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I was getting exercised about Peloton even before the news broke that their treadmills allegedly gobble up small children and pets.
Peloton, dubbed the Netflix of fitness, sells exercise bikes and treadmills with touch screens that provide access to live-streamed and on-demand exercise classes, “so users can enjoy the intensity and excitement of classes taught by the world’s best instructors without leaving the house.”
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That quote from a Peloton press release, along with COVID closures of fitness centres, should make them an easy sell.
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