Katie Wang

Quick Facts

  • Discipline(s): Strength, Row
  • Joined Peloton: Early 2023 (founding rowing instructor); added Strength September 20, 2024
  • Known for: Power Pyramid strength series, “Taco Cat” class-structure naming convention, Asian American fitness representation advocacy, her cat Ma’am
  • Instagram: @katiewongspelledwang 
  • Official Peloton page

Bio

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Katie Wang is a Peloton instructor based in New York City, born and raised in the Bay Area. Before finding her way to the Peloton studio, she built a career in tech in Silicon Valley, then transitioned into fitness through stints at Barry’s Bootcamp and Pure Barre. In early 2023, she made her debut as one of Peloton’s founding rowing instructors, part of the original trio that launched Peloton Row, and quickly earned a devoted fanbase for her infectious energy, music-themed classes, and athleisure style. In September 2024, she joined the Peloton Strength lineup, adding a second discipline to her repertoire and cementing her status as one of the platform’s most versatile instructors.

In May 2026, Wang stepped into a broader spotlight when KRON4, a Bay Area television station, featured her in a news segment during Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, tracing her path from a Silicon Valley-adjacent office career to Peloton instructor and giving voice to the scarcity of Asian American representation she saw in fitness, especially in strength training, when she was starting out. She’s continued that advocacy through Peloton’s own APIHM programming, including a May 8, 2026 strength class and past co-hosted community events at Peloton Studios New York alongside Emma Lovewell and Aditi Shah. The same month, she partnered with Purina Cat Chow on its “Cats as Therapy” Project, bringing her well-known devotion to her cat, Ma’am, into a mental wellness campaign called the Therapod that brought therapy cats to college campuses including NYU, DePaul, and UCLA.

In July 2026, Wang launched a new signature format, the Power Pyramid, officially joining the Peloton Strength schedule on July 24. Each class layers blocks of strength work in ascending order, then reverses the pattern on the way back down, always peaking with a tabata block in the middle, a structure she calls “Taco Cat” in her own class-organization shorthand. She previewed the format with a 45-minute Full Body Strength class on May 15, 2026, and has continued experimenting with format since joining Strength, including an Intervals and Arms Row class that paired rowing intervals with upper body work.

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