r/OnePelotonRealSub

I know there are three grief mediations when you search the app, but was wondering if anybody has found any other meditations that may be titled something else helpful?

Instead of a full body stretch after a ride or run, I’ve been really enjoying taking a 10-minute flow to close out my workout. I’ve done Denis’ most recent yoga for runners about 100 times so I’m looking for some new recs and this sub always comes through! Bonus for links.

I love slow flows that target the hips, back, quads and hamstrings that are stretchy but have more movement than a stretch class, if that makes sense.

Just got the text

Peloton Apparel: Shop our Long Weekend Sale early, get 50% off. One day only. Exclusive for Club Peloton Members.

At the level I'm at I get an additional 20% off and I believe you get free shipping for purchases over $100.

Highlights for me include 3 towels for $4, Lululemon shorts for around $22 and interlock run shirts for $16 after additional discount. I love the Dreamblend fabric but they don't have much left.

I am so excited! Received an invitation by email to register and got in. I never get in to such events, always go to register and they are sold out!
And Camilla is one of my favourites.

i've been seeing a ton of posts complaining about the music and the spotify partnership.

from what i have read and experienced, this "issue" is only affecting app users. if you have an all-access membership, your playlists, the music catalogue and overall experience have not changed. (edited to add: specifically for equipment-based classes: tread, bike, row)

there are two tiers of subscription on the app. $29 and $16 ($35 & $17 in canada).

music streamed through peloton programming is considered "public performance" and as such, royalties are paid. peloton pays some of the highest royalties in the business; around $0.04 per stream. that's magnitudes higher than everyone else. if you want to know why? google it. that in itself is an interesting read.

which is great for the artists.

some baseline math:
it costs peloton around $5500 to produce a single class, and the output is ~55 classes per week, meaning the company's weekly operating costs are around $300k.

high quality production is expensive. that is an unavoidable fact.

in every other streaming business in the world, (streaming costs and data storage aside) once a production is locked, wrapped and made available for streaming, all it does it make money. but not with peloton. every single time it gets streamed it costs the company in royalties.

a 30 minute song contains, on average, 9 songs. so when you do a 30 minute ally love barre class, it costs peloton $0.34 just in music. every single time it's streamed.

if you're an app one subscriber and you're doing a 30 minute class daily, 62% of your subscription is paying for royalties.

if you spend just 7 hours on the app in a month, the company is losing money on your subscription.

7 hours and you're now a liability.

so what are the options?

1. raise prices
2. limit usage
3. trim expenses

the company doesn't want to raise prices. they know people are feeling the economic pinch and they know that during times of economic uncertainty, things like this are the first to go. and they definitely aren't going to cap your usage.

they aren't going to lower production quality.

they aren't going to produce less content.

so what's left?

royalty free music.

royalty free music gives the platform a solid way to ensure that every single membership level is profitable (sustainable) without artificially increasing revenue through price adjustment or other drastic measures that will have an impact on the rest of the company and clientele.

the bottom line:

the company is doing what it has to do to ensure a sustainable business model in a way that makes the most sense for the long term viability of the company while ensuring peak experience for the most valuable customer.

waiver: i am not affiliated with peloton in any way shape or form. i have no inside information at all. my only relationship to them is as a customer. i just happen to have an interest and understanding of this issue because i am involved professionally in entertainment on multiple levels, one of which directly involves licensing and streaming. this peloton x spotify situation caused me to do a deep dive into their business model.

And im giving myself some grace on the workouts because I literally have no time and my schedule is whack and sometimes I cant even do a meditation because my husband is already asleep.

So this is a plug for Hosky’s one and only meditation. It’s a ‘wind down’ where he reads romeo and juliet. Such a random find, a good filler when I have 5 minutes and not a second longer. Extra good if you grew up in the Leo and Claire Danes era (Im old).

I’m doing a 12 week 10k training plan that requires specific running interval lengths (eg. 4 mins tempo x 2 mins rest or 5 mins tempo x 3 mins rest) during specific weeks. I love finding tread classes that follow these, as it makes the workout so much less taxing on my brain, but sorting thru the classes has been time consuming and frustrating.

Does anyone have any suggestions (other than using Pelo programs)? I am seriously thinking I need to make a spreadsheet of the class plans so I don’t waste any more time scrolling 😬

If you need a mood lifter, Jos's 15min 80s walk from the 27th of April is THE class. (for some reason it won't let me link).

She gets the lyrics wrong in the first song and then gets them wrong again before finally getting it right in the last chorus. Her focus the entire class is just proving she knows the lyrics to songs. It's funny, relatable, unhinged, and just the best. Not a hard class, but the class you need if you just want a mental break and something to distract you.

I just got off yet another ride with Hannah Frankson, and realised I almost always prefer to take HIIT and Tabata with her. I love how structured her classes are, but she also has a great way of chatting loosely to keep you relaxed, which helps in miserable efforts. She never seems to be plugging anything or pushing you to hustle harder, she just exudes good humor and positivity. She also has impeccable cuing and great music choices. If you haven’t taken a ride with her you are missing out!

Just after the ride, most instructors will do a quick hamstring and calf stretch while still clipped in. But the style of each instructor varies slightly. Some are more upright like Sam Yo while others lean their cheat fully down. Some tend to focus on both legs at the same time where others have cues to focus on one leg. I’m curious if other people have noticed this slight difference and if anybody has a preferred instructor for this aspect of the ride. I get that it is not a driving force to take a class, but the differences are interesting at least to me.

Hello everyone!!

Please drop your favorite strength classes 👇🏼

Criteria:

1. Good body weight classes
2. Good strength classes which can be converted to resistance bands easily (I’m pretty creative)
3. English or Spanish is OK :)
4. Any instructor is OK—love Camila, Robin, Katie, JTR, JJ, Ben

Thanks in advance 💙💙

The first ride dropped today, and that 30 minute tabata was too intimidating to do before work on a Monday filled with meetings. Tomorrow it is! Who's taken it already?