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Apple Announces Fitness+ Workout Collections and Time to Run [Updated]
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Glad to see Apple expanding in this area. Hopefully, this will help more people free themselves from the couch monster.
This is interesting and you can see Apple and Nike are still playing nice (trying to) with this add-on. While all of my miles have been logged in NRC since 2013, I may try these out.
Unless Fitness+ adds the ability like NRC to listen to your own playlists with a guided run, I can see how this might be glossed over. Hearing Coach Bennett, Coach Cory or even Daniel the Engineer and others chirp in occasionally is no big deal when I’m in control of the music.
Unless Fitness+ adds the ability like NRC to listen to your own playlists with a guided run, I can see how this might be glossed over. Hearing Coach Bennett, Coach Cory or even Daniel the Engineer and others chirp in occasionally is no big deal when I’m in control of the music.
I had that experience with Fitness+. The yoga trainer Jessica Skye is such an amazing spirit and she has great music taste (she’s also a DJ). I swear I’ve completed every single one of her workouts.
Isn’t that because unguided meditation doesn’t use any type of tool? Technically it’s not missing lol.
Exactly this. Curated collections are like having curated playlists in Apple Music, but I still can't curate my own playlist.
I want to target a specific muscle... I want a chest day... back & biceps day... legs day "sigh"... and so on.
Agree. Nike's Run Club has had these "coached" running sessions for many years.
I always excited to run with them because they usually feature celebrity athletes. But the coaching is, at the end of the day, nothing more than a set of audio clips that play over your music at certain intervals. Sometimes they give you instructions on how fast to run, other times its just stories and banter.
I guess it's fine for beginners. But to me this quickly gets very annoying since the speaker is not reacting to how fast or slow I'm running or takes any of my previous runs into account. They're either too relaxed or way too enthusiastic, rarely ever fitting.
Yes, I know that's a lot to ask, that they program the clips to be "interactive". But it's really nowhere near "coaching" or the experience of running with another person.
Since Time to Run is on Apple Watch, I think it would really be fitting if the coaching/speaking "reacted" to your performance during the run, taking your general health and previous runs into consideration. You would then be asked a series of questions after the run to gauge how appropriate the coaching was.
That's what I liked about NRC when I was using it – it wasn't just constant positivity and encouragement, it was useful advice for how to best complete the run and genuine motivation.
That's where I think it beats something like the Fitness+ HIIT workouts, where the trainers are so upbeat and happy and telling me to smile and enjoy myself while I'm a sweaty mess. But then that probably works great for some people – everyone's different.
I love the Apple Fitness + regular team, but if the Apple Fitness + team also had a "military" squad. A no-nonsense Full Metal Jacket team complete with military style "positivity," their own sets, and also integrated with the regular team's workouts.
A bonus would be special military challenges where a regular Apple Fitness + member does a specially designed extreme workout, with the military instructor observing and in their ear that we could try along as well.
A bonus would be special military challenges where a regular Apple Fitness + member does a specially designed extreme workout, with the military instructor observing and in their ear that we could try along as well.
Hah! I had a HIIT coach years ago that would go all platoon sargent on us. 'YOU WANT A LIGHT WORKOUT? WELL YOU GOT THIS! MOVE IT! I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD YOUR HAND. YOU KNOW THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED, WHAT YOU NEED! MOVE IT!!! MOVE IT!!! YOUR MOMMA AIN'T GOING TO HELP YOU DO THIS!'
He was tough, and we could see that he was pushing the big numbers too. He'd be drenched and out of breath. But the ones who were all 'Sorry it's so hard' were annoying to me. I came to be abused, and apologizing for it is just making it seem that much weirder, dirtier, bizarre.
Isn't that what CrossFit is for? Frustrated ex-military beating on 'maggots' and enjoying it? I heard a rumor about two guys that ruined their bodies doing that, locally. One blew a compartment in his thigh, and another completely ruined his shoulder. The former likely will never walk again, and the later is going to have a difficult life... Seems a woman also blew something too.
I get the 'abuse yourself', but even the most beneficial stuff should be done in moderation. I abuse myself on the bike nearly everyday, but I draw the line at beating myself brutal and bonking on the bike, and ripping something I might need later...
There are places that do 'military style' workouts. I never saw the attraction...
