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Celebrity-Loved Peloton Brand Recalls All Treadmills After One Child Dies, 70 Others Injured

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Source: Peloton

May 5 2021, Published 11:21 a.m. ET

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Lizzo and Miley Cyrus will have to get another form of fitness because their beloved Peloton brand just recalled ALL of their treadmills after one child died. 

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The fitness brand that's swept across America during the pandemic recalled their Tread+ and Tread treadmills on Wednesday, admitting they were wrong to fight the recall request made by the Consumer Product Safety Commission last month. 

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The CPSC said one child's death was tied to the treadmills, as was 70 other injuries. 

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About 125,000 treadmills are included in the recall, reports CNN.

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When the initial findings of injury and one death were found, Peloton made the eyebrow-raising move not to listen to the recall request -- something Peloton CEO John Foley now admits was a mistake. 

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"I want to be clear, Peloton made a mistake in our initial response to the CPSC's request," Foley said in his statement about the recall. "We should have engaged more productively with them from the outset. For that, I apologize."

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In April, the CPSC revealed they discovered "multiple reports of children becoming entrapped, pinned, and pulled under" the $4,000+ machines. 

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Peloton fired back, saying the reports were "inaccurate and misleading," adding, there was "no reason" to stop using the treadmills as long as the instructions were followed. 

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Foley sent a strict warning to parents in March after a "tragic accident involving a child and the Tread+, resulting in, unthinkably, a death."

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The Peloton CEO did not go into details about the death. 

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Celebrities go nuts for Peloton with several owning their own treadmills at home.

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Miley Cyrus famously turned her Peloton time into a TikTok phenomenon when she filmed herself running and belting out tunes at the same time. 

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Fellow performer Lizzo quickly followed suit, proving she was up for Miley's challenge. 

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Of course, if stars don't want to stray from the brand, Peloton also has indoor bikes. 

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A-listers like Ellen DeGeneres, Alicia Keys, Kate Hudson, Ciara, and Ayesha Curry are avid riders and often talk about their love for their Peloton bikes. 

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Source: Peloton

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