The smell of freedom and teen spirit…oh, you thought I was talking about those Friday feels? Throwin’ back to that epic rock bootcamp at the new Peloton Tread studio in NYC. Instructor Olivia Amato kicked my butt with 45 minutes of chasing down dreams and breaking down barriers in this new HITT format. And I loved every *ss kicking minute. Dare to check out more below.

Peloton, the ingenius masterminds behind the at-home bike / in-home studio experience are treading into new territory, literally. This May, the company that brought live streaming cycling into your average home broke new ground by launching a treadmill. I was a runner before I was a cyclist, so I was beyond stoked to hear the news and to see how Peloton would up the ante. With so many other treadmills and bootcamp classes on the market, was there room to do anything different? The verdict: did. not. disappoint. In fact, I’m using this post to make my case to my husband that we NEED the Peloton Tread.

Let’s talk about the treadmill first. My favorite feature is the spin dial that controls your incline and speed on each side of the handle bars. You literally spin the wheel to increase/decrease your speed or incline in seconds. No more holding down a button FOREVER to get to that sprint speed – just whip the dial and you’re going from a comfortable 6 to an all-out 12 (let’s be real, 11 is my max).

Also, the shock-absorbing slat belt with ball bearing system (vs rigid belt) is similar to Woodway treadmills and helps to absorb shock. Joint issues are what caused me to switch from running as my main activity to cycling, but this technology is game changing. “Pound the pavement” is no longer in my vocabulary thanks to Woodway and Peloton.

Finally, the 32″ screen is easy to see/read without being obnoxiously large.

So let’s talk the live class. I’m that overly enthusiastic front row person who wants to see EVERYTHING. And OMG, Olivia ran the whole dang time! And not a lolly dolly jog, this girl was movin’. We started out with the run portion. There were two segments of running and two segments of free weights. This was a rock bootcamp, so I was definitely digging the Green Day and Rage Against the Machine to work through some weekday angst. You choose your own speed, but are given guidance as to how you should feel. And yes, it is a competition. It’s always a competition The run had me pushing my pace and the weight segments had me cursing under my breath. The only drawback was that we didn’t do a lot of incline work on the tread, but I imagine that I would get more variety with additional classes.

All in all, it was the kind of torture that you love to hate. Peloton Tread studio, when you coming to Chicago???

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