The Health Diaries

Why Robin Arzón, Peloton’s VP of Fitness, Thinks Balance Is Bullshit

‘Excellence is the most important habit you can curate in life because it requires doing things you don’t want to do and getting uncomfortable on a daily basis.’

There are many ways to live a healthy life. The Health Diaries is a weekly series about the habits that keep notable people living well.

Robin Arzón is one of the most famous faces of Peloton, a New York-based startup that sells stationary bikes and treadmills, and streams live workouts onto their screens to users around the world. Arzón’s not only one of the most popular instructors (she’s racked up over 237 thousand Instagram followers), but she’s now the company’s vice president of fitness programming.

Arzón — who used to be a full-time lawyer — teaches classes for Peloton, both digitally and on-site in New York, all while modeling for photoshoots, managing her own brand sponsorships, and helping to direct Peloton’s strategy. Oh, and she still manages to make time to train for and run ultramarathons.

This week, Arzón talks to Elemental about her 17-ingredient smoothie, her passion for excellence as a habit, and how she fits her…