Last updated: 5/4/26
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TCO Top 5 Best Peloton Classes: Week of 5/4/26
Every Monday, we ask the Clip Out community to share their favorite class from the last week. Your stories of love, sweat, and tears always inspire us to keep moving. We are excited to share the five most enthusiastic nominations (in no particular order) and a quick review of each class. Read on for our weekly dose of motivation!
This week’s favorite Peloton classes:
- 05/02/26 30-Minute 80s Ride with Sam Yo
- 04/30/26 45-Minute Strength with Jess Sims
- 05/03/26 Boss Ride with Ally Love
- 05/01/26 45-Minute Mental Health Rest and Restore with Kirra Michel
- The Unstackable: 04/28/26 45-Minute Deep Dive: Jagged Little Pill with Denis Morton
Why you loved them!
Sometimes it’s hard to pick just one favorite Peloton class (clear by the number of bookmarked classes we have to “take later”), but these reviews make it easy! Here’s what the TCO community had to say about their favorite Peloton classes from the last week.
1. Favorite 80s Ride
05/02/26 30-Minute 80s Ride with Sam Yo
“Sam’s 30 min 80s ride from May 2 was a trip to Sam’s Video Store!! It has great 80s music from the movies, a tough roadmap, a special appearance of the aviators, and an entertaining narrative to bring it all together. There really should be a Collection of all of Sam’s Video Store rides; they are treasures!”
— Sarah Andres Sale
“It’s a new video store ride! The way Sam programs these rides plus his commentary about the movies makes you feel like you’re riding through the movie. So much fun!”
— Sonya Norman
Two nominations landed independently on the same TCO Top 5 Peloton class this week, and that alone tells you something. Sam Yo’s Video Store rides have built a devoted following over the years, and for good reason. This latest installment pairs a tough roadmap with a 10-track playlist pulled straight from 80s cinema — Back to the Future, Top Gun, E.T., Dirty Dancing, The Goonies, and more — all woven together with Sam’s signature calm delivery and a pair of aviators as a nod to the playlist. If you have never taken one of Sam Yo’s Video Store rides, this is a great place to start. And if you have been following the series, you already know: go take it immediately. We covered the full backstory of this class right here if you want the complete rundown.
2. Favorite Strength Class
04/30/26 45-Minute Strength with Jess Sims
“I have a habit of skipping things in strength classes (not always) or just getting bored lol but this class was great! Start to finish loved the whole format.”
— Emilie Caroline
Admitting that you sometimes skip moves in strength class takes a certain self-awareness, which makes Emilie’s nomination all the more meaningful. When a TCO Top 5 Peloton class holds your attention from the first rep to the last, that is not an accident. Jess Sims builds formats that keep things moving without feeling chaotic, and this 45-minute strength class delivered exactly that. If you find yourself drifting during strength workouts, this is the one to add to your stack this week.
3. Favorite Ride
05/03/26 Boss Ride with Ally Love
“Ally’s Boss Ride from yesterday! It was TOUGH but so uplifting!”
— Marissa Zuke
Short reviews can say the most. Tough and uplifting in the same breath is the exact combination that makes the best Peloton rides worth going back to, and Ally Love has always been one of the instructors who can hold both at once. A Boss Ride in Ally’s hands means high expectations, a playlist that carries you when your legs want to stop, and a coaching style that reminds you why you showed up in the first place. This TCO Top 5 Peloton class dropped on May 3 and is already earning its place on members’ bookmark lists.
4. Favorite Rest and Restore
05/01/26 45-Minute Mental Health Rest and Restore with Kirra Michel
“I was in studio this past Friday for Kirra’s 45 minute Mental Health Rest and Restore. It was calming, centering, and just what I needed. If you have time this week, I highly recommend taking a break and taking this class.”
— Michelle Dalton Wagner
“That class was fabulous. It felt luxurious. The class plan was great — meditation, breathwork, yin yoga, body scan, meditation. One of the best classes on the platform.”
— Sarah Lester
“Kirra’s 45 minute Mental Health Rest and Restore from 5/1 was amazing! She started with meditation and breathwork, followed by yin, and ended with yoga nidra (guided savasana). I felt like my entire nervous system was reset after taking this class.”
— Kristin Lewandowski Aziz
Three separate members nominated this TCO Top 5 Peloton class independently, and each arrived at the same conclusion: this was exactly what they needed. Michelle took it in studio. Sarah called it one of the best classes on the platform. Kristin said her entire nervous system felt different on the other side of it. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Kirra Michel’s Mental Health Rest and Restore is as fitting a way to honor that as anything on the platform right now. Clear your schedule, find a quiet space, and give yourself this one.
5. The Unstackable: Favorite Deep Dive Ride
Sometimes we want a class that leaves us in a puddle and washes all hope of a stack of extra classes away with it. We call those classes Unstackable, and we love hearing about our listeners’ Unstackable experiences.
The Unstackable: 04/28/26 45-Minute Deep Dive: Jagged Little Pill with Denis Morton
“Loved Denis’ Deep Dive: Jagged Little Pill. Sneaky hard workout.”
— Jenny Kvapil
“Another vote for Denis’ Jagged Little Pill ride. Pure perfection!”
— Kristin Lewandowski Aziz
“Sneaky hard” is one of the most honest things you can say about a class that earns the Unstackable label. Denis Morton’s Deep Dive series builds each ride around a single album in full, and for this second installment he chose Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill — a record that does not apologize for its intensity, which turns out to be a very good fit. The full album plays mostly in order across 45 minutes, and Denis weaves his personal connection to the music into the structure of the ride itself. You may think you are settling in for a deep music experience. You are also getting a serious workout. Two nominators called it out this week, with Kristin landing on “pure perfection” after Jenny had already warned you it was sneaky hard. Consider yourself warned. We have the full breakdown of this TCO Top 5 Peloton class right here if you want more context before you clip in.
Thank you!
Thank you to all of our listeners for sharing your recommendations and enthusiasm. To see the full list of this week’s classes and add your own to the conversation, check out the TCO Facebook Group. To see past weeks’ Top 5 classes, visit TheClipOut.com and search TCO Top 5! If you try any of the recommendations and find a new favorite Peloton class, we’d love to hear from you!
Best Peloton Classes Archive
| Week | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 |
| Ending 4/29/26 | 04/24/26 30-Minute 2000s Rock Ride Ben Alldis |
04/25/26 60-Minute Power Zone Ride Hannah Frankson |
04/19/26 45-Minute Mixtape Ride Jenn Sherman |
04/24/26 30-Minute Disco Ride Benny Adami |
04/19/26 60-Minute Total Strength Andy Speer |
| Ending 4/22/26 | 04/14/26 30-Minute Gute Nacht Yoga Nico Sarani |
04/19/26 30-Minute Pop Walk Rebecca Kennedy |
04/19/26 30-Minute Endurance Run Kirsten Ferguson |
4/17/26 Cross Training Week 1, Day 5: 45-Minute Ride Emma Lovewell |
04/17/26 30-Minute 90s Class Benny Adami |
| Ending 4/15/26 | 60-Minute Power Zone End 80’s Ride from 4/11/26 Sam Yo |
30-Minute Full Body Strength from 4/7/26 Zacharias Niedzwiecki |
30-Minute Hardstyle EDM Ride from 4/10/26 Benny Adami |
30-Minute Justin Bieber Full Body from 4/2/26 Rebecca Kennedy |
30-Minute Glutes and Legs Strength from 11/22/24
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