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The Truth About Orangetheory s Billion-Dollar Fitness Empire
The theory behind the fitness craze has been reevaluated by scientists and by Orangetheory itself. Do disciples care enough to slow down now? Feb 24, 2021
FOR MOST OF his life, Anthony Abbate faced a dire reality. No man on either side of his family had lived beyond his 50s, mainly because of heart issues. It hung over Abbate like a time bomb: He was unlikely to see his 60th birthday.
As he got older, doctors urged Abbate to begin a workout routine that got his heart pumping. But the idea of cardio had always worried him. “Growing up, I was the chubby kid, the chubby nerd,” says Abbate, an architecture professor in Fort Lauderdale.