Powerful Partnership Expansion with Peloton

The Y and Peloton debuted a first-of-its-kind partnership in 2024 that provides YMCA members with world-class fitness options on-site and on-the-go: Peloton Bike+ and Row equipment is now installed in each of the Y’s Community Hubs and every YMCA of Metro Chicago member (18+) has complimentary access to Peloton App One.    
 
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago members can take advantage of the benefits of this partnership by using one of 77 Peloton Bike+ or 27 Peloton Row pieces of equipment in Ys across the region. If a visit to the local Y isn’t on the day’s agenda, fitness tracking capabilities and dozens of workouts, from stretching and yoga to high-intensity interval training (HIIT), are available for member use anywhere from the Peloton App.  

YMCA Member Colton said, “Usually, for cardio, I would run or use a treadmill. When the Peloton equipment was installed, I was excited to switch over to that!” 

Over the summer, we also paired up with our friends at Peloton to celebrate all things fitness at Faces of Fitness, a two-day activation in the River North neighborhood. At the festival, four fitness stages featured Chicago’s best-of-the best studio classes and instructors, alongside a Wellness Village of wellbeing partners.   
 
Peloton’s Tunde Oyeneyin joined the party and led an energetic bodyweight strength class before participating in a meet-and-greet and photo op with hundreds of fitness enthusiasts from across the country.  
 
We had Peloton Bike+ and Row equipment available for demos and a fitness challenge (with the chance to skip the line to meet Tunde!), meant to promote that Y membership now includes Peloton!  

 

Faces of Fitness provided the Y and Peloton a unique opportunity to display our shared values and promote accessible, inclusive opportunities for everyone to embrace fitness. We aspire to unite people, inspire healthy habits, and show that fitness is for everyone, no matter where they are on their journey!