Connected Fitness Forum
By John Mills, Tammy Haber & Danielle Verwey
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Connected Fitness ForumMay 27, 2022
E14: Everyone is Pregnant and the Press is Invited to the Peloton Studio!
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Studio Opening in June??? Rumor has it, but is it true?
- In-person Trainer vs. Connected Fitness. Will people move back to the gym for personal training, or is technology at home enough?
- Where are the new features announced at Homecoming? Particularly "Invite Friends" and "Just Workout". Anyone have either of them?
- New Peloton Apparel Drop and Discounts! 70% off??? $10 tanks??? What in the world!!! Anyone buy anything?
- Chelsea Jackson Roberts and Becs Gentry are pregnant! How exciting!!! But I told Erica not to drink the water at the Peloton studio!
E13: Peloton Studio Opening and Connected Fitness Strength Discussion!
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- A new Strength Trainng Device called Altis AI! Will this impact Peloton? Where is Peloton going with the Guide?
- Tunde Arms Challenge! Anyone taking the program? How is it?
- Floor Bootcamp Review! Danielle will give a review of Peloton's floor bootcamp!
- Xponential Fitness CEO Says Peloton is a Fad! While Planet Fitness and Life Time Revenue Soars, Peloton is struggling. Is this just hyperbole?
- New Tonal Active Recovery Features! Is this innovation? Do any other platforms offer this? Has anyone used it?
- Peloton Studio Opening in August? Really? Was that just to throw us off?
- Tammy's #misGUIDEed Journey. We track Tammy's experience with the Guide.
- Matt Wilpers Gets Engaged! Lots of life events for Peloton Instructors!
- New Apparel Drop! Anyone buy?
E12: Peloton Homecoming and a New Rower Is Coming!
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Peloton Homecoming Keynote! Thoughts on the Keynote?
- Peloton Rower! Thoughts on the teaser? When is Danielle going to be able to order?
- Peloton Just Workout Feature! Is this big news? Help me understand why?
- Tunde Arms on the Guide! Thoughts? Similar to other Guide content, will those without a Guide be able to get to it?
- Other Homecoming Announcements! Are there any particular announcements that you're excited about?
- Homecoming Live Chats! Anyone join any sessions? Thoughts?
- Homecoming Member Meets! Anyone do any Member Meets? Thoughts?
- Peloton Homecoming Apparel Sale! Anyone see the Thursday sale?
E11: What We Learned From The Peloton Earnings Call and a Peloton Guide Discussion!
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Peloton Earnings Call. WTF!!! What did we learn?
- New Peloton Ad Campaign! Thoughts?
- Peloton Guide. Now that it's been out for a bit, what are everyone's thoughts?
- Split Training! Anyone been taking them? Thoughts?
E10: Tunde Oyeneyin's NYC Event and Jess King is pregnant!
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Tunde Oyeneyin NYC Event! Who attended? What did you think? Thoughts on the book?
- Jess King is pregnant! How exciting is that!!!
- New pre & postpartum classes! Was this an important add to the Peloton offering?
- Culture Study Blog Post on Body Image! Should Peloton have a more diverse lineup of instructors representing a broader array of body types?
- FitOn app for seniors and people with chronic conditions! Smart move? Should Peloton do this?
- Peloton Stock. What's prompting the drop? Will it come back?
- Peloton seeking to sell 20% stake! What's behind this? Is this ultimately a step towards an acquisition?
- One Peloton Club now $59! Good play? Will people bite?
- Peloton Guide Mothers Day Special! What was that special? Did anyone take advantage of it? Thoughts on the Guide?
- Peloton Radio is here! Anyone try it? Thoughts?
E9: Peloton's Jess Sims and IFIT's Tommy Rivers Puzey run the Boston Marathon
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Jess Sims ran a marathon! Was this a secret? Was this her first marathon? Did this inspire anyone to try a marathon?
- iFit's Tommy Rivers Puzey runs Boston marathon! How amazing is this! Does this content differentiate iFit? Should Peloton move towards event collaborations?
- Split Training now offered for strength! This is exclusive to the Guide for the first 7 weeks. Will this sell more Guide's?
- DJ Mustard on Fitness Flipped! Did anyone catch it? Did the body image discussion resonate? Do these discussions help?
- Tunde Oyeneyin Book Tour! Did y'all see Cody Rigsby, Robin Arzon and Mel Robbins will be at the NYC event?!?!
