A Peloton may look like any other spin bike, but there’s a lot more you can do with it than pedal in place. Below are my 10 favorite hacks, all of which will work if you have the original Bike (though most of them will also apply to other models, like the Bike+ and Cross-Training Bike).
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I love this option because some of my favorite instructors only (or mainly) do classes in a non-English language. I really enjoy Erik’s German classes, for example. He programs good workouts and I love the music he plays, so I’ll do those rides whether they have subtitles or not. Power Zone or cadence/resistance cues will still show up at the bottom of the screen for most classes, so you’re not missing much. And who knows, you might learn a few words of another language—I now know that the German word for knee is "knie," and I can count backwards from fünf!
Credit: Beth Skwarecki/PelotonTake a screenshot during your workouts
Did you like that screenshot I put in the hack above? Pretty clever, huh? The Peloton's screenshot feature is a well-hidden secret, and you’ll need an Android device to be able to get the screenshot off of your Peloton tablet.
Press the power button at the same time as the volume-down button. (You may need to hold the buttons in for a second.)
On the next screen, choose your nearby Android device. (iPhone devices may show up here, but I’ve never managed to successfully share a screenshot to an iPhone.)
This is a screenshot from the Peloton showing where it keeps your screenshots. Credit: Beth SkwareckiYour Peloton equipment can record and display your heart rate, as long as you give it some heart rate data to read. You don’t need to buy Peloton’s branded heart rate monitor; any Bluetooth device will do.
Once you have your device broadcasting heart rate, pairing to the Peloton Bike (or other equipment) is simple. Tap Settings in the top right corner of any screen (even while you are in a ride) and tap Heart Rate. You'll see a listing of paired and available Bluetooth devices, and you can select your watch or chest strap from there. In the future, the connection will happen automatically, but you can always come back to this screen to disconnect a device or pair a new one.
Compete in a race against yourself
But if you've taken the class before, your past self is on the leaderboard too. Race yourself by filtering the leaderboard to "all time" and to "just me." If you've taken the class multiple times, you'll have multiple past selves. The system will steadily increase their output number from 0 to the number of kJ that you finished that ride with. That means they won't necessarily surge and slow down when you're doing intervals, but if you finish the class ahead of one of them, you've improved.
Reset your PRs without losing any data
Credit: Beth Skwarecki/PelotonFortunately, you can reset your PRs without actually deleting them. From the three-dot menu in the lower right corner of the Peloton home screen, select Profile Settings, then Personal Records, and then Manage. Here, you get to set a start date for PRs. By default, Peloton counts all efforts you've ever done. But there's an option to have your PRs only count from a certain date. Tap this, and a date selector will pop up. Some people reset their PRs every year. Resetting doesn't delete any data, so you can always set it back to "all time" later, or to any date you like.
Pedaltrak is a Peloton-specific app that tracks your fitness over time, gives feedback on each workout, and includes a few fun games like Instructor Bingo.
Intervals.icu is a popular platform for cyclists and runners. It can calculate your training load, estimate your FTP, compare activities, and more.
Find friends outside of the official Peloton apps
The Peloton interface only lets you high-five your friends; you have to go to other places if you want to actually discuss and chat. So you log on to the r/pelotoncycle subreddit, for example, and join one of the group rides (or group yoga, or group strength...) or find the latest Power Zone program. Or you join the Power Zone Pack, which is a Peloton training group with a paid membership.
During a ride, there's a ton of helpful data on the screen, from the leaderboard, to the time remaining in the class, to the resistance and cadence that you're pedaling right this moment. It's enough to be overwhelming at times, so here's a little trick—just double-tap your finger on the center of the screen. It will all go away.
You can bring each item back, one at a time, if you find you miss something: just tap on its area of the screen, and there will be an icon to tap to bring it back. This way you can get your cadence and resistance back, but hide the leaderboard, high fives, and the timer.
Filter, preview, and count down Power Zone classes
Credit: HomeFitnessBuddyThe Power Zone Tool at HomeFitnessBuddy is, however, the perfect tool for that job. Classes get added in batches, so the most recent ones may not be on there. But it’s a gold mine for picking out exactly the ride you want to take today. You can search or sort by which zones are included, and by TSS, which is “training stress score.” The higher the TSS, the harder the workout. Click on a ride, and you can view a graph of all the zones, labeled according to how long you spend in each zone. Peloton’s own search does have this information, but it’s much harder to find and read. Click the link to the class, and as long as you're logged in to your Peloton account, you'll be able to bookmark the class from that webpage, or add it to your queue.
Cast your workout to your TV
If you want to take a strength or yoga class, you don’t need to watch it on your Bike’s screen. There is a mobile version of the Peloton app, of course, but you’re not limited to your tiny phone screen, either. Both the mobile app and the Bike (or other Peloton equipment) can cast classes to compatible TVs. Here are Peloton’s instructions to cast from phone app or direct from the Bike.
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