Orangetheory Fitness Opens In New Hyde Park

NEW HYDE PARK, NY — Orangetheory Fitness — a fast-growing boutique fitness franchise — is now open in New Hyde Park. The Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday.

Located at 1706 Lakeville Rd., this is the third Orangetheory franchise location for owners Baldur and Marian Dujmovits, according to the Chamber of Commerce. Their others sites are located in Carle Place and Garden City Park. Patch has reached out to officials for comment.

Since its inception in 2010, Orangetheory has taken the fitness industry by storm. Unlike most traditional gyms, Orangetheory offers a one-hour, full-body high intensity interval training (HIIT) workout on the treadmills, rowing machines, and floor using weights.

Each member has a heart rate monitor — worn either on their arm or across their chest — that delivers real-time results on large screens throughout the studio.

A member's heart rate will fall into one of five zones:

• #1 The Gray Zone (50-60% max. heart rate) — very light activity
• #2 The Blue Zone (61-70% max. heart rate) — usually seen in warm-ups and cool-downs
• #3 The Green Zone (71-83% max. heart rate) — a challenging but doable pace, where your body starts to burn fat and carbs evenly, according to Orangetheory
• #4 The Orange Zone (84-91% max. heart rate) — the goal is to accumulate 12 minutes or more in this zone to achieve maximum caloric burn for up to 36 hours after your workout, according to Orangetheory
• #5 The Red Zone (92-100% max. heart rate) — can be achieved when you're "emptying the tank," or when you're giving it your all

Orangetheory has more than 1,200 locations across the United States — including a dozen on Long Island. Other locations include Bethpage, Merrick, Syosset, Hewlett, and Port Washington.