Orangetheory Fitness Hosts “All Out For Habitat For Humanity” To Restore Normalcy in the Fort Myers and Naples Areas After Hurricane Ian
Tampa, Nov. 29 – This Giving Tuesday, November 29 th , the Orangetheory Fitness
Afterburn team, is coming together to enhance the lives of those in Fort Myers and
Naples who were negatively impacted by Hurricane Ian. They are hosting an online
donation drive benefiting the nonprofit, Habitat for Humanity, which helps families build
and improve the places they call home.
Orangetheory Fitness is hosting the online donation drive for employees, studio
members, and the general public to participate. The online donation drive starts on
Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29, and runs through Dec. 19. To participate in helping this
cause, click here: https://secure.habitat4humanity.org/team/464124
“Hurricane Ian left so much damage and destruction in its wake; we have to continue
doing our part to help those still in need,” says Jim Potesta, CEO of Orangetheory
Fitness Afterburn.
If you or someone you know is in need of help from this program, you can apply for
assistance here: https://www.habitat.org/housing-help/apply
“From physical health to their physical home, we’re in the business of helping people.
Everyone needs a little help sometimes and we’re here to provide just that,” said
Potesta.
ABOUT AFTERBURN HOLDINGS
Afterburn Holdings is a leading franchisee and area representative of Orangetheory
Fitness, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. The Company
operates and oversees 90 Orangetheory Fitness studios across territories in Texas,
Florida and Washington.
ABOUT ORANGETHEORY® FITNESS
Orangetheory is a heart-rate based total-body group workout that combines science,
coaching and technology to produce maximum results from the inside out. Workouts are
typically 1-hour long and are led by trained coaches, incorporating endurance, strength,
and power to guide members through 5 different heart rate zones. The workout aims to
increase excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC or the ‘Orange Effect’)
whereby participants can continue to burn a higher rate of calories for 24 to 36 hours
after their workout. There are currently over 1,300 fitness studios worldwide in the
Orangetheory system.
About GivingTuesday: GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing
the power of radical generosity to transform communities and the world. GivingTuesday
was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over
the past ten years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.