What’s up, fellow Obsessives?

So somehow OTF Obsessed’s first birthday came and went on August 2 without me noticing! I don’t think it’d be right to not celebrate a full year with you, so please help me blow out the candles with today’s issue.

I’m also hoping you’ll help me shape where we go from here. I’ve put together a survey on your OTF Obsessed experience — what you like and what you like to see. It’s a quick 10 questions and if you take the survey, you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a $25 gift card to Shop Orangetheory.

Link to the survey later in this issue!

— Kevin

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A little over a year ago, I sat down and sent out the first issue of this newsletter.

I didn’t know how many people would read it. Honestly, I was hoping for a 2G worth of people … maybe a 3G if I was really lucky.

But after posting the issue in a Facebook group or two, I was blown away. Over 400 of you showed up after that first push and the numbers have gone all out after more than 50 issues. (The good news is that there will never be a waitlist for this newsletter.)

Writing OTF Obsessed has been a blast so far and the best part has been the interaction with each Obsessive who takes the time to reach out. I get a steady stream of emails after the newsletter goes out each Sunday and all of you are filled with as much pride and passion for OTF and its workouts — if not more — than me.

Having this outlet has been somewhat of a godsend for me this year. In addition to all of the craziness going on in the world, I was laid off from my full-time job in February and have yet to find a replacement in this brutal market. I also have an aging parent experiencing health issues. Neither makes me special, but I hope anyone in either camp has the healthy outlets that I do in my real-life studio and this online community.

Each day I walk under the orange lights or sit down to write an issue, I can count on it being a positive experience that will pay off both immediate and long-term benefits.

And man, is it fun!

As I look back on the last year of issues, I’ve had a blast writing about …

So thank you.

If it weren’t for you reading and interacting from the get-go, I wouldn’t have lasted a month, let alone an entire year.

Where do we go from here? It’s a question I’ve been weighing since I’ve started. I’ve always just tried to write from the POV of a normal guy who likes Orangetheory. I’m not a fitness expert nor am I exceptionally knowledgeable about, say, nutrition or franchising.

I do think I can write a bit and I’m skilled at bringing people together. And while OTF is going through some issues of its own with studio closures and increased competition, I know there will always be a lot of people like us who have had their lives changed by the workouts and will never be able to get enough.

And so where OTF Obsessed goes next is up to you.

I’ve put together a survey to help figure it out.

Some of the survey is geared to finding out exactly who is in the community — where you’re from, how old you are, etc. All of these answers will be kept confidential.

Other questions aim to find out how to improve the content you’re digging as well as your appetite for starting a community membership page where we can start interacting throughout the week.

I’m a person who always likes to keep pushing forward and building bigger. Right now I need both the signals and resources to do that, so I’m hoping the survey delivers a clear go-ahead to add a few more MPH to what’s been a fantastic first year.

So please take a few minutes to take the survey. Everyone who completes it before the end of August will be entered to win a $25 gift card to Shop Orangetheory.

And again, thank you so much for continuing to support OTF Obsessed!

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