# How do Optimal events work?

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Last updated: May 16, 2024

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Optimal events fall into two categories:

1. **Fireside chats / informational events with a social mixer attached.** These are free and open to the public, and intended to provide access to live, engaging experts with domain-specialization in areas relevant to human performance and longevity and to connect with other members of the community interested in the same space.
2. **Experiential events.** These are paid events where right-of-first-attendance is preferentially assigned to Optimal members at a relative discount prior to being opened up to the public. Experiences will be centred around guided workouts with a performance and/or longevity theme (e.g. hitting Zone 2 target HR, building functional carrying-strength that leads to stronger grip measurements, etc.), with some workouts being complemented by more formalized lectures and/or blueprint-style food. 

To stay up to date on our events, check out our [free Substack newsletter.](https://beoptimal.substack.com/)