jones, Head of Marketing at Orangetheory, comments: “Orangetheory takes a unique approach to membership management and by having Life Fitness as a trusted and accredited partner, our team can be truly confident that the facilities in our gyms universally match up to the dynamic and digitally enhanced approach we take to fitness, to ensure every user experience is unique and bespoke to the member.

“We also know that Life Fitness have the capacity and infrastructure to support our growing requirements, as well as a dedicated team that we can call upon at any time.”

Danny Oliver, Life Fitness UK Country Manager, added: “Orangetheory Fitness’ rapid success is testament to its overall member experience – with workouts that are not only highly engaging, but crucially deliver results too – and we’re proud to be a partner and support them in achieving their expansion objectives throughout the UK and beyond.” 

The partnership will see Life Fitness equip Orangetheory Fitness’ next UK studio, which is set to open in Derby later this year. 

To find out more about Life Fitness products and services, visit www.lifefitness.co.uk.