The biggest risks of using fitness trackers to monitor health

Fitness trackers, which help keep tabs on sleep quality, heart rate and other biological metrics, are a popular way to help Americans improve their health and well-being.  There are many types of trac...

How much does it cost to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits

Vivian James Rigney is no casual traveler. The executive coach and speaker has visited more than 80 countries and lived on three continents. He’s also climbed the highest mountains on all seven ...

Peloton adds $3,195 rowing machine to fitness equipment lineup

Peloton Rowing Machine Courtesy: Peloton Peloton is adding rowing machines to its lineup as the company works through a restructuring to expand its customer base and return to a profit. The fitness-ma...

Peloton competitor Tonal cuts 35% of jobs ahead of possible recession, IPO

Tonal in-home fitness. Source: Tonal Tonal, the connected fitness equipment maker that counts tennis superstar Serena Williams and Amazon‘s Alexa fund as backers, is cutting 35% of its workforce...

Peloton sweetens employee pay incentives as it fights to boost morale

In this photo illustration the Peloton Interactive logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Peloton sweetened incentives for its workers with one-time c...

Peloton took $182 million impairment charge last quarter as inventories piled up

A Peloton stationary bike for sale at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peloton‘s goodwill took a ...

Surprised by how deep some issues ran at the company

Barry McCarthy, chief financial officer at Spotify, attend annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 11, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer | Getty Images When Barry McCarthy showed ...

Peloton (PTON) fiscal Q3 2021 earnings

A Peloton stationary bike for sale at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peloton on Tuesday reported a wi...

What Wall Street expects Tuesday

A woman walks in front of a Peloton store in Manhattan on May 05, 2021 in New York. John Smith | VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Analysts and investors are eager to get to know Peloton Chief E...

Peloton shares hit all-time low as pressure mounts ahead of earnings

In this photo illustration the Peloton Interactive logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Peloton Interactive shares tumbled to an all-time low Friday...

Peloton raises subscription fees, cuts prices for Bikes, Treads

A Peloton Interactive Inc. logo on a stationary bike at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peloton is hik...

Peloton activist Blackwells takes aim at new CEO, pushes for sale

A person walks past a Peloton store on January 20, 2022 in Coral Gables, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Activist Blackwells Capital is reiterating its push for Peloton to consider a sale, arguing ...

Hydrow raises millions as at-home fitness industry faces post-Covid reckoning

Hydrow, maker of a $2,500 connected rowing machine, said Thursday it has landed another $55 million in funding to fuel its growth while the at-home fitness industry undergoes a shakeout as consumers r...

Peloton tests new pricing model as it tries to win customers

Peloton’s new Chief Executive Barry McCarthy has only been at the helm of the connected fitness company for about a month, but he’s already testing ways to lure new customers and make the ...

Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) reports Q4 2021 earnings beat

Signage outside a Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. store in Clarksville, Indiana, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dick’s Sporting Goods on Tuesday reported prof...

Gen Zers are fueling overall membership growth

A user on a treadmill at a Planet Fitness gym. Source: Getty Images Planet Fitness is seeing more teens sign up for their first gym memberships during the coronavirus pandemic, helping to fuel the com...

Peloton hit by major outage, company says it’s investigating the issue

A Peloton store in Walnut Creek, California, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peloton on Tuesday suffered a major outage that meant at least some users were ...

The fall of Peloton’s John Foley and the market’s big founder problem

John Foley, co-founder and chief executive officer of Peloton Interactive Inc., stands for a photograph during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in front of the Nasdaq MarketSite in Ne...

Peloton CEO’s first all-hands meeting cut short as ex-staff crash it

In this photo illustration the Peloton Interactive logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Peloton held a virtual all-hands meeting Wednesday that was ...

Serena Williams to star in Tonal ad targeting women

Tonal, known for its $2,995 at-home gym, is using a Super Bowl ad to make a point to women that they can use strength training equipment just like men. A new campaign starring tennis champion Serena W...

Read the email that Peloton’s new CEO Barry McCarthy sent to staff

Barry McCarthy, chief financial officer at Spotify, attend annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 11, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Peloton’s new CEO, Ba...

Peloton founder John Foley’s mea culpa, says recent events are ‘humbling’

In this photo illustration the Peloton Interactive logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Peloton founder John Foley, who is on the way out the door a...

Meet Peloton’s new CEO, Barry McCarthy

Barry McCarthy, chief financial officer at Spotify, attend annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 11, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Peloton is looking to exper...

Peloton shares up on takeover talks, here’s why a deal might not work

Peloton’s stock soared more than 25% Monday, putting it back above its IPO price, as the beaten down connected fitness equipment maker attracts interest from outsiders. Thus far, reports have na...

Apple, Not Amazon, Should Buy Peloton. One Analyst Explains Why.

Text size (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) It’s been reported that Amazon.com and Nike are weighing bids for Peloton Interactive . One analyst said he’s be surprised if Apple also wasn’t in t...

Peloton stock jumps 34% on report Amazon is among potential buyers

Brody Longo works out on his Peloton exercise bike on April 16, 2021 in Brick, New Jersey. Michael Loccisano | Getty Images Shares of Peloton jumped more than 34% in extended trading Friday after the ...

Peloton internal docs show it slashed 2022 sales goals for apparel unit

Peloton briefly advertised its private-label apparel line outside of a storefront in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Source: Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC Peloton has slashed 2022 sales projections ...

Activist investor Blackwells to call on Peloton to fire CEO, explore sale

A person walks past a Peloton store on January 20, 2022 in Coral Gables, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images An activist is pushing Peloton to fire its chief executive officer and consider a sale as it...

Peloton’s brand gets slammed again after an unfavorable portrayal in ‘Billions’

Peloton Interactive Inc. stationary bicycles sit on display at the company’s showroom on Madison Avenue in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images War...

Opinion: Peloton’s stock price is disconnected from reality, and it will fall below $15 before hitting bottom

We have been recommending that investors short Peloton since October 2020. Even after falling 76% in 2021 and continuing to drop this month, Peloton’s valuation remains disconnected from the reality o...

Peloton shares up after CEO says it must ‘right-size’ production levels, consider layoffs

A Peloton Bike Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Peloton shares are up more than 5% in trading Friday after the company said it’s resetting its production levels and considering layoffs in order to ma...

Peloton CEO says company is taking ‘significant corrective actions’

John Foley, co-founder and chief executive officer of Peloton Interactive Inc., stands for a photograph during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in front of the Nasdaq MarketSite in Ne...