Spotify adds Peloton workouts to its app

Spotify is adding Peloton workouts to its app, turning the service into part music app, part workout hub. Premium subscribers can stream more than 1,400 Peloton classes inside Spotify, while free users and paying subscribers alike can browse curated fitness playlists and guided workout experiences without leaving the app.

Peloton workouts inside Spotify

The move folds one of fitness’s better-known content brands into Spotify’s ecosystem, which is a pretty obvious play if your audience already treats playlists like training tools. Spotify says the classes are mainly in English, with some Spanish and German options, and users can jump between devices mid-session, from a TV video workout to audio on a phone or smart speaker.

Downloads are supported too, so a sweaty commute to the gym does not have to depend on a signal that behaves. That convenience matters because workout content lives or dies on friction: if starting a session feels easier than opening a rival app, Spotify has a shot at keeping users inside its own walls.

Why Spotify is pushing fitness content

Spotify is not wandering into fitness for the cardio of it all. The company says nearly 70 percent of its Premium subscribers work out monthly, and workout-related content has been one of the top uses for its Prompted Playlist feature. That gives Spotify a built-in audience for a category that sits neatly between music, podcasts, and creator-led video.

The broader strategy is easy to spot: Spotify wants to be the app you keep open for more than audio. It has already pushed into books and group chats, which suggests the company is testing how far it can stretch its service before users start asking whether a streaming app should really be trying to do everything.

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What free and Premium users get

• Premium: access to Peloton’s library of more than 1,400 classes
• Free and Premium: curated playlists under the “fitness” genre
• Both tiers: guided workout experiences and cross-device playback
• Offline downloads: available for the fitness classes

The interesting question is whether this becomes a sticky habit or just another tab people ignore after one enthusiastic week. If Spotify can keep fitness content feeling native rather than bolted on, competitors may have to deal with a platform that is no longer just collecting ears, but workouts too.