On the Latest Boutique Fitness Playlist: Black Lives Matter
Instructor walkouts and motivational messages in a predominantly white industry decimated by the coronavirus.
In early June, as protesters marched in cities and towns around the world, Tunde Oyeneyin, a Black Peloton instructor, woke in the middle of the night and began to jot down thoughts about how to amplify their message on a bedside notepad.
In the morning, Ms. Oyeneyin received an email from Jen Cotter, the chief content officer of Peloton, asking if she would be interested in creating a spin class with a meditation, led by Chelsea Jackson Roberts, a yoga instructor, that would capture the importance of the moment.
Ms. Oyeneyin spent the next three days interviewing Black colleagues at Peloton, preparing… READ MORE @ NYTIMES.COM