Hi, everyone. This is Kate Snow so happy to share a really fun conversation that I had with peloton

instructor Cody Rigsby over a dirty martini know a filthy martini as he called it. It's all part

of my series The Drink, which is always about how people got to the top of their field. Cody

tells me how he went from dancing in New York City to becoming a super popular instructor

with peloton. We talked about how he helped people navigate the pandemic on their bikes. Oh,

and wait until you hear how often he gets his hair cut. You can hear a lot more stories of success

from top artists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. You can find them all at NBCNews.com slash The Drink.

Were you a bike rider before peloton? You know, I was always in the fitness. I took a few

into our cycling classes, but it wasn't my thing. We are at the Pebble Bar in Manhattan.

It's a pretty cool place. I heard it's an institution. Am I allowed to keep sipping? Is that okay?

Yeah, of course. I mean a filthy martini with blue cheese olives. Love a filthy martini.

As do I. Cody Rigsby. Thank you for having me. Peloton instructor and extraordinaire. Oh,

dirty martini. Filthy martini. Filthy filthy filthy. Today we are going to be pumping and riding to

a playlist of songs about smooching, kissing, and lip locking. You have like more than a million

followers on Instagram. Yes. Just for people who don't know. People in your crew call, they call

this as the boo crew. Yes. My name is Cody Rigsby. Bye, boo. How the heck did you get here?

I was born in California, single mother, and I lived there until I was eight. We packed up our

two dogs and like three cats in like a Chrysler car. We drove across country. And you're also

you're in Greensboro, North Carolina as a gay teenager, yeah? Yeah, like trying to figure that out.

And that's challenging being in a more conservative space in the country. And what were you doing

musical theater? Yes, of course. I knew that. Well, I kind of read it, but I also knew it.

But by the way, I was the drama club president. Okay. All right. I'm right there with you with

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