I hate you, Peloton
Original source from my blog, Work Life Kids.
I’ve been a Peloton rider for about 5 months now. I started out loving you and now if I were to be honest, we have a love-hate relationship. I feel that it is my responsibility to share my story so people are fully aware of what they could be getting themselves into.
Anything else is just too hard
So the new norm for me is roll out of bed, pee, change and jump on the bike. Anything more than that is considered overhead.
Have I gone for any yoga classes? Nope.
Is my CrossFit 10-pack pass still a 10-pack? Yes.
Did you make me cancel my YMCA Membership? Yes.
Damn you, Peloton.
It’s worse than Netflix
You know how I used to binge-watch Netflix? I don’t have time for it anymore. In fact, I’m totally cheating on Netflix. I go to bed at 9pm so I can rally for my 5am #zerodark milestone tribes. Now, I binge-workout. I have a looonnngggg list of ondemand rides that I really want to get done at some point. The episodes just don’t stop!!! It’s like watching GOT with zero season breaks! Stop it, Peloton!
My boss is convinced I work for Peloton
I don’t know what it is but I just can’t stop talking about you. I wear Pelo-shwag at work, I blog about you, I’m orienting newbies on reddit, I harass my team at work about it. It’s on auto-pilot. I’m obsessed and I can’t stop. My friends think I’m running some kind of MLM empire and my co-workers even went so far as to make pelo-jo slack emojis and, well this…
I’m so motivated it makes me sick
You know that gal who always had an excuse for not being to do PE? That was me. In high school, I convinced my doctor to write a note to excuse me from PE indefinitely, because of “knee pain”. If anyone would be slacking off at a workout or taking shortcuts, it would be me.
But every single day, you find something to push me a little further than I would have otherwise. It could be the instructors, programming, music, my personal metrics, the leaderboard or my amazing tribe. One time, it was just because someone on OPP facebook page posted that Denis Morton did an epic hair flip at the end of the ride. Heck, I did that ride by the end of day. Other times, I tell myself that I’m going to do a low-impact recovery ride but end up to chase my PR (personal record). WTH. Who am I?
Missing a workout hurts
You know those little blue dots you’re tracking for my workouts. I just can’t stand missing a day and I don’t even know why. You make me scared to travel. When I went to the mountains for a retreat last weekend, I was so bummed I couldn’t get any reception to do my peloton workouts because I had to reset my 100 day steak. I never cared to stay at a Westin, but now that’s all I’ll do.
I’ve had to overhaul my wardrobe
In May, I was an XL. Now, I’m an M. I’ve lost 20 lbs since we started this journey*. What does this mean? All. New. Clothes. Work clothes, causal clothes, workout clothes, my BRAS. Everything $$$$$. Some of those items aren’t even replaceable anymore 😭! Thanks, Peloton. Really, thanks.
*Losing weight is a deadly, unstoppable combination when Peloton is paired with StrongerU.com
Our master bedroom is ugly AF
Yeah, all of you with your “gym rooms”. I have gym-envy. Well, I guess I also have bedroom-envy. Time to quit pinterest.
I feel like I’m on crack
I’ve said before. You’re much more than a bike. You’re like a drug. The magic combination of coaching, content and community is what makes Peloton so addictive for me and many others. Heck, if you serve me my favorite crack, I’ll gladly call in sick at work.
What crack would look like for me =
Denis Morton + 45 min Greatest Showman live ride + #ZeroDark tribe party
Hi, 🙋🏻♀️ my name is #ShimmySim. I’m a Peloton addict.
I started by saying it’s a love-hate relationship. So here’s the love part. If you’ve already pulled the trigger on the bike, check out the comprehensive newbie guide. You can already start ramping up on your pelo-journey.
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