Orangetheory Fitness Launches OTconnect for Apple Watch

New integration allows members to use Apple Watch for real-time performance tracking during class

Key Highlights:

• Orangetheory Fitness (OTF) is launching OTconnect for Apple Watch, allowing members to connect their personal Apple Watch to Orangetheory's proprietary in-studio performance-tracking experience.
• Members can start their workout on Apple Watch to access real-time performance data during class including heart rate, heart rate zones, and calories burned, as well as Splat Points, and review their post-workout performance summary directly from their Apple Watch.
• Apple Watch compatibility gives members more choice in how they track their performance during class.
• OTconnect for Apple Watch is available at partcipating U.S. Orangetheory studios beginning Oct. 23 for a one-time $99 connection fee.
• Members who connect their Apple Watch will also get even more added value, with up to two free months of Apple Music and Apple Fitness+.

BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Orangetheory Fitness® (OTF) is enhancing its connected in-studio experience with the U.S. launch of OTconnect™ for Apple Watch at participating studios, allowing members to connect their personal Apple Watch to an Orangetheory class and access real-time performance data using a device they already wear every day.

Bringing Orangetheory Performance Data to Apple Watch
The new option, called OTconnect for Apple Watch, is part of Orangetheory's proprietary connected technology platform, which tracks real-time performance and delivers post-class results. For a one-time $99 connection fee, members can now use their Apple Watch during an Orangetheory class to access real-time performance data, including calories burned, heart rate and heart rate zones displayed directly on the wrist, in addition to Splat Points. Before class, members can start their workout on Apple Watch once it connects to OTconnect. After class, they can review their performance summary directly in the app on Apple Watch, with additional workout data and personalized insights available through the OTF app and via email post-class.

"Every enhancement we make to our technology comes back to one question: Does it help our members see results?" said Stephanie Schon, Domestic Brand President, Orangetheory Fitness. "Allowing our members to connect their Apple Watch gives them another seamless way to stay connected to the data they care about that drives their progress, with a device they already wear and love, all while delivering the prsonalized experience that is core to Orangetheory."

In addition to this new integration, members can further tap into the many ways Apple Watch helps users stay active and better understand their health and fitness outside of class, including advanced workout tracking, sleep tracking, heart health notifications, the ECG app, and more. The recently released Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 include the new Health Sensing System that delivers the most accurate heart rate sensing in a wearable, higher-frequency heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) measurements, and advanced health and fitness features, including a new readiness score that offers users insight into their capacity to take on the day ahead.

Part of Orangetheory's Growing Connected Experience
The launch builds on Orangetheory's evolving connected experience, which brings together coach-led classes, real-time OTconnect performance data and the OTF app with Apple Health integration to help members better understand and track their progress.

Recent enhancements include Trends, a new experience within the OTF app that allows members to view and explore their progress over time across key workout metrics. By making progress more visible beyond what members see in the mirror, Trends provides another way for members to understand how their fitness, performance and overall capability are improving through consistent training.

OTconnect for Apple Watch builds on that experience by giving members another way to stay connected to their performance data during and immediately after class.

Members can also continue using OTconnect Beat™, Orangetheory's proprietary performance monitor, available in studios or on orangetheory.com. Together, OTconnect Beat and OTconnect for Apple Watch give members more choice in how they connect to and track their performance data.

OTconnect for Apple Watch will be available at participating U.S. Orangetheory studios beginning Oct. 23, 2026. Members who connect their Apple Watch will also get even more added value, with up to two free months of Apple Music and Apple Fitness+. Apple Music celebrates musicians, songwriters, producers, and fans with a catalog of over 100 million songs, expertly curated playlists, and the best artist interviews, conversations, and global premieres with Apple Music Radio; and Apple Fitness+ is an award-winning fitness and wellness service that offers 12 types of workouts as well as meditations, from 5-45 minutes, that users can do anytime, anywhere — and with Apple Watch, users get real-time metrics onscreen for extra motivation.

To learn more about OTconnect for Apple Watch or find a studio, visit orangetheory.com or download the OTF app.

OTconnect for Apple Watch requires watchOS 11.6 or later and will be available for Apple Watch Series 6 or later, Apple Watch SE or later, and Apple Watch Ultra or later.

About Orangetheory Fitness
Orangetheory® Fitness is a results-oriented, technology-tracked group fitness program designed to energize members from the inside out, helping them live longer, more vibrant lives. Workouts combine strength and cardio training to boost metabolism, burn calories, and build muscle. Led by certified coaches, Orangetheory workouts are tailored to all fitness levels, fostering a supportive and inclusive community. OTconnect, Orangetheory's proprietary connected technology platform, allows members to track real-time performance, monitor results, and celebrate progress milestones. With nearly 1,500 studios across 49 U.S. states and 19 countries, Orangetheory is one of the world's largest and most innovative group fitness brands. Visit orangetheory.com for more information or to try your first class for free.

About Apple Watch
Apple Watch is the world's most popular watch, and the ultimate fitness and health companion. Apple Watch helps users stay active, better understand their health, get help when they need it, and stay connected, with advanced workout tracking, sleep tracking, and powerful health and safety features. Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 are the most comprehensive wearables across health, fitness, and safety, delivering the most accurate heart rate sensing in a wearable, and higher-frequency heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) measurements which power an enhanced suite of health and fitness features including a new readiness score. Apple Watch SE 3 offers remarkable health, fitness, connectivity, and safety features at an incredible value.

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