How to Search for Peloton Classes

I decided to write this article on how to search for Peloton classes because it just got a lot easier.

That is, Peloton finally added the ability to search on the Peloton website and, in 2023, search on the app on your phone.

Previously, you could only use the search feature on the Peloton hardware–that would be the Bike, the Bike Plus or the Tread.

Unfortunately, you still cannot use the search function on the Peloton channel on a Smart TV like my Roku.

However, I think it’s good news that Peloton has added this more search functionality.

Also, when I tried out searching on the app, I was able to see some rowing classes.

Plus, it gave me the option to add a rowing class to my Peloton class stack.

That’s definitely new!

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Why write about searching for Peloton classes

So, why would someone want the ability to search for Peloton classes?

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Because, for example, they might be in the mood for a certain artist’s music while they work out.

Or, maybe they’re simply curious if there are any Peloton classes with a favorite artist.

On the other hand maybe someone wants to take a specific kind of class, such as tabata or HIIT workouts .

Let’s get down to the nitty gritty of how to search for Peloton classes.

In addition, I want to explain how to search the most common ways that people like you and me do.

And that would be by artist or class theme.

Finally, Peloton once a spyglass to indicate how to search.

Thankfully, they recently updated this so that when you go to search, you see a traditional search “bar” on the screen..

How to search for Peloton classes

As I mentioned in the introduction, the search function exists only on the Peloton hardware (Bike, Bike Plus and Tread) and, most recently, on the website and the app.

There are other ways to search, if you will, for what you’re looking for in classes, rides and whatnot.

But this involves using the filter that you can find on the bikes, Tread, website, app and Smart TVs.

I explained all of that in detail in my blog post about Peloton Theme Rides, Runs and Classes.

So I would suggest you check out that post, too.

But this post is devoted to the true search functionality of typing in a term and looking for results.

I’ll talk you through how to search for Peloton classes by music, song, artist and class type.

So, let’s dive in.

Where to find the search bar on Peloton

On the hardware (Tread, Bike and Bike Plus), you have to go to Classes first to find the search window.

Then, once you’re on the Classes screen, you can look for the search bar

With this new search functionality on the website, here is how you get to that.

One, go to the Peloton website.

Click on the outline of a person and then My Membership and then Take Classes.

On the class homepage, underneath the banner that shows upcoming live classes, you’ll see the magnifying glass to the far right.

It’s on the same line as the phrase “Browse Classes,” which is on the far left.

How to search on Peloton bike

Once you log in, here are the steps to take to search on a Peloton bike.

On the bottom of the screen, tap Classes
On the next screen look in the upper left corner for Collections.
Tap Collections
Scroll down to choose which series of classes you want to take

There are two other ways to find music themed classes on the Bike, Bike Plus or Tread.

Follow the steps above to get to Classes
Look in the upper right hand corner for Filters
Tap Filters
Choose Music
Select the genre you want

The third and final way to find music themed classes on the Bike, Bike Plus or Tread is as follows.

Follow the steps above to get to Classes
Look for the search window
Type in the music genre, decade or musical artist

Your results will show as a group of music artists (if you searched by genre or decade) and also the classes that either have that theme or include at least one tune by the musical artist.

Peloton Music Search

So, let’s say that you want to search for Peloton classes by a genre of music.

How would you do that?

It’s easier than you think.

For example, you’ve probably read that I first became a fan of instructor Christine D’Ercole because of her New Wave Wednesdays weekly classes she’d offered in 2017, the year after I got my bike.

Hey, I went to high school and college in the 80s.

Can you blame me?

Searching for New Wave music in Peloton classes

Anyway, I know that Christine is still doing New Wave classes.

So, if I wanted to search for ANY class with new wave music, here’s what I’d do.

Find the search bar.

Type in New Wave and hit enter.

My New Wave search results show classes by not only Christine but also Leanne Hainsby, a London instructor.

It also brought up New Wave yoga classes with Kirra Michel, which I had no idea existed.

There’s also a New Wave run with Selena Samuela.

So, all in all, the results are pretty thorough and expansive across class types.

To start a new search by music type, you don’t have to click back to the search page.

Instead, go to the top, highlight and delete the phrase you just used and type in a new one.

Search Peloton Classes by Artist

When I did a Peloton Search by an artist, I discovered something interesting.

If you searched for an artist that was part of the Artist Series or had a themed class, you got two kinds of results.

One, you got a box at the top that told you how many classes featured that artist’s music.

Two, the search results showed you the themed class featuring that artist’s music exclusively.

Searching for Artists Series classes

So, for example, I decided to search for Grateful Dead music.

One of my favorite cool down rides is a five-minute one with Denis Morton (the long hair version) to the Grateful Dead’s “Touch of Gray.”

When I typed in Grateful Dead into the search bar, I got two types of results.

One, a box telling me that there are 146 classes featuring Grateful Dead music.

Two, all of the Grateful Dead theme classes.

That is, Grateful Dead is in the name of the class.

So, what are these classes?

There were five of them.

