If you’ve never taken a Peloton class, you may be wondering who Matty is… But if you have, I can tell you, he’s taller, even more handsome, and just as lovely in person, as he is on screen. Maggiacomo joined the Peloton team about 5-years ago and is a Strength and Tread instructor known for making workouts fun! Yes, I said that… FUN! He’s hilarious and entertaining and has this ability to make you completely forget that you are working out. One of my favourite things is that he incorporates his drama and tv background in his workouts with fun pop culture chats, and every now and then his drag persona Mara comes out too!
Having said that, I can guarantee that you will be dripping sweat after any one of his workouts. Matty Maggiacomo teaches a diversity of classes, from power walks to hikes, outdoor runs and both beginner strength classes to full body workouts.
Maggiacomo is shredded, to say the least (he recommends a 10-minute core class everyday)… but you’ll be surprised to learn that he didn’t grow up loving fitness. He says he was the kid who always wanted to stay inside, didn’t want to play basketball, and dropped out of cross country after only 2-weeks in high school.
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“I started because I was the kid that just wanted to lose weight.
Matty Maggiacomo
“I started because I was the kid that just wanted to lose weight. I was the kid that wore a t-shirt in the pool. It wasn’t until I started to see the mental benefits that I realized; this is for me,” said Maggiacomo.
Fitness gave him mental confidence and changed his life. In honour of April being National Stress Awareness Month, I think it’s important to not only self-reflect on our own mental health, but to find ways to release stress. Matty Maggiacomo explained for a long time the fitness industry was about aesthetics, but it’s evolved to be so much more.
Maggiacomo’s biggest tip was to “find your why?” Understand your relationship to fitness. Whether it’s to lose weight, be healthy for your children, or train for a marathon, there is an activity for you.
“If you’re not enjoying it, you haven’t found the right workout for you,” he said. Fitness can be fun; I think we’ve evolved way past that.”
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