- Peloton hiring a concierge role! Studio opening seems imminent! Based on this, how soon do you think?
- Lululemon Loyalty Program! Will this sell more Mirror's?
- Broke-Ass-Bitches of Peloton FB Group! Such an amazing and popular group! Does this say anything about the "aspirational" presentation of Peloton? Is that view changing?
- Mother's Day Collection Drop! Anyone buy anything?
- Peloton Member Hype Cycle! Is member enthusiasm for Connected Fitness similar to the Gartner Hype Cycle? Is it different based on what Peloton generation you are?
- Alex Toussaint @ Joint Base Andrews! How impactful for Peloton is connecting with the military?
- USO Zoom Conversation with Alex Toussaint! Occurs on May 2nd! Anyone planning to attend?
- Rock 22 Classes! Anyone take one? How were they?
- Peloton stock trending down. Is this an indictment of Peloton, or just the market and season?
- New LaneBreak levels! Is this adding value to the Peloton experience?
E8: Jess Sims Runs With Usain Bolt & Peloton Pricing Changes
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Peloton Pricing Changes! Good thing? Thoughts? Also, any thoughts on the OnePeloton Club?
- Kirsten Ferguson on Ali on the Run! Did anyone catch it?
- Peloton's VP of AI in ZDNET. Sounds like there's a lot coming to the Guide! Any new reviews?
- Lululemon allowing apparel trade-ins! Will this hurt other athletic apparel providers?
- Peloton Apparel Drop!!! How much apparel did you buy??? Did anyone get their 15k minute gear?
- NY Times article on people returning Pelotons! Who are these people? Is this just Hyperbole?
- Jess Sims and Usain Bolt! Anyone catch the episode? Thoughts?
- Silent Deephouse Rides. Anyone take one? Thoughts???
- New Tread Bootcamp with Joslyn Thompson Rule! Who took it? How was it?
- Rock 22 Classes! Anyone take one? How were they?
- Peloton Protection Plan. Formerly the Peloton Warranty. What do you make of the changes?
- Alex at Champ Sports in Pembroke Pines Florida! Anybody get to see him?
- iFit nominated for an Emmy. Wow! Is iFit content that good? Should other Connected Fitness companies be vying for Emmy nominations?
- Blackwell Financial is back! They claim Uncle Barry isn't cutting it! Has he been given enough time?
- Peloton Rower Release Date. No news...just bugging Danielle.
Connected Fitness Forum
This is an open forum-style discussion where participants discuss the connected fitness space, fitness products, their individual successes, challenges or any fitness industry topics of interest! The discussion is moderated by Tammy Haber, Danielle Verwey and John Mills. The moderators and many of the participants are Peloton members, so lots of discussion on the company and new content. Forum Content is recorded every Saturday at 7pm ET on Clubhouse! Come join us in the RunLiftAndLive Club in the Clubhouse app to be part of our recorded forum discussion!
E7: Peloton Guide Drops & Tonal Golf with Michelle Wie
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Peloton Guide Dropped! Who got one? Thoughts?
- New Peloton App Features! Body Activity showing muscles worked, and movement demos! Useful features?
- Well+Good says the Guide is for newbies to Strength. Are they right?
- Tonal Golf w/ Michelle Wie West! Innovative idea? Will this draw in new subscribers?
- NT Times article on how and when to clean your bike. I just wait until there are a whole bunch of spit bubbles. Don't tell me I'm doing it wrong?
- New Tread Bootcamps with Joslyn Thompson Rule! When do they start? Who's planning to join?
- Motley Fool says Uncle Barry should allow 3rd party classes! Wouldn't this water down the Peloton experience?
- No new Peloton apparel this week! What??????
- Joslyn Thompson Rule Tread Bootcamp! First class is Sunday at 6:30am EDT! Who's in?
- One Peloton Club Expands to 33 Locations! Peloton's new leasing program expands! Does this mean it's working?
- Peloton web searches and downloads are down. BofA says the signs are Peloton will miss their earnings numbers. Can Uncle Barry really fix this?
- Connected Fitness Social Engagement! Both SoulCycle and Beachbody lost IG followers this past quarter! Can we derive anything from social follower count changes?
- Tunde is on a book tour!!! Tunde was in Baltimore last week, will be in NYC on May 5th, then L.A. on May 8th! Who's going?
