Apple Fitness+ to Add Kickboxing Workouts, Sleep Meditations, and More

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced that kickboxing is coming to Apple Fitness+ as a new total-body cardio workout type alongside a brand-new Sleep meditation theme, new Artist Spotlights, the fifth season of Time to Walk, and more.

Apple says that kickboxing workouts can help to build full-body fitness, strength, stamina, coordination, and balance. Each workout will involve a distinct round of moves followed by a final round that combines the previous moves. No equipment is required, and workouts will be 10, 20, or 30 minutes long. It will be led by Jamie-Ray Hartshorne and Nez Dally – a new trainer joining the Fitness+ team. Kickboxing will launch on the platform starting on Monday, January 9.

Fitness+ will also launch two new workout Collections, including "6 Weeks to Restart Your Fitness" and "Level Up Your Core Training," on January 9 and January 23. Other than Nez Dally, two other new trainers are also set to join the Fitness+ team, with Brian Cochrane for HIIT and Jenn Lau for Strength.

Sleep joins the nine other themes in the Apple Fitness+ Meditation library, helping users to wind down before bed and drift off to sleep. Users are encouraged to begin with the Introduction to Meditations for Sleep program. New sleep meditations will be added every week.

Artist Spotlight, which dedicates an entire workout playlist to a single artist, will offer seven new workouts featuring Beyoncé and songs from her latest album, "RENAISSANCE." Artist Spotlights on the Foo Fighters will be available from January 16, followed by a spotlight on Bad Bunny from January 23.

The fifth season of Time to Walk will feature guests including Golden Globe-nominated actor Jamie Lee Curtis, late-night talk show host Amber Ruffin, actor and MacRumors fan Jason Segel, Spanish chef and World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés, actor and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph, Olympic champion figure skater Nathan Chen, actor and writer Colman Domingo, and German actor Nina Hoss.

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[sorgo †]

Kickboxing looks cool! As does the fitness restart thing. Glad it seems Apple Fitness is working out!

 

[bag99001]

Love Fitness+ and look forward to the growth and details they are adding over time. Certainly more "Features" possible, but the quality is there.

 

[MLVC]

Still no Fitness+ in my country (The Netherlands). It's a bloody shame really, just release the English app here already.

 

[Absrnd]

Still no Fitness+ in my country (The Netherlands). It's a bloody shame really, just release the English app here already.

I just made a US account, and it works fine

 

[Edwiser]

I would love to see an integration with Apple Maps for indoor running and cycling. Being able to use street view to run on actual view of the roads on your TV.

 

[satchmo]

I would love to see an integration with Apple Maps for indoor running and cycling. Being able to use street view to run on actual view of the roads on your TV.

I’ve always liked virtual locations for training indoors. It might be easier for them to buy out one of the existing apps like Explore the World. It would be a rounding error to Apple.

 

[Edwiser]

Apple street view is a lot bigger than Rouvy. The app I use everyday.
Here is the Google Maps version

GPedal

Virtually ride indoors with Google Street View and bluetooth bike power meters. Indoor bike riding with Google Maps and BLE bike power meters.

chadj.github.io

 

[Cheesehead Dave]

I was always worried about putting my Wii remote through my TV. Now I've got to be careful of my feet.

 

[MVMNT]

Sleep Meditations?

So sleep.

 

[Cheesehead Dave]

I would love to see an integration with Apple Maps for indoor running and cycling. Being able to use street view to run on actual view of the roads on your TV.

They already have the Time to Walk and Time to Run, but I wish Apple would license/buy the virtual training tech from the Nike+ app for some more varied outdoor run workout types.

 

[spazzcat]

Finally, I wish they would buy Les Mills.

 

[spazzcat]

I would love to see an integration with Apple Maps for indoor running and cycling. Being able to use street view to run on actual view of the roads on your TV.

You need a smart bike/treadmill, and several apps do that now.

 

[spazzcat]

Sleep Meditations?

So sleep.

Most likely pre-sleep meditation to help you fall asleep.

 

[jonnysods]

I think its time I checked this out and tried a few just to turbo boost my weight loss.

 

[trhoffmann]

I guess Sleep Meditations could be helpful to those who have trouble falling asleep. I usually fall asleep quickly, but don’t stay asleep. I typically wake up a couple of times during my six to seven hour sleep period. I can’t remember the last time I slept through the night without waking up at least once.

 

[Octavius8]

The HIIT classes have no levels of intensity. They supose that you already have a super good physical condition and you ca jump like crazy at home all the time.
I would love to have “low impact high intensity” trainings as many YouTube channels provide.
Also there are no body weight trainings!, that is super necessary. I really don’t recommend Apple fitness in general for those reasons.

 

[tomtad]

Mad how this continues to be unavailable on the Mac

 

[ericg301]

Sleep Meditations?

So sleep.

are you familiar with Calm or Headspace? I imagine it will be similar to those.

 

[ericg301]

I would love to see an integration with Apple Maps for indoor running and cycling. Being able to use street view to run on actual view of the roads on your TV.

that's what the AR glasses are for.

 

[Canyda]

I will absolutely try the kickboxing and I feel there's at least a 70% chance I put my foot through the TV.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

When I type "As per my last email" at work, this is what I really mean.

 

[LeeW]

Looking forward to this. Apple Fitness is my most used service. Love it.

 

[jjudson]

My wife and I took a look at Apple Fitness+ yesterday to see if we would like it.

Ummm...

No.

Where the heck did they find the trainers for this thing? They come across with strange personalities I would more likely associate with Heaven's Gate, Scientology, or NXIVM. I had this creepy feeling after watching a couple of their videos that I should give up all my money to the cult and live on their commune until the spaceship came.

It took half a bottle of bourbon last night to wash the vision from my mind.

But yet...

 

[wwooden]

I use apple fitness daily. I switch between functional strength workouts, spin bike, rowing, core, HIIT, and yoga. They fit my time commitment and intensity level well. I’m not training to be an elite athlete, I don’t need to push myself or train like one.

I’ll definitely try out kickboxing and meditate to sleep.

My biggest request would be more training programs. Setup a 30 day selected workouts to follow.