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Equinox · Consumer Fitness · iOS & Android · Shipped 2020

Five brands.
One platform.
No compromise.

600,000 premium members. Five distinct brands. I led product design for Equinox+, building a digital experience as exclusive as the physical one — without flattening what made each brand distinct. Shipped 0 → MVP in 3 months.

Company
Equinox Holdings
Product
Equinox+iOS & Android2020
Role
Product Design Director
Team
4 designers1 researcherPM, Eng leads, Brand & Data partners
Scale
600K+ premium members200+ clubs
Outcome
0 → 1 in 90 days4.8☆ App Store
Responsibility
0→1 Product DefinitionMulti-Brand IdentityOmnichannel ExperienceBehavioral Insight
SoulCycle Live
LIVE
Power Cycling 45
SoulCycle · 18M IN | 47 riding
OUTPUT
287W
WATTS
CADENCE
94
RPM
RESIST.
42
PERCENT
ELAPSED
18M
45 TOTAL
−15
+15
STREAK
13
WEEKS
Oct 26 · Today
SOULCYCLE + EQUINOX
96%
BEAT MATCH
You're in control with Kathleen
8.25
MILES
655
OUTPUT KJ
96
CADENCE
Strength & HIIT
Equinox
FEATURED CLASS
STRENGTH
& HIIT
Precision Run
Precision Run
LIVE
CURRENT PACE
7:42 / mile
2.4
MILES
156
AVG HR
Z4
ZONE
ANALYTICS
Modality
Breakdown
22 % Running
Last 30 Days · 32 Sessions
Running
22%
HIIT
17%
Strength
17%
Stretch
17%
Cycling
11%
Meditation
11%
Sculpt
5%
PRECISION RUN · LIVE
LIVE
8.25
MILES
655
OUTPUT KJ
96
CADENCE
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Pure Yoga
60 MIN
VINYASA
FLOW II
Instructor Sylvia R.
SYLVIA R.
Pure Yoga · Master Trainer
84%
BOOKED
EQUINOX+
MEMBER
TIER X
NEW YORK
JUNO C.
EQ+ 7842 · 3001 · 0048
TODAY
SCHEDULE
MON JUN 9
6:00 AM
ENERGY SURGE 45
SoulCycle · 45 min
NOW
8:30 AM
TIER X STRENGTH
Equinox · 60 min
12:00 PM
5K TEMPO RUN
Precision Run · 30 min
6:30 PM
VINYASA FLOW II
Pure Yoga · 60 min
87%
DONE
8 OF 12 WEEKS
ACTIVE PROGRAM
HIIT
ACCELERATOR
W8 · DAY 1: STRENGTH
Completed · 55 min
W8 · DAY 2: CARDIO
Today · 45 min
UP NEXT
84 % of people see more progress
EQUINOX+
LIVE NOW
13-WEEK STREAK 13
2 more classes to hit 14 weeks
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LIVE
SOUL BURN 30
SoulCycle · 143 riding
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LIVE
TIER X HIIT
Equinox · 89 watching
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LIVE
5K TEMPO
Prec. Run · 54 running
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SOULCYCLE
POWER SURGE 45
MON · 8:00 AM
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EQUINOX
TIER X STRENGTH
MON · 9:30 AM
ACHIEVEMENT
EARLY
BIRD
New badge after taking
SoulSurvivor on Nov 1
VIEW BADGE
STREAKS
14day streak
You're killing it
Record: 16 days
14
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
THIS WEEK
M T W T F S S
PROGRAM CHECK-IN
HOW ARE YOU FEELING
SINCE LAST WEEK?
EMOTIONALLY
Motivated
Stressed
Good
PHYSICALLY
Well-rested
Sore
Tired
SUBMIT
LIVE BADGE SYSTEM
LIVE · EQUINOX
LIVE · SOULCYCLE
LIVE · PREC. RUN
LIVE · PURE YOGA
LIVE · HEADSTRONG
RUN
02:04
elapsed
Incline
3.0
Speed
6.3 PR −1.5
Your PR
7.8 +
23:05 / 45:00
HeadStrong Morning Reset
HeadStrong
MEDITATION · 15 MIN
MAYA OSEI
MORNING
RESET
4:02
−10
+10
8:00
Instructor Jonas
HEADSTRONG
JONAS
MARTIN
Audio · Meditation · Recovery
3.4K
Followers
4.8★
Rating
89
Sessions
HEART RATE
156
BPM
Z1
Z2
Z3
Z4
Z5
IN ZONE 4 · 18 MIN
Product Decisions
01

Live, audio, video — same platform.

