Peloton has been offering a handful of meet & greets over the past several months, and yesterday they announced another one, this time in Tysons, Virginia. Head below to learn more.

Stand.earth, a Canada-based non-profit focusing on transformational change, has slapped athleisure giant lululemon with a greenwashing complaint. In a statement, Stand.earth notes that lululemon’s slogan, “Be Planet” misleads the public with the company’s actual environmental impacts. Keep reading to learn more.

At Connect the Watts, we love getting an inside look at how people set up their home gyms – with so many pieces of equipment to choose from and a range of spaces, the options for creating an effective at-home gym are limitless. Today’s home gym is a converted garage, complete with some essential pieces of (small) equipment and personalized touches throughout. Head below to learn more.

For the last month or so, a new TikTok trend has been on my For You Page, which is that of the “Sleepy Girl Mocktail.” As with many TikTok health and fitness trends, it’s sometimes difficult to know what’s good for you and what isn’t since you can’t base your own health choices on what people are doing on social media. Head below to learn more.

As is the latest trend with so many companies with wearables and smart accessories, we now have the Thermal Earring – designed by researchers at the University of Washington – which is a wireless wearable that monitors the temperature of your earlobe. Head below to learn more about the Thermal Earring.

After having received the Ornot Women’s Power Air Hooded Pullover, I have spent several workouts with this piece including a cycling class (Ornot is actually Ornot Bike, and its clothing is designed with cyclists in mind). While the pullover is a good item to wear when working up a sweat, it’s not one that I would pull from my closet to lounge around in on a lazy Sunday. Head below to learn more about the Ornot Women’s Power Air Hooded Pullover.

In 2020, a group of California researchers wanted to see if fitness trackers, such as the Oura Ring, could detect early signs and symptoms of COVID-19 (spoiler: they can). What the study also found, however, was a correlation between the depressive symptoms reported by the study’s participants with the body temperature data that Oura provides. Head below to learn more.

If you, like so many others, struggle to find time to exercise throughout your day, micro-workouts might be just what you are looking for. Head below to learn more about the benefits of micro-workouts.

If you own an Apple Vision Pro, you may want to consider regularly cleaning some of its components. Most importantly, the removable Light Seal Cushions since they are the contact point between the Vision Pro and your face.

In a new series of classes now available from Peloton, the connected fitness company has introduced creative ways in which to incorporate exercise while commuting to and from work. Head below for more details about Peloton’s “Hack the Commute.”

As first reported by Bloomberg, thousands of yoga instructors have signed a petition urging Lululemon to convert its supply chain into renewable energy. Keep reading below for more details.

As a reward for making it to the Super Bowl, the San Fransisco 49ers have each been gifted a Peloton Bike and a pair of cycling shoes – this is not the first time that the 49ers have taken care of its players, though. Head below to learn more.

With pickleball being the fastest-growing sport in America for two consecutive years in a row, companies have begun to create clothing designed with pickleball players in mind. My pickleball partner and I have spent several hours on the court with AVI’s activewear, and there is a lot to love about what they are creating. Head below to learn more.

Zwift, an indoor cycling and training app that connects players from all over the world, announced earlier this week its second round of layoffs within the last year. Additionally, co-CEO Kurt Beidler resigned. Keep reading to learn more.

Even though Black History Month started on February 1, Peloton announced on Monday its plans for 2024 Black History Month including new classes, content, and celebrations. Head below for more details.

At Connect the Watts, we love looking at home gyms and seeing what types of equipment and design choices people make to optimize their space – it offers us a glimpse into the lives of other fitness-minded people. Today’s at-home gym setup offers plenty of five-star equipment, including a Peloton Bike and an Assault Fitness AssaultBike, but with the exception of the dumbbells, there is no color to be seen anywhere. Head below to learn more.

The Apple Vision Pro is shaping up to have huge potential in the world of computing and entertainment, but could it also hold up as a fitness device?

To find out, I’ve been putting through the works, with Peloton Classes, strength training, boxing, running, yoga, and more. Watch below to see how each of these fitness experiences hold up while having the Vision Pro strapped to your face.

While there has been a ton of home rowers released in recent years, all of them have struggled to address the same question: why choose it over the Concept 2 rower which for many years has been considered to be the gold standard of rowers?

However, that question may have finally been answered with the recently released Aviron Go Rower. Not only does the design of the Aviron Go make rowing more accessible, looks better inside a home, is more stable when stored upright, and makes much less noise, but it is also much closer in price (currently $1,299) to the Concept 2 Rower than any other high-quality connected fitness rower.

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) have introduced AiSee, an assistive wearable device designed to help people who have visual impairments to better “see” objects around them with the help of AI technology. Head below for more details.

If you find yourself dragging or lacking energy throughout the day and coffee isn’t enough to keep you motivated, give this easy 5-minute yoga routine a try. Head below for more details.

I’ve had my Lumie Bodyclock for about 10 days, and now that I’ve figured out how to configure the settings in a way that makes the most sense for me, it has become my New Favorite Thing that I own. Head below to learn more about the Lumie Bodyclock Luxe 700FM.

With Dry January having come to a close, people are (literally) returning to their patterns of yesteryear which means reinstating the wine-with-dinners, the Friday happy hours, the beers-with-the-boys. However, with the continuous growth of the sober curious community and the explosion of mocktails on restaurant menus, people are questioning their relationship with alcohol and wanting to make healthier choices. Head below for five ways that you can improve your relationship with alcohol in 2024.