The Sunday Digest 019
Pelotons, house tours, and footy.
Welcome to The Sunday Digest — a free Sunday newsletter featuring long (and some short) reads, original columns, things I’ve saved over the last week, relaxing playlists, episodes releases, exclusive product drops, and more. Yes, you can reply to this email. I’d love to hear from you. Or, if podcasts are more your speed on Sundays, we’ve got that too.
Sunday Read: Breaking Up With Peloton
by Holly Burns for The New York Times
My routine during lockdown was fairly simple: wake up, drink a ton of early grey tea, shower, record Circling Back, get on my Peloton for 30-60 minutes, shower, and zen out for the rest of the day. It wasn’t much of a routine, but it was what kept me grounded during a time when I felt somewhat frazzled.
At my peak, I had a 60+ day streak of hard workouts. And in a turn no one saw coming, I got in the best shape I had been in since high school.
But then things started opening up.
And my Peloton started to collect dust.
And then my 60-day streak of activity turned into a 60-day streak of anything but.
With that being said, however, I will never say anything negative about my experience with my Peloton. It was simple, straight-forward, motivating, and (most of all) quick. Unfortunately, now that the pandemic dust has (somewhat) settled, some are realizing that their love affair is officially over.
An excerpt from this week’s Sunday Read—
During the first two years of the pandemic, Kristi Falzon, who lives in Chicago, used her Peloton every day. “It was a godsend,” she said. She could exercise in her spare bedroom between Zoom meetings without worrying about other people’s germs.
But lately the spark has gone out. Last month, Ms. Falzon, 39, listed the stationary bike on Facebook Marketplace. She paid $2,650 for her Peloton and accessories, but after a month of waiting for buyers, she begrudgingly sold it for $1,100.
“I wanted to sell it before everybody else did,” she said. “The more we get back to civilization, the more people will start selling them.”
Read it in full here.
New Episode: Relaxation-Induced Stress, Five Steps To Recover From Day Drinking, and The Active Meditation
A look at 'relaxation-induced anxiety' (otherwise known as 'stresslaxing'), five steps to making sure day drinking doesn't ruin your Monday, and a meditation to inspire you to do something active with your Sunday... or not, it's up to you.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else podcasts are found.
The Sunday Haiku: Café y Futbol
Way too much coffee,
What EPL games are on?
“Leicester/Everton.”
Relaxing Watch: Inside Seth Rogen's Houseplant Headquarters
Architectural Digest Home Tour? Check.
Houseplants? Check.
A celebrity who’s not taking themselves too seriously when it comes to their home? Check.
I know I recently featured another house tour in a Sunday Digest, but these are simply too good to ignore when you’re trying to zen out under the covers with the YouTube app up on the television. Enjoy.
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