9:41
Alright
SoulCycle Cycling
Live · 18m · 47 riding
Power Cycling 45
Key Metrics
94
Cadence
42
Resistance
312
Output
335
Best
18M
45M
Alright · Kendrick Lamar
Now: Sprint Intervals
Instructor Tip · Maya Rodriguez
“Keep your upper body still. All power from the hips. Let the music set your pace.”
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9:07
Session 3 of 10 · Morning Reset Series
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HeadStrong Morning Reset
Maya Osei · HeadStrong
5:4215:00
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HeadStrong Clarity
10 min
Deep Focus Flow
20 min
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02

The instructor is the product.

9:41
Maya Rodriguez
SoulCycle
Maya Rodriguez
Cycling Specialist
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1,847
Classes
12.4K
Followers
4.9★
Rating
12 years in the saddle. Former professional cyclist. Her playlists are legendary across SoulCycle and Equinox.
Teaching next
SoulCycle · Live
Power Cycling 45
Today · 6:00 PM
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Equinox+
Tuesday · Equinox+
Good afternoon,
Alex.
You’re on a roll
2.5 classes/week avg · 3-week streak
From instructors you follow
Instructor Maya Rodriguez
Maya Rodriguez
Power Cycling 45
Today · 6:00 PM
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SoulCycle · ● LIVE · 7:00AM
Power Cycling 45
45 min · Advanced
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Commit with full context.

9:41
Power Cycling 45
Live · 7:00AM
SoulCycle Cycling
Power Cycling 45
45
min
Advanced
level
Maya Rodriguez
SoulCycle
Instructor Tip · Maya Rodriguez
“Keep your upper body still. All power from the hips. Let the music set your pace.”
Instructor Maya Rodriguez
Maya Rodriguez
1,847 classes · 12.4K followers
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You’re in
Power Cycling 45
SoulCycle · Live · Today 7:00 AM
Maya
Maya Rodriguez
Instructor Tip
“Keep your upper body still. All power from the hips. Let the music set your pace.”
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Five brands, zero compromise.

9:41
EXPLORE
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Equinox
SoulCycle brand tile
SoulCycle
Precision Run
Precision Run
Pure Yoga
Pure Yoga
HeadStrong brand tile
HeadStrong
All
Live
Cycling
Yoga
HIIT
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SoulCycle · ● LIVE · 7:00AM
Power Cycling 45
45 min · Advanced · Maya R.
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9:45
Pure Yoga
PURE YOGA
Find your stillness. Hold your practice.
3 classes available
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Pure Yoga · ● LIVE
Vinyasa Flow 60
60 min · All Levels · Sofia R.
Instructors at Pure Yoga
Instructor Sofia Reyes
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Yoga · 8.2K followers
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05

Club and digital. One habit loop.

7:58
A
ALEX CHEN
Equinox+ Member
2 instructors followed
14
Classes
18
Hours
3
Streak
4
Modals
You’re on a roll
3-week streak · 2.5 classes/week avg
Your modalities this month
Cycling32%
Strength28%
Run22%
Yoga12%
Other6%
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MON
TierX Power
Equinox · In Club
TUE
Hill Series
Precision Run · Digital
THU
Power Cycling
SoulCycle · In Club
SAT
Vinyasa Flow
Pure Yoga · Digital
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06

Make it feel like a room.

Live · 22m / 45m · SoulCycle · Cycling
#3
Now: Sprint Intervals
SarahK
Alright
Kendrick Lamar
Leaderboard
JessicaA
298W
MikeT
289W
Alex C (You)
271W
4
SarahK
258W
5
DanielM
248W
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Case Study 05 —— Equinox · Luxury Fitness Platform

Five brands.
One platform.
Three months.

The brief: a digital product as premium as a physical Equinox membership — and as distinct as five separate brands. Seventy-five hours of research, four member archetypes, five architecture decisions — zero to MVP in three months.

Navigation architecture
Instructor as
primary object.
Retention data pointed to the organizing principle: members who followed an instructor returned; members who didn’t, churned. Instructor became the primary navigation object. The whole architecture was rebuilt around it.
Brand identity system
Five worlds,
one platform.
A token architecture gave each brand its own visual DNA from a shared component base. SoulCycle rides to voltage. Pure Yoga arrives for stillness. Five distinct worlds, one underlying system — indistinguishable from five separately-built apps, until you look at what’s running underneath.
Modality design language
Every format,
its own language.
Live cycling needs wattage and leaderboard. Audio meditation needs immersion and a stripped interface. VOD yoga needs a third language entirely. Multiple formats, dozens of disciplines, 200 physical locations — none sharing a template, all feeling like one product.