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Best workout apps ranked: Peloton tops Good Housekeeping's list! Workout apps are everywhere, but Good Housekeeping just settled the debate over which one actually delivers, and Peloton came out on top. The Good Housekeeping Institute Nutrition & Fitness Lab tested more than 40 workout apps, pulling in feedback from certified trainers and real-world testers, and named the Peloton App the best overall pick among every option on the market. For a company that spent years fighting a bike-only reputation, the recognition lands as a clear signal that its full range of offerings is finally getting noticed. Why Peloton led the best workout apps list. Good Housekeeping's testers pointed to several specific strengths that separated Peloton from the rest of the field. The app's library spans more than 16 workout types, including cycling, running, yoga, barre, strength training, stretching, and prenatal classes, giving members a genuinely well-rounded fitness experience rather than a single-focus training tool. That breadth mattered to testers evaluating dozens of workout apps side by side, since many competitors specialize in one modality while Peloton covers nearly all of them under a single subscription. Discover more Listening To Popular Podcasts Buying Home Fitness Equipment Booking Guided Pilates Classes Testers also highlighted the platform's ease of use, calling out how simple it is to filter classes by instructor, length, and workout type to find exactly the right session. Among workout apps built for scale, that kind of intuitive navigation is not a given. Instructors came up again and again in tester feedback. Reviewers named Robin Arzón, Cody Rigsby, and Alex Toussaint specifically, describing an instructor roster that fits nearly any mood or motivation style, whether someone wants high energy, humor, or a steady, encouraging push. The review also broke down Peloton's membership structure, which offers flexibility that many workout apps do not match. App One covers equipment-free workouts, including bodyweight training and routines with small equipment like dumbbells or resistance bands, while App+ unlocks additional metrics for owners of the Bike+, Tread, and other Peloton hardware. Testers also pointed to Strength+, a separate app tailored to gym-goers and home lifters, which delivers programming based on available equipment, from barbells and kettlebells to cable machines. That tier system lets Peloton serve members at every stage, from someone with no equipment at all to a household built around a full Peloton setup. Discover more Subscribing To Celebrity Newsletters Hiring A Personal Athletic Coach The recognition arrives at a notable moment for the company. For more insight into how Peloton's business is performing heading into this kind of press attention, read The Clip Out's coverage of Peloton's most recent earnings call here. Who Peloton beat in the workout apps rankings. Peloton topped a genuinely competitive field of workout apps. Apple Fitness+ landed the best at-home workout pick for its multi-trainer classes, sign-language inclusion, and Time to Walk series. Alo Wellness Club took best for barre, yoga, and Pilates thanks to its now-free access and boutique-style content filmed in high-end locations. Sweat earned best for women with its all-female instructor lineup and programming built around every life stage, including pregnancy and postpartum. Centr, built around Chris Hemsworth's training team, was named best for men for its strength and conditioning focus. Rounding out the list, Future took best for personal training with its human coaching model, Nike Training Club won best free option, Ladder claimed best for strength training, Shred was named best for gym-goers with its AI-assisted programming, and Strava took best for runners and cyclists. Good Housekeeping also flagged several other workout apps worth a look, including BODi, Glo, and Obé, though none of them displaced Peloton from the top of the list. Discover more Hiring A Certified Personal Trainer The case for workout apps in general. Beyond the rankings, Good Housekeeping made a broader case for why workout apps are worth using at all. According to the testers, consistency, not the app itself, is what determines results. The right app removes the guesswork of planning a session, offers expert instruction without the cost of in-person training, and gives users a structured way to track progress over time. That combination is part of why workout apps have become a default entry point for people building a fitness routine from home. The article also addressed common concerns around workout apps as a category. They cannot fully replace a personal trainer's real-time form correction, and not every platform works offline, so anyone with an unreliable connection should check for downloadable content before subscribing. Equipment needs vary too. Some workout apps run entirely on bodyweight movements, while others lean on dumbbells, kettlebells, or gym machines, and platforms like Peloton offer added metrics for members who own the connected hardware. Cost was another factor testers weighed, noting that most workout apps are still considerably cheaper than in-person training or a traditional gym membership, since there is no facility upkeep or equipment overhead built into the price. Community also came up as a deciding factor across the review. Exercising at home can feel isolating, and testers noted that the workout apps with built-in social features, whether through leaderboards, hashtag groups, or live classes, tended to keep users more engaged over time. Peloton's community structure was cited as one of the stronger examples of that model in action. Peloton has spent years working to shed a bike-only reputation, building out strength, yoga, running, and recovery content to match. A best-overall win across more