Apple Fitness+ to Launch Monday, December 14

[MacRumors]

Apple has today announced that its fitness subcription service, Apple Fitness+, is set to launch on Monday, December 14.

Apple Fitness+ syncs information from your Apple Watch with the workout video on an ‌Apple TV‌, ‌iPad‌, or iPhone. This allows users to see their heart rate, calories burned, and activity rings as they follow the moves from the instructors on screen.

Fitness+ includes workouts for yoga, cycling, dance, strength, core, HIIT, rowing, and more. Apple noted that many of the workouts do not need any equipment, and at most just require a set of dumbbells.

The service will be refreshed with new workouts every week. Users will also be able to choose custom music while exercising, with options that sync with Apple Music.

Fitness+ will be located in the Fitness app on iOS, and there will be a new app for the ‌Apple TV‌. The service costs $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year. Apple is offering three free months of Apple Fitness+ with new Apple Watch purchases. It is also part of the Apple One Premier bundle for $29.99.

Apple Fitness+ will launch in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand on Monday, December 14.

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[Justin Cymbal]

Definitely looking forward to this! I have the Apple One bundle which includes this so my family will get to use this as well!

It’s nice that so many fitness equipment companies are partnering with Apple to make Apple Fitness+ gear!

 

[rk-apple]

Beats a gym fee especially in a time of COVID!

 

[iMatt.]

Looking forward to making the most of this before Christmas, only to undo all my hard work in 2 days

 

[rcooked]

Don’t think I’ve looked as forward to any Apple Service as much as this one. Should be well down, and give me a health boost.

 

[NewUsername]

6 countries in, 189 to go!

 

[Murkrage]

Still wondering if I can get this to pop up if I change my region

 

[MacBird]

iOS 14.3 release this week?

 

[Rogifan]

So to use it with a TV you need an Apple TV box or a smart TV that supports Airplay 2?

 

[bowens]

I'm assuming I need to setup a different user on my apple TV for my wife to be able to use this.

 

[Corsig]

So to use it with a TV you need an Apple TV box or a smart TV that supports Airplay 2?

Can’t you use your phone also?

 

[DB2k]

I just bought a watch - wonder if I will get access here?

 

[Cubsfan]

So to use it with a TV you need an Apple TV box or a smart TV that supports Airplay 2?

Or a lightning-to-hdmi connector.

 

[4jasontv]

All I want is first person video that moves at the rate I ride, run, or row.

 

[edwrap]

Nothing about multi-user support for group workouts, so I’m assuming that won’t be there at launch.

Also mentions weekly updates but nothing beyond that about how much content is actually there. If I want to do two or three of a specific workout type and difficulty per week, I hope there’s enough so I’m seeing something new every time.

 

[bowens]

All I want is first person video that moves at the rate I ride, run, or row.

I've thought about this for a few years. A VR headset with google street view. Map out a route ahead of time. I don't even care if it moves at my speed. Let me set a preset speed, say 15 MPH for cycling, and let me ride that route in VR. It would be amazing.

 

[JosephAW]

And... Apple? Is that all the announcements? Where’s the Air Tags?

 

[as4life]

Currently have the peloton app which is great with my stationary bike. Curious if fitness+ will support Bluetooth cadence sensor like the peloton app

 

[silvetti]

Still don't understand why this is English speaking countries only. It's almost as if no one else speaks English...

Edit: corrected US to English. My bad guys...

 

[9646829]

Still don't understand why this is US speaking countries only. It's almost as if no one else speaks English...

US speaking? You mean English speaking?

 

[Rogifan]

Can’t you use your phone also?

I won’t use this unless I can use it on my 50” TV. I have an Apple TV box. Hopefully more smart TVs will adopt airplay. I wonder if Apple could make an app for Roku similar to the TV app or if it requires an Apple chip to work.

 

[nwcs]

Still don't understand why this is US speaking countries only. It's almost as if no one else speaks English...

Most likely it has to do with legal and/or licensing issues.

 

[BiggiePhat]

Why is it so hard to find a fitness app with a great Outdoor Run Program?

Peloton rarely releases some and Fitness+ doesn't even mention them?

 

[macrumors3000]

Is Apple buying Nautilus

 

[Oman]

Well, I guess I will order an Apple Watch Series 6 now, I have been on Series 2 since they were introduced but Apple in their infinite wisdom and Capitalist Ambition made it such that Fitness+ require an Apple Watch Series 3 or better.

damn!