What is Apple Fitness+?
In short, Apple Fitness+ is a servicevideo sports lessons and in podcastwhich relies on different Apple devices to distribute its content and collect performance statistics. For example, Apple Fitness+ lets you stream a tutorial to your Apple TV while pedaling an exercise bike with an iOS companion app and wearingan Apple Watch that measures your heartbeat rate.
Apple Fitness+ is a servicepaidwhich works in conjunction with the Fitness app, available on iPhone and Apple Watch. Classes are also accessible with the Exercise app on the connected watch. For Fitness+, Apple will offer you hand-picked teachers whose reputation on the sports circuit is well established: Christian Howard, Jhon Gonzalez, JoAnna Hardy… You can sort the catalog according to several filters such as coaches, background music and workout duration.
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What sports to practice with Apple Fitness+?
The activities supported by Apple Fitness+ have been increasing in number since the launch of the service in France at the end of 2021. Among these, we can notably cite:
- therunningon treadmill, which also uses the Apple Watch pedometer
- thedanse
- theyoga
- themeditationguided
- themarcheon foot
- muscle strengthening withdumbbells
- therecoveryin full consciousness
- thesheathing
- thePilates
- THEstretchingback and hips
- thesplit(HIIT)
- therower
- thecycling
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Run
Beyond simple classes, Apple Fitness+ also offers episodes of its original seriesRun. In podcast form, it borrows fromiconic race courses in major citieslike Miami, London or New York punctuated with advice from renowned coaches. Among them, we can notably cite Emily Fayette, Jamie-Ray Hartshorne, Sam Sanchez, Scott Carvin and Cory Wharton-Malcolm.
During each episode of Run, you will also benefit fromplaylistswhose titles come from the Apple Music catalog and a selection of photographs of the places visited.
Collectionset programmes Apple Fitness+
Apple Fitness+ classes are categorized in several ways, including asCollectionsdepending on differentthemes. For example, Apple offers a series of tips for core training sessions over a month, courses to learn how to relax before falling asleep or even a guide to mastering key yoga postures.
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On Apple Fitness+, there are alsoProgrammesdeclinedaccording to your current personal needs: prepare for childbirth and the weeks that follow, to go skiing or to start as a senior. Because yes, it is recommended to do sports daily and at any age!
WalketArtists in the spotlight
Walk is an audio exercise similar toRunbut guided this time bypersonalitiesbrands such as Prince William, Gabrielle Union or even Jane Fonda and Camila Cabello. As with other types of exercise, all the statistics collected by the user's Apple Watch can then be consulted with dedicated graphs within the Fitness app. Note that although this is available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Watch, unfortunately it is not found on Macs. The company hasn't indicated whether a desktop client is in development, but a simple alternative is actually to stream content from your iPhone or iPad to the Mac via AirPlay (with a Wi-Fi connection). .
With this, Apple Fitness+ also offers playlistsArtists in the spotlightalso includingpopular titles, like guests such as Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams and the group Imagine Dragons.
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The costs
Apple Fitness+ est accessiblefor freefor one month for all Apple Watch owners, compared to three months if you buy a watch and activate it now. Otherwise, you must pay9.99 euros per monthto take advantage of it but the annual offer at 79.99 euros per month is more advantageous, because it allows you to save almost forty euros over the period. And in any case, Apple Fitness+ content can be shared with up to six members of your family without having to pay for any additional users.
If you already use another paid Apple service like Apple Arcade, iCloud+ Apple TV+ or Apple Music, be aware that it may be more interesting for you to opt for a bundle offerApple One. Here, however, only the Premium plan is compatible with Apple Fitness+. Its price is 28.95 euros per month (i.e. 16 euros saving), with 2 TB ofonline storage on iCloud+.
There is another prerequisite for using Apple Fitness+ on your devices; that ofpays. The service is not currently available in all regions, but France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Austria, Canada or Switzerland are eligible. Please note, however, that if you follow the courses in the language of Molière, you will often have to agree to read subtitles. Indeed, Apple Fitness+ is originally based on advice in English because the filming studios are located in California, near Apple's headquarters.
Compatible equipment
Apple Fitness+ is not compatible with the first three Apple Watches. Butall models released from Apple Watch Series 3 and watchOS 7.2are, provided that they are paired with aiPhone 6s (or later model) running at least iOS 14.3. If you want to play the videos on your tablet, you will need to have iPadOS 14.3 or later installed. As for streaming on Apple TV, it requires tvOS 14.3 at least. Depending on the courses taken, you may also need additional materials. For cycling, Apple recommends, for example, choosing an iPhone holder, where the firm also recommends smart treadmills from the TechnoGym brand.
Apple specifies that theconfidential informationcollected by Fitness+ and relating to your personal fitness are not linked to your personal Apple account and are therefore more secure. However, you are free to share your results with your doctor, as more and more professionals agree to consult this type of data.
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