Peloton Instructor Emma Lovewell on At-Home Fitness and Stadium-Sized Rides

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

With the pandemic forcing people to stay home for nearly 10 months now, many have turned to interactive fitness companies, such as Peloton, to stay active and perhaps fill a social void. Peloton has more than 3 million users, members are averaging 24 workouts per month, and this past September, the company announced its first profitable quarter. This week, it became more valuable than Ford Motor Company. Emma Lovewell, a full-time fitness instructor for Peloton, joins the Big Technology Podcast to discuss her experience working with the company, its explosive rise, and, yes, that Peloton ad.

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0:50.4	Today we go inside the at-home fitness craze
0:53.1	taking over the nation with Peloton instructor Emma Lovewell.
1:15.8	Emma. Emma, welcome to the show.
1:17.3	Thanks, Alex.
1:18.2	Excited to be here.
1:20.0	Yeah, great to have you on.
1:24.6	It must have been a very busy couple of months, so I appreciate you making some time in your schedule.
1:26.0	Yeah, of course.
1:29.2	Okay, so it's been an interesting few months for Peloton. Obviously, in the pandemic, Peloton now has more than a million people using it through
1:34.4	the connected bikes up 113% over last year. Members are averaging an amazing 24 workouts a month,
1:41.7	which is wild. And the company is finally profitable, making more than
1:45.3	$89 million last quarter. So Emma, this must be amazing for you, given the amount of,
1:52.0	you know, increased visibility and people taking your classes are, can you describe what
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