Johanna Ricouz NBC6 Peloton Feature Shines Light on Her Work With 300 Letters
Johanna Ricouz NBC6 Peloton coverage put a well-deserved spotlight on an instructor whose work extends far beyond the fitness platform. NBC6 Miami’s Emmy award-winning journalist Sheli Muniz featured Johanna in her “Her Story” segment, highlighting Johanna’s role as a board member of 300 Letters, a Miami-based nonprofit that brings Pilates to incarcerated women at Homestead Correctional Institute. Johanna, who goes by @junglejohanna on Instagram, celebrated the appearance with a reel captioned “LOOK MOM I’M ON TV!”
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What 300 Letters Does
300 Letters was founded by Legend and Amanda Tarver, a husband and wife who were both incarcerated at the same time, separated from their young son and learning they had another child on the way just two weeks into their sentence. The 300 letters they exchanged during that period became the foundation for a nonprofit built around the idea that communication, community, and healing can hold families together through incarceration.
Based in Miami-Dade County, 300 Letters focuses on breaking the cycle of intergenerational incarceration. The organization provides emotional support, mental health services, financial relief, and community resources to families with minor children affected by a parent’s incarceration.
Johanna Ricouz NBC6 Feature: How Pilates Fits Into the Mission
Among 300 Letters’ programs is a Mindset Group Coaching initiative for incarcerated women at Homestead Correctional Institute, which incorporates Pilates as a wellness tool. Through the Mind, Perspective, and Soul workshop, Pilates gives participants a way to reconnect with their physical strength, sense of worth, and personal voice.
Johanna Ricouz featured on NBC6 Miami’s “Her Story” segment
It is the kind of community-focused work that sits at the intersection of fitness and social impact, and it is work that Johanna, as a board member of 300 Letters, is directly involved in.
From The Pilates Plug to Peloton’s Global Platform
Johanna Ricouz joined Peloton in November 2025, announced during the annual Turkey Burn ride alongside instructors Zacharias Niedzwiecki and Greta Dopp. She came to the platform with more than a decade of experience building her own fitness methodology, known as The Pilates Plug, which blends classical, contemporary, and Reformer Pilates into a signature approach.
She teaches yoga and Pilates classes on the platform and has since expanded into live Pilates instruction. Her community roots in Miami and her work with 300 Letters reflect a dimension of her career that predates Peloton and continues alongside it.
A Miami Spotlight Worth Watching
The NBC6 “Her Story” franchise, helmed by Sheli Muniz, highlights women in South Florida making a meaningful impact. Being featured there is a recognition of work done outside the fitness industry, work focused on healing and access for women who rarely make it into wellness spaces.
For Peloton members who know Johanna through her classes, this segment offers a fuller picture of the instructor behind them. The full NBC6 segment aired on NBC6 South Florida. Johanna’s Instagram reel (@junglejohanna) includes footage from the broadcast.
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