“Put that crown on. You just polished it with sweat,” Robin Arzón says as she slows down her Peloton bike in front of her live, in-studio class and the millions of members tuning in at home. Arzón’s flourishing fitness career has catapulted her to the cover of Women’s Health, the vice president of fitness programming position at Peloton, and a brand ambassadorship with Adidas—but this wasn’t the path she grew up aiming for. In fact, there was a time when this ultramarathoner and certified personal trainer never would have considered herself an athlete.
But after a traumatic, near-death incident in 2002 where she was held at gunpoint, Arzón discovered movement as a way to heal, and turned pain into strength as she discovered a newfound passion for fitness. Since leaving her high-powered job as a corporate litigator in 2012, Arzón has reinvented herself, becoming a global fitness leader and embarking on various endeavors including The New York Times bestselling children’s book Strong Mama inspired by her daughter Athena that teaches kids the importance of movement.
And for the past decade of Arzón’s training, including several ultramarathons, she has fueled herself entirely on plants. VegNews’ Sarah McLaughlin sat down with Arzón to discuss why she says balance is “bullshit” and how
