Peloton's new Apple Watch integration encourages users to 'close your rings'

Fitness purvayor Peloton has rolled out one tap Apple Watch integration for its Bike, Bike+, Tread, or App workouts.

To log a Peloton workout, users need to set up the Peloton app on their Apple Watch. Once set up, the app will send a notification to the Apple Watch as soon as a user starts a Peloton class.

The app will monitor a user's heart rate, allowing Peloton to calculate a user's Strive Score. The Strive Score will enable users to visualize how much time users spend in each heart rate zone. It's a handy way to compare performance across all workouts, including cycling, strength, HIIT, and bootcamp workouts.

While Peloton initially saw massive sales spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, the fitness firm halted production of bikes and treadmills in January. The company was left with a surplus of equipment after the demand for at-home workout equipment died down.

In February, the company gained a new CEO and laid off roughly 20% of its workforce — around 2,800 people.

That same month, it was suggested that Peloton had begun courting potential buyers. One purportedly interested party was Amazon, reportedly speaking to advisors about a potential purchase.

4 Comments

tpurdy 15 Years · 40 comments

About 2 years ago

Wasn't GymKit part of the Bike+ value proposition? What can you do with Bike+ that you cannot do with the regular Bike (in terms of apple health / workouts integration)?

goofy1958 13 Years · 166 comments

tpurdy said:

Wasn't GymKit part of the Bike+ value proposition? What can you do with Bike+ that you cannot do with the regular Bike (in terms of apple health / workouts integration)?

The older Bike software doesn't support any integration with the Apple Watch. You can go into the watch a track an indoor bike cycle workout, but it doesn't talk to the bike. I've been complaining about that for months, and will have to see if this really works. We bought our Peloton over 4 years ago, and we're not willing to spend the money for Bike+.

davgreg 9 Years · 1050 comments

Peloton
Dead man walking.

goofy1958 said:

tpurdy said:

Wasn't GymKit part of the Bike+ value proposition? What can you do with Bike+ that you cannot do with the regular Bike (in terms of apple health / workouts integration)?

The older Bike software doesn't support any integration with the Apple Watch. You can go into the watch a track an indoor bike cycle workout, but it doesn't talk to the bike. I've been complaining about that for months, and will have to see if this really works. We bought our Peloton over 4 years ago, and we're not willing to spend the money for Bike+.

Thanks Goofy

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