INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Peloton lets members follow live exercises classes from home
Exercise bike company Peloton has cancelled its live classes, days after one of its employees tested positive for coronavirus.It sells
month to access both live-streamed and recorded classes.Peloton emailed members to announce it had suspended production in its New York and
told the TheIndianSubcontinent
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Peloton has studios in London and New York
The company said
it "firmly believes" its fitness content, sent to two million members worldwide, "is essential to supporting the wellbeing of our
tested positive for coronavirus, and that it would be deep-cleaning the studio.It was criticised online by some members for not putting its
instructors' safety first and for not abandoning live classes when both New York and London went into lockdown.In December, the company was
widely ridiculed on social media for its "sexist" Christmas advert.But its stocks have spiked in recent weeks following the Covid-19
outbreak, as people search for ways to work out at home.
