Apple Fitness+ Launches Next Week

Apple originally announced that its Fitness+ subscription service would launch by the end of 2020, and today it revealed that it will make good on that promise.

“Being more active is one of the most important things we can do for our health, but we know choosing to work out can often be a challenge whether you’re very active or just getting started,” Apple’s Jay Blahnik announced. “We’re excited for Apple Fitness+ to bring together the metrics from Apple Watch, great music, and a diverse and inspiring trainer team—in a uniquely simple, easy-to-access way across Apple devices—to encourage our users to get fit and stay healthy.”

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Apple Fitness+ will launch next Monday, December 14, and will cost $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year. It requires iOS 14.3 or higher on iPhone, watchOS 7.2 or higher on Apple Watch, iPadOS 14.3 or higher on iPad, and/or tvOS 14.3 or higher on Apple TV. It will appear as a new tab in the Fitness app on iPhone (for Apple Watch users), and a new Fitness app for iPad and Apple TV will be available by next week. (The Fitness app on Apple TV will appear automatically when you upgrade the OS.)

At launch, Fitness+ will provide 10 personalized, studio-style workouts—High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Strength, Yoga, Dance, Core, Cycling, Treadmill (for running and walking), Rowing, and Mindful Cooldown—led by professional trainers. It provides what Apple calls “an intelligent recommendation engine,” and recommends workouts that match what the user already enjoys doing. Apple promises new content every week, and there are Absolute Beginner courses for newbies.

Many Fitness+ workouts require no equipment at all, Apple says, but some do require dumbbells, and the Cycling, Treadmill, and Rowing workouts obviously require equipment as well. Most workouts are 10, 20, 30, or 45 minutes long.

You can learn more about Apple Fitness+ from the Apple website.

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  • behindmyscreen

    08 December, 2020 - 12:24 pm

    <p>And no new Apple TV to go with it…..grrrrr</p><p><br></p><p>I am going to have to buy the regular Apple TV and wait for an updated 4K :-(</p>

    • Chris_Kez

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      09 December, 2020 - 9:16 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#598595">In reply to behindmyscreen:</a></em></blockquote><p>I haven't looked at Apple TV recently but will be in the market soon- what would you like to see in an updated version?</p>

      • behindmyscreen

        09 December, 2020 - 6:43 pm

        <blockquote><em><a href="#598788">In reply to Chris_Kez:</a></em></blockquote><p>Just a hardware refresh.</p>

  • red.radar

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    09 December, 2020 - 7:57 pm

    <p>At some point you have to stop and think…. Is apples garden too big?</p><p><br></p><p>i suppose the flag should have been thrown over the Apple Card. At what point does the horizontal(?) integration go too far. I get hardware to software …. but now financial and health industry plays? </p><p><br></p><p>the hair is standing up on the back of my neck and I can’t exactly say why I don’t like it … but I don’t. </p>

    • behindmyscreen

      11 December, 2020 - 9:16 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#598982">In reply to red.radar:</a></em></blockquote><p>There's nothing wrong with what Apple is doing and there are hundreds of companies out there with more horizontal integration.</p>

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