Tell me about Peloton

[AyeCarrumba]

Can you do it without the bike?

Not really. I mean you can, but it’s no different from watching a YouTube spin class as there is no interactivity

i know people who do use the app and just pedal along on their spin bike, but you won’t have the correct cadence, resistance and output metrics so it would be hard to follow the class and enjoy it as the motivator it is. You’ll have no numbers to meet, beat or maintain which is the main thing peloton is great for.

I tried to use the peloton app for their run classes on my treadmill as people said it was fine. But actually it’s really shit and in no way as enjoyable as my peloton bike and screen

i love my peloton bike

I have a different bike (proper spin bike, not a £50 job from Argos) and use the Peloton app on my iPad. Love it. I pay £13 a month compared to the £35+? a month for the bike membership. I'm not tied to them if they go under or turn shite - I can swap and use apple or Les Mills etc.
The only thing I miss out on is racing against people and having stats on the screen, but it's never been much of a motivator for me anyway. I also use their yoga and strength classes too.

Ps I can show my heart rate and cadence on the iPad through my bike and watch pairing. There are plenty of resistance calculators and tools online for various other bikes to show how to calculate the resistance properly - so when the instructors say 50, I know that's a 24 on my bike etc, so it's easy to follow the class.

I just have the app and I love it, I do all the biking I have a cadence sensor but even without its easy to see what type of pace you should be doing. I've recently got a cheap treadmill and have started doing the treadmill classes. You defs don't need their equipment and lots of classes like strength, yoga etc I'm a peloton app convert, I will never buy the equipment though, too expensive for me.

I've just today decided to take a break from the App, but have been using it for nearly 3 years (started in lockdown when my health insurance gave us 6 months free). The only reason I'm pausing is because I've just signed up for a triathlon (a mini mini one!), and want to be outdoors more instead.

We've got a decent spin bike that DH bought secondhand maybe 8-10 years ago, we've also got an old (but decent) treadmill, plus weights etc at home. I used the App loads. As a PP says, I just worked out roughly what my resistance should be (so my bike has 20 resistance levels, Peloton has 100, so if they call for a resistance of 50, I put mine to 10, a resistance of 70 would be 14 etc). My watch monitors heart rate and shows me what exertion levels I'm working at, so although not getting the full metrics, I get enough for my needs. Yes, the ideal would be to have the bike, but I can't justify the additional cost (if it was my only paid-for exercise, and the whole family were using it, yes, that would be good value).

I can also see who else is cycling at the same time as me and can send them high fives (and receive them), although that is basically the extent of the interactivity. I've also used the App for other workouts, and have taken a few of the programmes (I preferred their Couch to 5k to the NHS one). The range of classes and instructors is excellent, I'm really impressed by it.

I think you can probably sign up for a free month to try it out, see what you think. If you've got a Peloton shop near you, you could also get a feel for the differences, and see if you can get a feel for the resistances too.