Jenn Sherman Grateful Dead ride (there are two of them)
Denis Morton Grateful Dead Yoga Flow
Andy Speer Grateful Dead Run
Kristin McGee Grateful Dead Yoga Flow

Search for Peloton classes by song

So, can you search Peloton classes by song?

Unfortunately, you cannot.

Also, you can’t search by playlist.

However, you can search by Artist.

Then, you can click on the results to see which classes contain songs by those artists.

Search by artist to find songs

So, for example, my favorite band in the 80s was Squeeze.

If I search Squeeze on the Peloton app, my results show 17 classes have music by Squeeze.

That is, there is a box on the top of the search results page that says “Squeeze 17 classes.”

Then, underneath are the classes that I thought included music from Squeeze.

However, one of the results was a 30-minute Country Ride with Leanne Hainsby.

Squeeze in a country class?

If the Squeeze song “Labeled with Love” was in the playlist, then I would get it.

That song has a distinct country vibe.

However, I previewed the playlist and there were no Squeeze songs to be found.

Anyway, back to the box on the top of the search results page.

If I tap that, it opens up to the classes that have the Squeeze music in them plus the song that’s included in this class.

It’s mostly “Tempted” and “Pulling Mussels (From the Shell).”

However, I’m super impressed that Bec Gentry included “Cool for Cats” in a run.

Peloton Class Search by Artist Series

As I’ve explained you can search by specific musical artist and get two types of results.

One, the number of classes that feature that artist’s music.

And, two, the specific classes that might have been a themed class featuring that artist alone.

What I was surprised to learn is that you can actually search by Artist Series. I mean, the phrase artist series.

This brings up themed classes by musical artists when they’re part of the Artist Series.

These are the same classes you would find under Peloton Collections if you were to use that filter to find classes.

So, when I typed in the phrase artist series into the magnifying glass on the website, my results were theme classes by different artists.

My results appeared in reverse chronological order.

Peloton Class Search

Another way you can search for Peloton classes is by theme of the class.

Not the theme of the music but the kind of class you want to take.

For example, let’s say you want to see the various kinds of bootcamps you can take.

Enter bootcamp into the search bar, and you get dozens and dozens of Tread Bootcamp classes and Bike Bootcamp classes.

Here is my blog post that reviews Peloton bootcamp classes.

Refining your search

These bike and Tread bootcamp classes often have musical themes.

The search function lets you add another term to bootcamp to filter down your results.

For example, when I added 90s–so it said “bootcamp 90s” (without quote marks)–and hit enter, I was able to see all of the 90s bootcamp classes on the Tread and the Bike.

It even included 90s bootcamp classes that were rock or hip hop themed.

So, pretty specific.

Drawbacks of the class search function on the Peloton website

Since the ability to search for Peloton classes on the website was introduced, I’ve been noodling around with this new tool.

Unfortunately, I discovered its limitations very quickly.

For example, the website shows all of the Peloton classes you can take (save for Just Ride, Scenic Rides and the Audio-Only Outdoors Classes).

This includes cycling.

However, when I typed in HIIT on the website search, it only brought up HIIT cardio and HIIT strength classes.

I know that there are HIIT classes on the bike.

But none of them showed up.

Where the filter works better than the Peloton class search

Now maybe because when you search for classes using the filter, you have to choose Intervals to find those HIIT classes.

It’s the same with the filter when you want to find Tabata rides.

Choose Intervals, then you have to scroll for Tabata.

But here’s the weird part: when I put Tabata into the search bar on the website, it brought up the Tabata cycling classes.

If I search using the term Intervals on the website, I get both Intervals runs on the Tread and Intervals and Arms classes on the bike.

In addition, the HIIT and Tabata rides show up, too.

How to search for Peloton boxing classes

FYI, if you’re looking for the boxing classes, here are two things you need to know.

One, Peloton is calling it Shadowboxing.

And, two, you’ll find those classes in Strength.

Use the filter for Class Type to choose Shadowboxing.

Another option is to use the search box on the website.

Make sure you type in Shadowboxing to find the actual boxing classes.

Because if you make the mistake that I did and just type boxing, sure you’ll get a boxing stretch class with Selena Samuela and a boxing warm up class with Rad Lopez.

But you’ll also get Boxing Day classes with London instructors on the bike and Tread.

This includes a Boxing Day run with Joslyn Thompson Rule and Boxing Day rides with Ben Alldis and Hannah Frankson.

These Peloton boxing classes are part of the Boxing Program on Peloton.

This is my article that explains how Peloton programs work.

Also, as soon as I finish the Boxing Program, I’ll be writing a review of my experience with the classes.

Final thoughts on how to search for Peloton classes

I’m super excited to share these search tips with you, especially now that you can search for classes on the Peloton website and the Peloton app.

My hope is that, soon enough, you’ll be able to search on your Roku TV.

If I’ve missed anything about searching for Peloton classes or you still have questions about how this all works, please post a comment and let me know.

And if my hoped-for searching ability on the Roku ever come to fruition, I will update this blog post accordingly.