- Peloton says there are perks to being at the bottom of the leaderboard. Huh? Dr. Pooja Lakshmin of the Peloton Health & Wellness Advisory Council says prioritize fun over frustration. Is this contrary to the leaderboard?
- iFit withdraws their IPO. Does this say anything about where Connected Fitness is?
- Peloton Rower Release Date. Everyone keeps telling me May 13th, not May 4th. That's aaight...I'll claim victory either way...right Danielle.
- Class Reviews! Our favorite classes of the week!
E6: Robin Arzon/ Kirsten Ferguson Two-for-one Run & Peloton Member Magic
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Peloton Member Community Magic. Is this a unique thing?
- Peloton Guide Drops April 5th! 3 different packages...the largest one includes Rogue weights (not Peloton)! Thoughts?
- Tonal Strength Institute Summit! Did anyone attend?
- New Peloton Apparel and new Sale! Now that we know they will cut prices, will anyone pay full price ever again?
- Instructor Quote Collection Coming? Will this bring people out to buy?
- Selena Samuela's Wedding! Full article in People magazine! Also, the video was beautiful! Thoughts?
- People going back to gyms! Will this hurt Peloton?
- Boxing Bootcamps! Do other Connected Fitness players do this? Did anyone try them? How were they?
- Becs Gentry and Jermaine Johnson doing Boxing! How were the classes? Are there any other instructors you'd like to see teaching Boxing classes?
- Two for One Run with Robin & Kirsten! Who did it? How was it?
- Jess Sims Jock Jams Classes! She is the perfect instructor to do this type of class. Who did the classes? How were they?
- Glass Animals/Jazmine Sullivan/Lil Nas X Classes! Was this intended to tie to the Grammy's? How were the classes?
- Transgender Day of Visibility Classes! Anyone do them? How were they?
- New Fitness Flipped Episodes! I enjoyed the discussion with the social psychologist and the member story! Did you?
- iFit Shake-up! Investor takes over board.
- Is there a Peloton Rower yet? I don't have anything here...I just wanted to bug Danielle.
E5: Ally Love On Netflix & Opinions About The Peloton Member Page
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Thoughts on the OPMP. Is it still a valuable place?
- Reba McEntire classes! Did anyone take them? How were they?
- Fitness Flipped with Sterling K. Brown! Did anyone listen? How was it?
- Cody Rigsby Lanebreak ad! Peloton seems to be advertising hard now. Anyone using Lanebreak?
- Video Streaming Platforms on Peloton. There's strong opinions both ways. Should Peloton add Netflix/Vudu/Hulu etc.?
- Peloton Apparel Sale. Why so cheap? Did you see anything you paid full price that is now being sold for pennies on the dollar?
- Echelon EX-8s curved screen and handle bar resistance. Is Peloton Bike hardware behind?
- iFit adds Digital Badges. Do people really like badges? Why?
- Tony Horton on Tonal! Is he still popular? Anyone excited?
- Mirror and Tempo have Smart Weights. Should Peloton add Smart Weights?
- Tread adds pause button! Big news? How does it work? Anyone use it?
- Peloton stock is going up! It's now nearly $30 per share! Should I be excited?
- Peloton's Power in Identity event! Did anyone attend? Thoughts?
- Instructors in London. Have we figured out why they were there yet? Does it have anything to do with Danielle's rower?
E4: Reba McEntire Artist Series & Barry McCarthy's Email
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Barry McCarthy's Internal Email. How will having a creator community and an App Store help or hurt Peloton?
- Peloton's Fitness Flipped Podcast! New episodes! Thoughts?
- Robin and Kirsten Two-for-One Run! Who's hype???
- Donna Summer Artist Series! Anyone take Cody's class? How was it?
- Reba McEntire Artist Series! Who's excited?
- Peloton Stock up 30%!!! What up with that?
- Hydrow raises $55M!!! Where's Danielle's Peloton rower? Being that Peloton is so late, can they win this space?
- Apple Fitness Plus adds audio commentary! I LOVE the accessibility features, but does anyone use Fitness+?
- Tonal Strength Institute Summit! Anyone going? Is that like Peloton Homecoming?
- Feedback Request When Leaving Peloton Classes! If I'm leaving a class, I'm either in a hurry or have no interest in wasting any more of my time. Is this a good idea?
- Trampoline workouts are a thing??? Am I the last person to know about this?
- Peloton Guide no longer comes with the new HRM! Did Uncle Barry shut that down?
