What’s up, fellow Obsessives?
Consider this your official reminder to open up the OTF app and prebook everything you want to achieve in January. Not only will it make it official in your mind, you might need to get ahead of all the people who don’t read this newsletter and will be doing it later.
Also, a reminder that I’m looking for great people and great stories to feature in this newsletter in 2026. If you know someone — or ARE someone — shoot me a note!
Thank you in advance and have a Happy and Safe New Year!
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It’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s, traditionally a time when many media outlets roll out their “best of” posts and lists.
OTF Obsessed is no exception.
I’ve had a blast getting this newsletter off the ground in the last six months and bringing the experience of the average OTF member to your inbox every Sunday morning. It’s certainly a privilege I don’t take for granted and one that I am enjoying immensely.
With that said, here are my five favorite newsletters of 2025 … if you missed them the first time around, now’s a good time to catch up!
You Never Know Who’s Watching You At OTF (November 9) A post about the single-best 60 hour I spent at Orangetheory this year — and a valuable lesson that I learned.
What Makes For A Good Pre-OTF Routine? (August 24) Looking at the building blocks of a good pre-workout plan.
How I Beat A Five-Year-Old Benchmark At OTF (August 17) Setting a PR in the one-mile benchmark was a highlight for me in 2025.
The Path To 2,000 Classes (October 5) OTF All-Star Amy Marie shared her journey on she climbed the thousand-class mountain — TWICE!
Why I Track My Workouts Like a Maniac (September 21) What the numbers at OTF do for me.
📕 Get ready for 2026 with
the Ultimate OTF Tracker on Notion!
📆 The Week (And Month) Ahead
🥂 The Countdown (New Year’s Eve - Wednesday): An OTF tradition on NYE.
🗓️ New Year’s Day (Thursday): No official workout, but there’s nothing better than getting a workout on that first calendar day of the New Year. Happy 2026!
BTW, the January 2026 calendars are already out and about on social media and it’s a busy month. It starts with rare Sunday signature workout (The 5 × 5 on January 4), continues with an OTF Foundations on Friday, January 16, then a 1,000-meter row benchmark on Wednesday, January 21 and a 1-mile benchmark to kick off the Transformation Challenge on Monday, January 26.
🥇 Milestones and PRs!
• Stacy C. reached class No. 1,600 and celebrated a PR in the quarter-mile on the same day! “Not bad for a 49 year old!,” she writes. “I tied for first on the leaderboard (but) my goal for PRs is not to beat out everyone but to beat my younger self which I've been doing. Happy Holidays!”
• Christina K. is feeling good after hitting class #25. “It's a small milestone but I appreciated how Coach Mo and the class cheered me on,” she writes. Keep it up, Christina!
Tell me about your latest milestone or PR! Just hit reply on this email.
One Last Thing …
Oh, the words that came out of my mouth when I took my clothes out of the dryer and my two-week old monitor tumbled out … and the overwhelming joy I felt when it powered on like the previous two hours in the washer and dryer had never happened.
Note: OTF Obsessed is an independent fan-created newsletter and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially associated with Orangetheory Fitness.
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