Episode 28: Robin Arzon, VP Fitness Programming & Head Instructor Peloton

Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2018

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Take a quick peak at Robin Arzon’s Instagram, @robinnyc. It’s hard to imagine a time when activity wasn’t a part of her everyday life. After a near-death experience at age 20 when Arzon was held hostage at gunpoint in New York City’s East Village, she leaned into movement and running for the first time to help her process the trauma. Soon enough, the then-lawyer turned away from her conventional 9-to-5 with hopes to turn her passion for sweat into her career. That’s when she found Peloton. Today, she’s the brand’s Vice President of Fitness Programing and Head Instructor, also author of the 2016 book Shut Up and Run, and a 26-time marathoner. In episode 28, the Adidas global brand ambassador gets honest about how tough times have shaped her perspective and helped her home in on her inner swagger. She also offers essential, actionable advice for runners of all levels on race day best practices and tips on how to take their stride to a whole new level.
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0:00.0	Welcome back to episode 28 of hurdle, a podcast that talks to top CEOs and entrepreneurs about how they got through tough times, hurdles of sorts, by leaning into wellness.
0:11.6	My name's Emily Abadi, and today I'm chatting with Robin Arzon, badass marathoner and Peloton's vice president of fitness programming and head instructor.
0:20.9	Before we get to that, a shout out to the sponsor of today's episode, Athletic Greens.
0:25.1	Complete with 12 servings of fruits and vegetables, having the greens powder first thing in the
0:29.4	morning before I head out the door makes me feel like a better name.
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0:40.6	Just go on over to athletic greens.com slash hurdle to claim it.
0:43.9	No code necessary.
0:45.4	Again, that's athletic greens.com slash hurdle.
0:48.7	Now, let's talk about Robin.
0:50.4	And I've got to throw this out there into the universe.
0:52.3	A lot of you have been asking for this interview via email, so I am so happy that we
0:57.3	can make it happen.
0:58.4	If you follow along with her on Instagram at Robin, NYC, it's hard to imagine a time
1:03.6	when regular exercise wasn't part of her routine.
1:06.7	After a life or death experience at age 20 when Arzon was held hostage at gunpoint in the East Village,
1:12.6	she leaned into movement and running for the first time to help her process the trauma.
1:16.6	Soon enough, the then-lawyer turned away from her conventional 9 to 5 in hopes to make her passion for sweat and her career.
1:23.6	And that's when she found Peloton.
1:25.6	If you don't know about Peloton, I'll sum it up for you.
1:28.6	It's essentially live and on-demand boutique studio classes
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