- Refurbished Peloton Bikes for $1k??? But you can only buy one if Peloton sends you an email. Trying to reduce inventory or is this a new go-forward program?
- Virtual 5K for Breast Cancer with Sam Yo!!! Organized by The American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation. Occurs on May 14th. you can choose to do a selected ride with Sam Yo!
E3: Tunde Oyeneyin's Fitness Flipped Podcast & Chase Tucker is Leaving
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Chase Tucker is Leaving! Did Chase leave, or is this more of Peloton downsizing?
- Peloton's Fitness Flipped Podcast is out! Anyone listen?
- New "One Peloton Club" Pricing Option! Rent-to-Own Peloton??? Will this increase sales?
- Free Apparel for members with 15k Minutes!!! Anyone in that group? Why is Peloton doing this?
- Hannah & Leanne "Two for One" Ride! Anyone take it?
- Donna Summer Artist Series! Anyone do the classes?
- Robin Arzon is a GSTQ Ambassador! Anyone familiar with their line?
- Apple Watch Integration on the Bike and Tread! I don't have an Apple Watch, so can't talk to this...but is this a good thing?
- New Apple Watch Peloton Bands! Hot item? Or nah?
- Fitness Mirror Reviews! Both Forbes and CNET list Tempo as the best for all around workouts...not Tonal! 😲. Did they get it right?
- New C-Level Hire! Uncle Barry is moving fast! The new Chief Supply Chain Officer will be responsible for Customer Service, Supply Chain, distribution and IT! Is Uncle Barry creating a lean, mean team?
- The Peloton Rower is Coming! No news...just left this on to bug Danielle? 😂
E2: Alex Toussaint/ Tunde Oyeneyin Ride & Barry McCarthy Talks to Yahoo Finance
*DISCUSSION TOPICS*
- Alex & Tunde Two for One Ride! Anyone take the class? Notice there was no plexiglass between them? Is this the precursor to the studio opening up?
- Barry McCarthy's Interview with Yahoo Finance! Barry says he's focusing on software, moving towards fitness-as-a-service driven by price elasticity and he says he's open to outside partners! What does this all mean?
- Fitness Flipped Podcast Starts March 8th!!! It will also be available within the Peloton app as Outdoor walking workouts! What does everyone think?
- Peloton Apparel! Is the recent email push about new apparel, or previously released stuff?
- Jermaine Johnson Premiere Strength Class! Did anyone take it? Thoughts?
- Labrinth Artist Series! Am I old? Cus I have no idea who this is.
- Women's History Month Classes! Hannah & Leanne are doing a two for one ride!
- Peloton Wins Leaderboard Patent Suit! So, what does this mean for iFit and Echelon's leaderboard display?
- My parody not allowed on OPMP! As expected? Should I have not tried to post it there?
- Fitness Mirror Reviews! Both Forbes and CNET list Tempo as the best for all around workouts...not Tonal! . Did they get it right?
- Peloton Stock Down Another 17%! . Does John Foley's personal finance news have any impact on how the market sees Peloton?
- Peloton Awarded for their Office Setup! Has the pandemic changed how people work? Are office space configurations still a focus?
- Peloton $300 Discount Codes! Anyone get a code? Will this push more sales before end of fiscal Q3?
- 90 Minute Christine D'Ercole Ride! Are longer rides coming back? Is this just a one-off?
- The Peloton Rower is Coming! Just left this on here so I could keep bugging Danielle?
E1: Peloton Homecoming & Studio Opening
***TOPICS FOR FORUM DISCUSSION***
- Peloton Homecoming...May 13th! The site is back up!!!
- Peloton Studio Opening in the Summer! Who's planning a trip?
- A Tribe Called Quest Artist Series! Anyone take the classes?
- Barry McCarthy's Blog Post! Wow...that was direct! Did y'all see that?
- Barry McCarthy on Mad Money! Thoughts?
- Alex Toussaint gets MVP!!! Did y'all see that!!!
- Jermaine Johnson premiere Strength class, Tuesday, March 1 at 7 AM ET!!!
- Jess Sims at the Big East Tournament! Anyone going?
- Peloton is dropping a Podcast! Tunde will be talking to experts, celebrities, instructors and members!
- Peloton apparel! More discounts??? Anyone buying?
- The Peloton Rower is coming! Still no official date, but that's aaight...we already know the date! Right Danielle?