How Peloton’s New ‘Club Peloton’ Rating System Works

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Earlier this week, Peloton unveiled a slew of new app features and hardware updates , from AI-powered coaching to improved bikes and treadmills .

I’ve spent the last few days playing with all the new features ( I’m a devoted Peloton fan ), and I was particularly intrigued by a small rank that suddenly appeared on my profile. It represents my progress in Club Peloton, a new member rewards program that offers substantial rewards.

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What is Club Peloton?

Club Peloton is a new ranking system that reflects a person’s effort and participation in Peloton workouts. Progress is tracked retrospectively (good news for my 201-day streak), meaning I’ve reached Silver III rank. The ranks are as follows:

  • Bronze (I, II and III)

  • Silver (I, II and III)

  • Gold (I, II and III)

  • Champion

  • Legend

Each of the first three ranks has three levels, with Champion and Legend standing separately, so there are 11 levels in total to complete.

It’s important to note that you will never be demoted in Club Peloton; you can only move up. If you miss a week’s worth of workouts while at Bronze III, you won’t be demoted to Bronze II. This is meant to encourage you, not to humiliate you.

How to earn points?

The goal of this new rating system is to encourage participants, motivate them to try new things, and provide recognition and rewards. The scoring methods support this. Here’s what you can do to improve your rating:

What do you think at the moment?

  • Earn two points every day you workout with Peloton, whether you use the company’s equipment, its app, or Strength+.

  • Earn points based on your weekly streaks, such as three points for a three-week streak, etc. If you train two weeks in a row, you’ll earn two points. If you train for 40 weeks in a row, you’ll earn a 40-point bonus that week.

  • Earn points for annual streaks, too. If you train for 52 consecutive weeks, you’ll earn an annual streak, earning you double points. Instead of 52 points at the end of the year, you’ll earn 104.

  • Earn points for achievements. These can be found in your Peloton profile. These include, for example, completing 10 or 25 classes of a certain type. Reaching a milestone in a second activity beyond the one you’ve already participated in earns you a 10% bonus. Reaching a milestone in three or more activities earns a 20% bonus.

  • Earn points for participating in programs. Every week, by participating in one of them, such as the Peloton FTP program , you earn two points. You get one point for each completed class on your new personalized plan, created by artificial intelligence, and 10 points for each completed Peloton Challenge.

  • Earn points for teamwork. Each week, you can earn up to one point for giving a virtual high-five during class, attending an in-person class, or participating in a team competition .

How are ranks calculated?

Want to know how many points you need to rank up? Here’s how:

  • Bronze is your level if you have between 0 and 99 points.

  • Silver – from 100 to 1999 points.

  • Gold covers a range from 2000 points to 14,999 points.

  • Champion – from 15,000 to 29,999 points.

  • The legend is intended for those who have more than 30,000 points.

As I said, I have a daily streak that lasts almost two-thirds of the year, and I’m only in Silver III with 1205 points total, and 795 to Gold I. You can go into your point history to see a breakdown of how you got to where you are.

What’s the point of all this?

This is fantastic for me, but I’m a notorious fan of streak-based app gimmicks. I’ll do anything for a digital badge, like going to Dunkin’ Donuts every day or keeping a to-do list in an app that makes me report my progress to a little cartoon bird. Simply put, I’m motivated by competing for something, even if I’m competing with myself over something that’s essentially nothing more than pixels.

But Club Peloton is much more than that: the company promises that as you level up, you’ll receive “surprises.” While there are more to come, some rewards have already been revealed. You could receive early access to new classes or challenges, discounts on clothing and other merchandise, instructor recognition during classes, and invitations to exclusive in-person events.

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