But if you want 'tough', vary your playlist. I'm a member of 'Team Angry Music', and if it's not grung or metal, it's not on my playlist. No Beach Boys, unless it's a recovery ride.
I haven't looked into CrossFit, but I suspect you're probably right.
At any rate, I am still enjoying Apple Fitness the way it is.
If it's not weights, aerobics, or ballroom dancing, I don't get the use of music.
I could never use music for running or biking. First off, it would prevent me from hearing traffic. And with more and more quiet electric cars on the roads today, I wouldn't want to have the distraction.
Secondly, and maybe more importantly, the speed of the music is critical. Have you ever tried to run to a song that is faster or slower than your pace? That just makes the exercise less enjoyable. I prefer to listen to the music before or after I work out, or on weight day.
I could never use music for running or biking. First off, it would prevent me from hearing traffic. And with more and more quiet electric cars on the roads today, I wouldn't want to have the distraction.
Secondly, and maybe more importantly, the speed of the music is critical. Have you ever tried to run to a song that is faster or slower than your pace? That just makes the exercise less enjoyable. I prefer to listen to the music before or after I work out, or on weight day.
I haven't looked too hard at it. I'm already paying enough subscriptions for exercise, and so many other 'services'.
I use music via Beats Fit Pro for running and cycling when I’m on the greenway. I just use one ear bud and I can still hear upcoming/passing cyclists, runners, skaters, etc on my left. Most greenway users here practice great etiquette (staying on the right, passing on the left and using an audible to let people in front of you know you’re approaching).
Glad that they're doing this at the start of the year; hope they add something 'new' each January. I've been using AF since the start and really appreciate it...along with watch tracking.
Apple today announced Collections and Time to Run for Apple Fitness+, as well as expanded Time to Walk and Artist Spotlight suites.
Collections are curated series of workouts and meditations from the Fitness+ library, providing users with a new way to get motivated, remain consistent, and make progress with their sessions. Fitness+ Collections include a suggested plan to help users make intentional training choices over a period of several days or weeks to reach their goals.
The following six Collections will be available at launch, providing a range of goals for users to strive to achieve:
- 30-Day Core Challenge
- Improve Your Posture with Pilates
- Perfect Your Yoga Balance Poses
- Run Your First 5K
- Strengthen Your Back, Stretch Your Hips
- Wind Down for a Better Bedtime
Time to Run is a new audio running experience, similar to Time to Walk, designed to help users become better and more consistent runners. Each episode of Time to Run is focused on a popular real-world running route in a notable or iconic location.
Fitness+ trainers, including Emily Fayette, Jamie-Ray Hartshorne, Sam Sanchez, and Scott Carvin, as well as Cory Wharton-Malcolm, a new running trainer on the team, will give users coaching tips and display relevant photos as they run, accompanied by energizing music. Each episode's Apple Music playlist has been curated to match the intensity, location, and coaching style of each run.
Time to Run will launch with three episodes: London, coached by Cory Wharton-Malcolm; Brooklyn, coached by Emily Fayette; and Miami Beach, coached by Sam Sanchez. In the following weeks, a new episode of Time to Run will be released every Monday.
Apple says that Time to Run can be experienced outside or inside on a treadmill, and for Apple Watch users who use a wheelchair, Time to Run becomes Time to Run or Push, providing the choice to start a run or an Outdoor Push Running Pace workout.
Apple Fitness+ Collections and Time to Run launch on January 10 for all Fitness+ subscribers. On the same day, Fitness+ will also debut the third season of Time to Walk, featuring guests such as Rebel Wilson, Bernice A. King, and Hasan Minhaj, as well as new Artist Spotlight workouts in the Fitness app, featuring music from Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams, Shakira, and the Beatles.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman was first to report that Apple was planning to launch a Time to Run feature back in August 2021.
Article Link: Apple Announces Fitness+ Workout Collections and Time to Run
Exactly the one I'm looking forward to..I also do CORE 3 x per week. 30day challenge sounds intriguing!
As I stated once before...maybe its the volume at which I use AF but I don't even NOTICE the music! Really!
All it takes is one. One idiot on the wrong side of the road or greenway, one moment of distraction with your attention deep into your music or podcast while an attacker hits you from behind, one daydreaming moment where a snake in front of you is unseen, etc. Music in the ears is very good at distracting us.