{"id":942503,"date":"2026-10-22T20:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/942503\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T20:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:58:13","slug":"orangetheory-adds-apple-watch-in-studio-workout-tracking-for-a-one-time-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/942503\/","title":{"rendered":"Orangetheory adds Apple Watch in-studio workout tracking for a one-time fee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/orangetheory-apple-watch.webp\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting tomorrow, Orangetheory Fitness will allow members to connect the Apple Watch to the club\u2019s proprietary in-studio performance-tracking experience. Using a personal Apple Watch with the Orangetheory system will require a one-time fee.<\/p>\n<p>OTconnect for Apple Watch launches for $99 on October 23<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe new option, called OTconnect for Apple Watch, is part of Orangetheory\u2019s proprietary connected technology platform, which tracks real-time performance and delivers post-class results,\u201d Orangetheory Fitness announced today. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connecting a personal Apple Watch to the Orangetheory system will require a one-time $99 fee, the fitness club says. Apple Watch connectivity is optional and joins the existing OTconnect Beat\u00a0solution for Orangetheory\u2019s connected system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company shares more details about how the OTConnect for Apple Watch system will work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBefore 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This marks Orangetheory\u2019s second Apple Watch integration<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orangetheory previously introduced Apple Watch integration in 2019 through its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2019\/12\/12\/apple-watch-orangetheory\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTbeat Link accessory<\/a>. The $129 device attached to an Apple Watch band and connected the watch to the company\u2019s in-studio heart rate monitoring system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new OTconnect integration eliminates the need for that extra hardware, which was discontinued around 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to unlocking OTConnect for Apple Watch, the one-time charge also includes two more perks with \u201cup to two free months of Apple Music and Apple Fitness+.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOTconnect 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,\u201d the company says. You can read the announcement in full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/orangetheory-fitness-launches-otconnect-for-apple-watch-302916283.html?tc=eml_cleartime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4yvpM2G\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch Series 12<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4reZsaU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ultra 4<\/a>\u00a0are both available now.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792702692_52_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792702693_677_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Starting tomorrow, Orangetheory Fitness will allow members to connect the Apple Watch to the club\u2019s proprietary in-studio performance-tracking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":942504,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[49,48,195,61],"class_list":["post-942503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-gadgets","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=942503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/942504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=942503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=942503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}