Kendall Toole Reacts as Her ‘Get Em Banned’ Peloton Moment Goes Viral Two Years Later

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If you’ve ever taken a Kendall Toole class, you know exactly what it feels like when she locks eyes with the camera and delivers one of her signature no-nonsense pep talks. 

That fiery energy, that refusal to let you quit on yourself, that unmistakable voice cutting through your exhaustion to remind you that you’re stronger than your excuses—it’s what made her one of Peloton’s most beloved instructors. 

And now, more than two years after she called out a user with an inappropriate username during a live class, that moment is having its viral renaissance, and Toole couldn’t be prouder.

The Kendall Toole moment that started it all 

Let’s rewind to August 2023. Kendall Toole was in the middle of instructing a live Peloton class when she spotted something that immediately shifted her energy. 

A class member had logged in with the username “pedal-file”—a crude play on words that Toole was absolutely not going to let slide.