Peloton, Wellness

Best Peloton Classes – Fall 2023

by Jess

Here’s the recent Peloton news I found most exciting before I get into the Peloton classes I loved from September, October, and November:

  • There will be Kelly Clarkson classes in December
  • Peloton is rolling out “goals” on the app that you can set each week based on number of active days, total time spent in classes, or number of workouts
  • Hannah F and Tunde were announced as new Power Zone instructors
  • The Peloton Tread+ is coming back very soon and will be just under $6,000
  • There’s a new auto-follow feature being tested for Power Zone classes – it auto-adjusts the resistance in Power Zone classes to keep you in the right zone based on the cadence you’re going
  • Entertainment is out of Beta testing mode and is now an official feature, so we can watch TV shows and moves on the screen
  • Callie is releasing a Soundtrack Strength Club series with playlists (and her outfits!) from favorite movies like The Princess Diaries, Mean Girls, etc.
  • Peloton did a 1989 (Taylor’s Version) series and it was amazing
  • Peloton rolled out target metrics on the app during classes, like incline and speed call-outs in Tread workouts, and stroke rate call-outs in Rowing workouts
  • The font on the Bike, Tread, and Row screens changed slightly. (Dom thought I was crazy but I did notice it was slightly different)
  • Three limited edition colorful versions of the Bike+ were released
  • Jess Sims released a class with Oprah and Gayle
  • Callie announced she’s pregnant
  • Peloton accidentally posted a rehearsal row workout from Ben, so it seems like he’ll be teaching rowing classes soon. (I kind of expected them to announce him by now since they accidentally posted the rehearsal in September, but nothing official yet)

I didn’t take as many classes this fall as I have in other seasons, but there were a few classes that were too good not to share. Let me know if I missed any!

Favorite Rides

Tunde’s 30 min Power Zone Endurance – 11/26/23 – this was Tunde’s first Power Zone ride; I was really excited when they announced she was going to start teaching them. She did a great job and it was fun to see Matt and Mariana in the studio audience

Ally’s 30 min Feel Good Ride – 11/12/23 – I really look forward to each new Feel Good ride that Ally releases; they’ve quickly become one of my favorite kinds of classes. (I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t because she usually puts Taylor Swift in them – that definitely helps)

Ally’s 30 min 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Ride – 11/2/23 – This was a ton of fun because I’m a huge Taylor Swift fan; my only complaint was that there weren’t more vault songs included

Sam’s 10 min 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Cool Down Ride – 11/2/23 – Sam picked great songs from the album for a 10 minute class

Bradley’s 20 min Halloween Ride – 10/30/23 – Bradley’s always a little extra (in a good way), and that was especially fitting in this class. I was also incredibly impressed he kept the leather jacket on the whole time

Sam’s 15 min Pop Ride – 10/18/23 – A solid, quick ride with a great pop playlist

Bradley’s 20 min 2000s Pop Ride – 10/5/23 – This was a fantastic playlist

Bradley’s 20 min Pop Ride – 9/28/23 – A great ride that started with Taylor Swift, so no complaints from me

Kendall’s 20 min Pop Ride – 9/20/23 – Kendall isn’t usually my favorite because her metrics can get kind of crazy, but I had fun with this playlist and ride

Ally’s 30 min Feel Good Ride – 9/17/23 – Another great Feel Good ride

Tunde’s 20 min Pop Ride – 9/6/23 – An easier ride from Tunde (which isn’t common) with a great playlist

Callie Strength & Bootcamp Classes

Callie has become my go-to strength instructor; she’s a lot of fun, sticks to mostly typical moves, and makes the classes go by quickly.

Strength

20 min Arms & Shoulders – 11/25/23 – classic moves, short breaks, easy to make more difficult with heavier weights

20 min Soundtrack Strength Club – 11/13/23 – The Princess Diaries themed and a great upper body workout

20 min Glutes & Legs – 10/13/23 – This is a beginner class that is perfect to make more difficult up by using heavier weights

10 min Chest & Back – 10/6/23 – a quick class with all of the essential chest & back moves

15 min Core – 9/13/23 – just the right amount of burn in this one

30 min Katy Perry Full Body Strength – 9/9/23 – Part of the All for One festival; great combo of playlist and moves

10 min Glutes & Legs – 9/6/23 – A great quick leg workout to add on after cardio

Bike Bootcamps

30 min Bootcamp: Full Body – 10/24/23 – I really enjoyed the strength portion of this class

Other Strength Classes

Emma’s 5 min Core – 11/19/23 – this is a classic Emma core workout: quick, efficient, traditional core moves

Logan’s 30 min Upper Body – 10/29/23 – I usually avoid 30 minute strength workouts because they feel a little long, but I did this one since I was in the Halloween mood and Logan made it a ton of fun

Hannah C’s 10 min Barre – 8/28/23 – this was a great Barre workout I’ve been meaning to go back to; I feel like these really help strengthen my IT band which has given me trouble off and on since college

Rowing Classes

I have a Concept 2 rower that I use with the Peloton app on my iPad for the classes:

Matt’s 20 min 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Row – 11/2/23 – I really enjoyed his selections, and the first two songs made it on my Rowing playlist because they had a great tempo to row to

Ash’s 15 min Pop Row – 10/24/23 – a great playlist, and Ash always has good words of wisdom in her classes. I feel like I get a mini therapy session when I take them

Katie’s 10 min 2000’s Pop Row – 9/26/23 – a great pop playlist that made me glad I chose a rowing workout

New Favorite Stretches

I try to fit in a 5 minute stretch at least 3 days a week; these are the ones that I liked enough to bookmark to take again: