There are 100+ total HIIT classes. The majority are 20 minutes in length though. You can build 30 minutes of HIIT if you want. Apple also skews heavy towards 20 minutes for HIIT b/c that's a pretty standard HIIT routine.
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Fitness+ Subscribers Now Have Nearly 300 Workouts to Choose From
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I don't care if it had 10000000.... its needs Airplay support to be of use to 99.5687% of people that don't own an Apple TV.
I like it so far. I already have a few home workout/kettlebell and running routines, but I really like using the 20 minute HIIT classes as a warmup. Variation in a workout routine is super important, so having more options is great.
Few things that I would echo is the ability to workout with a partner would be great. More options to display the content either via AirPlay or onto an iMac would be nice as well. I workout in my home office and my 27" iMac is more than enough screen real-estate and obviously better than an iPhone. Also, I would like to see better filters showing muscle groups and equipment. It took be a bit to see that there is an equipment mention in the description of the individual videos. However, I'd rather see that listed in a filter rather than having to look at each specific workout's description.
As part of a bundle package, I don't see any reason to try a different brand's service. But I do hope that Apple improves its service products over time.
Few things that I would echo is the ability to workout with a partner would be great. More options to display the content either via AirPlay or onto an iMac would be nice as well. I workout in my home office and my 27" iMac is more than enough screen real-estate and obviously better than an iPhone. Also, I would like to see better filters showing muscle groups and equipment. It took be a bit to see that there is an equipment mention in the description of the individual videos. However, I'd rather see that listed in a filter rather than having to look at each specific workout's description.
As part of a bundle package, I don't see any reason to try a different brand's service. But I do hope that Apple improves its service products over time.
This is simply my favorite Apple service after Apple Music. The problem is, I can't subscribe because it's not available in my country. So after my trial runs out, I'll be stuck. It's really weird that this is region based. It's workouts for crying out loud. There's no need for translation or anything. If I can understand english, I should be able to subscribe to this whatever country I'm in.
I'm an avid runner/cyclist/swimmer. And I absolutely love Apple Fitness+. It's so much fun doing all this work while someone is talking to you. It makes the time fly. And since we are doing most of our training at home nowadays (gyms are closed in our city), this is golden.
I do my Fitness+ workouts at 7 am because "before work" is the only time I can guarantee that I'll be available to do it.
If they weren't smiling, I would have quit on day 1. It's hard enough to work out first thing in the morning as it is. Unhappy, unsmiling fitness instructors would be such a downer. I need a friendly, encouraging face at that point.
If they weren't smiling, I would have quit on day 1. It's hard enough to work out first thing in the morning as it is. Unhappy, unsmiling fitness instructors would be such a downer. I need a friendly, encouraging face at that point.
I've used Aaptiv for the last 2 years and have been using Fitness+ for the last 1.5 months. I still have my Aaptiv subscription but will let it lapse after my year subscription is up. I used to like a bunch of their trainers, but they purged a lot of their trainers, stopped doing rowing workouts, and cut back on getting actual normal music (about 75% techno beats now) that I started to grow less enthusiastic about using it. I have enjoyed Fitness+ a lot. There is a lot to work on that a lot of people have mentioned: Needing better titles/descriptions of the work out, Need more filter options, needs more scheduling options. For people asking for more difficulty levels, I haven't had much of an issue with this. Aaptiv has also moved over to making their workouts "all levels" and giving suggestions on what to do if you need more or less difficulty. I would rather Apple build out their library first with "all level" activities, then start to fine tune things. For those that are comparing this to Peloton, this is $480 per year vs $80. It's unfair to compare the 2 right now. It's like comparing a normal gym membership to having a personal trainer. For the price, you can get a fine tune workout. The big difference is that Apple has a ton of money they can pour into this to make their $80 subscription almost like the Peloton $480 subscription. Peloton won't ever bring their price down to anything close to $80/year.
Apple should just purchase Peloton and call it a day, they have a base, the system is great, and the classes and teachers are top notch.
I'm liking Fitness+ a lot overall, but my biggest nit-pick is that the trainers don't use words to describe what they're doing the first time they do a move - in anything, HIIT, Yoga, etc., so trying to follow on a TV (Apple TV 4K) when going into any downward position kills my neck, or in a move turning away from the screen, you don't know when to turn back. I tried using my iPad instead of the TV... and the image was too small even there to see what I was supposed to do because the videos are mostly wide shots of the 3 trainers with only the rare side view which is slightly more zoomed in. Yes, I could just watch the video and later repeat it to do it... but why waste the time if they could just say what they're doing like other trainers/workout videos?
I like that we can put together a sequence of workouts for how much time we have or how we feel. But as others mention, there should be an easy way of assembling and saving sequences.
Agree with other suggested improvements listed here - AirPlay please - my living room TV has an old Apple TV 3, which does not support the current TVOS, but could AirPlay from my phone or iPad if the Fitness+ app allowed it.
For the heck of it, I tried a dance one the other day. Years ago, dance type workout videos that I did started with a half tempo introduction to the moves with the next move announced as you completed the previous one. Trying to follow along at full tempo with the moves being announced as (vs before) you're doing them was just an embarassing spastic experience.
I like that we can put together a sequence of workouts for how much time we have or how we feel. But as others mention, there should be an easy way of assembling and saving sequences.
Agree with other suggested improvements listed here - AirPlay please - my living room TV has an old Apple TV 3, which does not support the current TVOS, but could AirPlay from my phone or iPad if the Fitness+ app allowed it.
For the heck of it, I tried a dance one the other day. Years ago, dance type workout videos that I did started with a half tempo introduction to the moves with the next move announced as you completed the previous one. Trying to follow along at full tempo with the moves being announced as (vs before) you're doing them was just an embarassing spastic experience.
i know people who make very little money and finance through Affirm. You don't need to be rich, going to an actually gym costs more long term.
I don't disagree with this - I've termed my use of the dance workouts "The Flailing Walrus".
But at the same time, I figure even if I'm not getting the steps and moves exactly right, I'm MOVING and my heart rate is elevated, so that's enough.
I have noticed that there appear to be 2 types of Fitness+ dance workouts (based on my experience):
1) Fully choreographed 30 minute workouts where you learn a series of 8 beat moves, and then string them all together into a big routine at the end. I find these VERY HARD because it's a lot of memorization with very little "rehearsal"
2) Individually choreographed 20/30 minute workouts where you learn maybe 4 moves per song, and then when the song changes, you learn 4 more, and wash/rinse/repeat and there's no big DANCE NUMBER at the end. I find these "easier" because you get 4-5 minutes to do a quick set of moves that you don't need to remember going forward. But it's equally challenging from a calorie burning perspective.
clearly not working that hard.....and I get you want to be friendly but they need at least one instructor that brings the intensity. all these stupid life stories they are telling be having me ready to quit in the middle of a workout. like shut up and tell me to not quit because you talking about riding to talk to a dj at the bbq isn't working
airplay from the phone to the tv WHILE allowing me to use my Bluetooth headphones so I don't bother others is the feature they really need.
All workouts are for all levels of difficulty, that is why there are 3 trainers, you follow the effort level of the one you are capable of following.
Same with Jumping, one of the trainers in HIIT will always remove jumping if that is not for you.
The description for some workouts will tell you whether you should use light or heavy dumbells, no description means it is your choice. No one size fits all, so start light and build.
Not really that difficult all the information is there.
Funny, I run to get away from the voices talking to me...
Not following. You require an AppleTV to use this service on a TV. How would you AirPlay without an AppleTV? To one of those TVs that have AirPlay built in? Don't they also have the full AppleTV app suite, too?
Are you quoting someone specific, or yourself?
Apple Fitness+ is 100% about Apple Watch integration. There are plenty of other guided exercise programs, so that's not what Apple is trying to do. They did not claim to invent some new way to exercise; they merely brought coaches into our living room that let you take full advanage of your Apple Watch, its tracking capabilities, and the health features built into iOS.
I have tried several of the episodes (without equipment) and maybe it's my smaller living room, but I find the constant looking up at the wall-mounted TV to make the experience feel awkward for me and my neck. I'm 110% amateur when it comes to these types of guided exercises.
The one thing that I'm missing with the service is clarity about which episodes to choose. It feels like it's up to me to choose which one that I will watch, but I don't know if that's the best approach. I want a coach that coaches me "across" episodes.
But Apple took my $100 annual subscription, so I'd better take advantage of it.
It looks like a Woodway to me based on the tank-looking track but definitely not certain of that. I would guess you’re right that it’s one of the models that integrates with the Apple Watch (I don’t know if Woodway has any of those or not).
I have hope it will continue to develop. I really like it so far. I do wish they would target and have suggest combinations of workouts.
The other thing that I loved with obé was you could schedule the recorded classes and they would be on your calendar as if they were live. Have that clock ticking down to the start time gets me motivated.
The other thing that I loved with obé was you could schedule the recorded classes and they would be on your calendar as if they were live. Have that clock ticking down to the start time gets me motivated.
I’m actually really enjoying it. I work out regularly, and have found some really challenging ones. This strength one with Kyle is tough, and I’ve been lifting three times a week for years. It’s true it’s a mixed bag, and I’ve been disappointed in some, but I appreciate trying new things for ‘free’ (the bundle is cheaper than what I was paying a la cart). I’m certainly working muscle groups I neglected on my own.
There are things I’d like to see, but until the library grows I’m gathering what I need from the descriptions and previews.
There are things I’d like to see, but until the library grows I’m gathering what I need from the descriptions and previews.
I've got Fitness+ as part of my One subscription so I started using it and actually really liked classes for the first time for treadmill and rowing. But the lack of selection got me looking at the Peloton app and it turns out I have that for free for a year too through Chase Sapphire Reserve.
Peloton doesn't have rowing classes so I'll have to make do with the Fitness+ stuff but treadmill stuff is much more in depth and demanding so I'll probably use Fitness+ treadmill classes on fun run kinda days. Plus it looks like they have some running programs as well.
On the technical side, the Peloton app allows you to use either Airplay or Chromecast from an iPhone and that's actually the only way to get it to appear on a bigger screen and use the Apple Watch at the same time. If you use the Peloton app on iPad, you need to use a third party heart rate monitor like a Polar. If you stick with casting from an iPhone, you'll get heart rate and pace information on the phone and the workout on the TV. So kinda the opposite of what Fitness+ allows.
Peloton doesn't have rowing classes so I'll have to make do with the Fitness+ stuff but treadmill stuff is much more in depth and demanding so I'll probably use Fitness+ treadmill classes on fun run kinda days. Plus it looks like they have some running programs as well.
On the technical side, the Peloton app allows you to use either Airplay or Chromecast from an iPhone and that's actually the only way to get it to appear on a bigger screen and use the Apple Watch at the same time. If you use the Peloton app on iPad, you need to use a third party heart rate monitor like a Polar. If you stick with casting from an iPhone, you'll get heart rate and pace information on the phone and the workout on the TV. So kinda the opposite of what Fitness+ allows.
