Peloton Instructor Jess Sims Reveals Her Secret For An Effective Workout

While Jess Sims has spent a lifetime keeping as fit and active as can be, teaching people to do the same is not what she had in mind as a career goal. As a kid and all through college, she participated in various sports, including tennis, softball, and soccer. She even played college basketball, according to Shape, but chose a different path when she graduated: teaching children.

The Massachusetts native taught in both New York City and back in her home state where she was an assistant principal, but eventually she realized that fitness and teaching were both her callings and that she could do both things at once. Sims told Shape, "I had this epiphany where I realized, I could still be a teacher — just in a different setting."

The decision prompted a move back to New York City where Sims started teaching in different gyms across the city before being approached by Peloton to audition as an instructor. She turned down the opportunity at first, per Shape, but a year later she gave it a try. Now Sims designs workouts for millions of people across the world. So what is her secret for getting that perfect workout in?