than 40 workout apps, tested head-to-head against Apple, Nike, and every other major name in the category, is proof that message is finally breaking through. For a brand that has weathered plenty of skepticism about its direction, this is the kind of independent, third-party validation that carries real weight, and it puts Peloton back in the conversation as the app to beat. Congratulations to the entire Peloton team! The Clip Out is an independent Peloton news site with reporting, analysis, and community insights. The Clip Out deliver breaking updates, feature reporting, and expert context on the stories driving the community and the industry. Its weekly podcast offers deeper conversation and perspective, and you can find The Clip Out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, TuneIn, and YouTube Music. You can also follow The Clip Out on its socials on Facebook, Threads, Instagram, BlueSky, and YouTube. See something in the Peloton universe that you think The Clip Out should know? Visit The Clip Out at theclipout.com and submit a tip. My daily therapy is provided by Peloton and I truly believe that movement is medicine. I don't discriminate - bike, tread, yoga, strength, pilates and a ton of meditation. By day, I am a psychotherapist and director of a large counseling center in NJ. I am particularly passionate about women's mental health, especially in midlife. 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Train for Tennis program brings 15 new Peloton classes. Matt Wilpers built the week-long plan with elite coach Paul Annacone to prep members for peak tennis performance. Peloton has added a new Train for Tennis program to its on-demand library, giving members a structured week built around match-day performance. The program pairs longtime Peloton instructor Matt Wilpers with elite tennis coach Paul Annacone, aiming to help members maintain strength and mobility through pre-season and in-season play alike. What's inside the Train for Tennis program. The Train for Tennis program spans one week, with 15 classes members can take up to seven times, according to the program's overview on the Peloton app. Class lengths range from 10 to 30 minutes, making the plan easy to fit around an already busy match schedule. Here is the full day-by-day breakdown of the Train for Tennis program: * Day 1: 10-minute Mobility for Tennis * Day 2: 30-minute Upper Body Strength for Tennis, 10-minute Upper Body Stretch for Tennis * Day 3: 30-minute Endurance Run for Tennis, 10-minute Hip Stretch for Tennis * Day 4: 10-minute Warm Up for Tennis, 20-minute HIIT Cardio for Tennis, 20-minute Lower Body Strength for Tennis * Day 5: 10-minute Core Strength for Tennis, 10-minute Mobility for Tennis * Day 6: 10-minute Warm Up for Tennis, 10-minute Post-Tennis Stretch * Day 7: 10-minute Warm Up for Tennis, 10-minute Post-Tennis Stretch The final two days repeat the same warm up and stretch pairing, giving members a consistent pre- and post-match routine to lean on once the structured training days are behind them. That day-by-day design is what makes the Train for Tennis program easy to fit around an actual match schedule rather than a rigid gym plan. Matt Wilpers built the plan with Paul Annacone. Peloton's official description for the program notes it was designed alongside Annacone, a coach who has worked with some of the sport's top players. The description states the plan is meant to help members move faster, stronger, and stay healthy set after set, pairing Wilpers' programming background with Annacone's court-side expertise, both central to the Train for Tennis program design. Annacone spent seven years coaching Pete Sampras and later worked with Tim Henman and Roger Federer, guiding all three to Grand Slam success, according to the ATP Tour's official coaching bio. He currently coaches Taylor Fritz, one of the top-ranked American men on tour, and appears as a commentator on Tennis Channel. That resume puts real competitive pedigree behind the Train for Tennis program, not just a generic strength template with a tennis label attached. Wilpers is a former Division I distance runner with more than a decade of coaching experience, and he has built a reputation on Peloton for structured training blocks that span running, cycling, and strength categories. That background carries over into the Train for Tennis program, which leans on the same short, purposeful session format members have come to expect from his other plans. In the video announcing the program, Wilpers said the training targets the muscles and movement patterns tennis actually calls for, the control and stability behind swinging a racket, covering the court, and reacting shot to shot, rather than generic gym work borrowed from another sport. Wilpers has applied a similar structure before, most notably in the one-week strength programming built into his marathon prep approach for runners. That earlier program also broke a single week into short, purposeful sessions rather than one long workout, a format that keeps the Train for Tennis program approachable for members balancing practice, matches, and everyday training. For members who split time between the court and the Peloton app, the program offers a rare combination: a professionally validated approach paired with programming built to fit inside a real tennis schedule, without asking players to abandon their existing routine to make room for it. Full details, including the program class list, are available now in the Programs section of the Peloton app. The Clip Out is an independent Peloton news site with reporting, analysis, and community insights. The Clip Out deliver breaking updates, feature reporting, and expert context on the stories driving the community and the industry. Its weekly podcast offers deeper conversation and perspective, and you can find The Clip Out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, TuneIn, and YouTube Music. You can also follow The Clip Out on its socials on Facebook, Threads, Instagram, BlueSky, and YouTube. See something in the Peloton universe that you think The Clip Out should know? Visit The Clip Out at theclipout.com and submit a tip. Jen has been a Peloton member since early 2020 and is a travel-loving adventurer always on the hunt for the next vacation. In 2025, she ran her first marathon at the Berlin Marathon (thanks to many Peloton running programs that somehow turned her into a real runner.) Jen owns her own consulting company, where she works with behavioral health agencies to streamline their processes and go paperless. When she's not training or consulting, she's planning her next trip, enjoying a great glass of wine, or floating in her pool pretending she can't hear anyone call "mom." 