Coming from Orangetheory? What feels familiar at Altytude & what’s new

If you trained at the Orangetheory studio on George Street in Altrincham, there is a good chance you have walked past and wondered what is going on in there now. Short answer: the lights are back on, the floor is busy, and some very familiar faces are coaching.

If you are one of the many people searching “Orangetheory Altrincham” since the studio closed, this post is for you. What will feel just like home, what is new, and how to come and have a look for yourself.

First things first: who we are

Altytude Fitness is an independent, owner-run studio. We are not affiliated with Orangetheory in any way.

Our founder Peter trained at the Orangetheory studio in this exact unit for just over a year. When it closed in April 2026, he did not want to see the community scatter, so he took the unit on himself. Peter and his wife Bec run the place together. Neither of them coaches (that is very much the coaching team’s job), but they care about it more than is probably healthy.

You can read the full story on our our story page, or in Altrincham Today’s article from September. As Peter told the Stamford Quarter: “ultimately it’s the people that will make Altytude what it is.”

We opened our doors with an open weekend on 26 and 27 September 2026, and lots of former members rejoined alongside plenty of brand new faces. Classes started on Monday 28 September.

What will feel familiar

The room

Same unit, 4C George Street in the Stamford Quarter. Downstairs, with the glass wall looking onto the training floor. If you know the way in, you know the way in.

The coaches

Several of our coaches are former Orangetheory coaches. They know this room and they know this way of training. If you trained here before, you may well recognise a few faces.

Coached, heart rate classes

Every one of our classes is coach led and heart rate monitored, with your heart rate shown live on the class TVs as a colour. Your zones are percentages of your own max, so nobody else’s screen matters. Our scale runs from Grey and Blue (Recover) through Green (Hold) and Yellow (Build) to Red (Burn). And yes, our coaches say it a lot: You visit Red. You do not live there. More on our train by heart rate page.

Treads, weights and ergs on one floor

Cardio and strength in the same session, in the same room. Our classes come in three lengths, AF45, AF60 and AF90, and the workout for each slot lands at the start of each week, so the same hour keeps changing what it asks of you.

What is new at Altytude

Technogym Skill Line cardio

The treads, rowers and ski ergs are brand new Technogym Skill Line: 12 Skillrun treadmills, plus Skillrow and Skillup (the ski erg), with our group cycle bikes alongside. Skill Line is Technogym’s performance range, developed with Olympic athletes and sports scientists. We call ourselves the largest Technogym Performance Studio in the North West, and Altrincham Today reported over £300,000 of brand new equipment going in. The weights area (dumbbells, kettlebells, Bosu balls, power bags and TRX) is separate kit, and strength work here is sets and reps rather than rhythm based. Have a nose at the full kit list.

Angus W. summed it up in his Google review: “What amazing gym kit… It will evolve but it is already superb.”

The Technogym Checkup station and your Wellness Age

When you join, you can book a Check-Up on the Technogym Checkup station, included with memberships and class packs (optional). It measures Mobility, Strength, Balance, Body composition, Cognitive skills (reaction time) and Cardio, and gives you your Wellness Age. You set goals against the numbers and retest later.

The Technogym app

Booking, joining, forms and waivers all happen in the Technogym app, so we are entirely paper free. Every session is logged automatically (heart rate, calories, time in each zone) and it syncs with Apple Health, Google Fit, Garmin and Strava. It is free with every membership. Here is how to buy your membership and book classes in the app.

The little luxuries

• Egyptian cotton towels for after your shower.
• Shampoo, conditioner, body wash and hand soap by Faith In Nature, made just up the road in Manchester.
• Free parking: park in the Stamford Quarter car park, pop your reg into the screen in the studio and we cover about 2 hours while you train. Details in our free parking guide.

HYROX and RUN X

We are an official HYROX training centre and an accredited, official RUN X Centre with a qualified RUN X coach. RUN X is the first 5K World Treadmill Championship, created by Technogym with World Athletics: run on connected Technogym treadmills, your fastest 5K is tracked live and ranked on a global leaderboard. We are shaping what RUN X looks like at Altytude right now. Ask the team about RUN X when you come in.

Memberships, plainly

Two ways to join. Rolling monthly: Active Pro is £149.99 a month for unlimited classes and Active is £99.99 a month for 8 classes, with no exit fees and 30 days notice. New, due to popular demand, annual memberships: same benefits at a lower monthly rate when you commit for a year, with Active Pro Annual at £134.99 a month and Active Annual at £89.99 a month. Prefer to dip in? Class packs start at £85 for five, or there is a £25 drop-in. Next Gen membership for 13 to 17 year olds is £34.99 a month per child. Full details on our membership page.

Come back and say hello

Whether you trained here for years or just used to walk past, the best thing to do is come and see it. Book a free tour and a full free session with our coaches. No cost, no contract.

Same room. Same coaches. A few new toys. Sorted AF.

Frequently asked questions