Ally Love (sports host)

Ally Love is the host of the Brooklyn Nets, a Peloton fitness instructor, and the founder and CEO of Love Squad, a fitness and lifestyle website.[1][2]

Ally Love
Love in April 2020
Alma materFordham University
OccupationHost of Brooklyn Nets

Fitness instructor at Peloton

Founder and CEO of Love Squad
Home townMiami, Florida

Early life and career

Ally Love was raised in Miami, Florida.[1] When she was 9 years old, she was hit by a car and told she would likely never walk normally again,[3] but she ultimately made a full recovery.[3]

Love graduated from the New World School of Arts high school in Miami, where she specialized in dance.[3] and went on to attend Fordham University's partner program with the Alvin Ailey School for dance.[1][2] She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Fordham, where she majored in dance and minored in theology.[1][2]

Career

Dance and modeling career

Love has performed as a dancer for the New York Knicks and toured with contemporary ballet companies in North America,[2] and is signed with the modeling agency Women360 management / Supreme.[2] She has modeled in ads for Victoria's Secret, Reebok, Self Magazine, Women's Health magazine, Macy's, Kohl's, Fitness magazine, Health magazine, Doritos, and Under Armour.[2]

Health and fitness

Love has been the in-arena host of the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center since 2012.[2][4][5] In this role, she interviews players, fans, and coaches throughout the game and is featured on the stadium jumbotron.[6]

Love has been a Peloton instructor since early 2017.[6][5] Peloton scouts were interested in Love after seeing her work for the Nets and Adidas.[5] Her Peloton instructor audition lasted only 15 minutes before she was hired for the role.[5]

Love is the founder and CEO of Love Squad, a fitness and lifestyle website meant to empower women in business, fitness, and life.[1][2][3] The site focuses on sports, entertainment, beauty, and fitness and has also expanded into live events in New York City, including panel events and group workouts.[4]

Love is a global ambassador for Adidas.[7]

Love is also a Certified Health Coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and NASM certified trainer.[2]

Personal life

Love currently resides in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan,[1] where she is a big fan of standup comedy.[1] Love is a devout Christian, and attends the Redeemer church in Manhattan every Sunday. she first became interested in the church through Timothy Keller.[1][8] She has taught a spiritually infused cycling class series at Peloton called Sundays with Love, which proved controversial.[8]

gollark: They go quite fast.
gollark: You can't just "dodge" bullets.
gollark: I only play games using rectangles.
gollark: Maybe you built it wrong.
gollark: I guess that sort of thing *might* work? My electronics knowledge is basically nonexistent.

References
  1. Cotto, Andrew (2019-03-08). "How Ally Love, Brooklyn Nets Host, Spends Her Sundays". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  2. "Ally Love". Brooklyn Nets. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. Eldor, Karin. "Ally Love: How This Celebrity Change Maker Is Creating Impact As Founder Of Love Squad, Brooklyn Nets Host, And Peloton Instructor". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  4. "Ally Love". Brooklyn Nets. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  5. Spears, Marc J. (2020-06-11). "Nets' in-game host Ally Love still bringing hype as Peloton instructor". The Undefeated. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  6. Malamut, Melissa (2019-01-08). "Meet the kickass Peloton instructors getting the world fit". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  7. McGonagle, Emmet (June 23, 2020). "Adidas puts best foot forward with wellness campaign". PR Week.
  8. Moss, Candida (2019-10-23). "Peloton Is Co-Opting Hundreds of Years of Christianity". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
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