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Peloton Strength+ Android app finally arrives. The Peloton Strength+ Android app is now available, giving Android users access to the guided strength training experience Peloton first launched for iOS in December 2024. As of this morning, the app can be downloaded directly from the Google Play Store, closing a gap that Android-based Members have been asking about since Strength+ debuted. Peloton says the rollout reflects its broader push to expand access to Strength offerings across its Member base, regardless of device. The company has not announced whether additional regions will gain access alongside this Android launch. From beta to full app. Strength+ began as a wide beta test in September 2024 before its official iOS launch that December. The release marked Peloton's first new standalone app since the original Peloton app debuted in June 2018, making it a significant addition to the company's app ecosystem rather than a minor feature update. Today's Android release brings that same app, built and refined through more than a year of iOS use, to a second platform for the first time. Peloton says the rollout reflects its broader push to expand access to Strength offerings across its Member base, regardless of device. The company has not announced whether additional regions will gain access alongside this Android launch. What the Peloton Strength+ Android app offers. Discover more Buying Home Fitness Equipment Booking Guided Pilates Classes Strength+ is built around two core experiences: a customizable workout generator and instructor-led programs. Members can build routines based on goals, muscle focus, workout length, equipment, and experience level, or follow multi-week programs guided by Peloton's strength coaches. The app also includes in-workout guidance through video demonstrations and audio cues, a library of instructional videos covering exercise technique and equipment setup, and progress tracking that logs weights, reps, and milestones. A customizable audio setting lets Members keep listening to their own music or podcast app while still hearing coach cues during a workout. One difference for Android users to note: Apple Watch syncing for in-workout metrics is currently an iOS-only feature. Android Members will still get full in-app tracking, just without that watch integration for now. Strength+ workouts count toward daily activity and streaks across a Member's connected Peloton apps and devices. Peloton has also been clear that Strength+ is distinct from the Gym feature already built into the main Peloton app, which remains available separately. Pricing and membership access. Strength+ carries a standalone cost of $9.99 per month with a 14-day free trial. Members with All-Access, App+, Guide, or Corporate Wellness App+ memberships get Strength+ at no additional cost by downloading the app and logging in with their existing Peloton credentials. Subscriptions can be managed or canceled anytime from the app's settings menu. The Peloton Strength+ app is now available for download in the Google Play store. Discover more Subscribing To Celebrity Newsletters Buying Pop Music Concert Tickets Hiring A Personal Athletic Coach Where the app is available. Strength+ is currently available in the United States and Canada on both iOS and Android devices and Android owners can find it in the Google Play store. Members outside those markets will need to continue using the Gym feature, Strength+'s predecessor, within the main Peloton app until Strength+ expands further internationally. Today's release addresses one of the most persistent gaps in Peloton's app ecosystem since Strength+ launched. However, whether an international rollout follows remains to be seen. The Clip Out is an independent Peloton news site with reporting, analysis, and community insights. The Clip Out deliver breaking updates, feature reporting, and expert context on the stories driving the community and the industry. Its weekly podcast offers deeper conversation and perspective, and you can find The Clip Out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, TuneIn, and YouTube Music. You can also follow The Clip Out on its socials on Facebook, Threads, Instagram, BlueSky, and YouTube. See something in the Peloton universe that you think The Clip Out should know? Visit The Clip Out at theclipout.com and submit a tip. Nikki is an NASM-certified personal trainer and Behavior Change Specialist who has been a Peloton member since 2016. She combines her passion for fitness with a professional background in communications, including a decade in radio spanning on-air work, promotions, and non-traditional revenue. Her experience also includes covering the Jacksonville Jaguars for a Fox Sports Radio affiliate, bringing a seasoned, analytical lens to her coverage of the fitness landscape. When she's not writing or working out, Nikki enjoys gardening, paddleboarding, and spending time with her family. She can be found on the leaderboard as MySprtsBrasStuk. Latest podcast. Subscribe. Keep up with all the Peloton news!