Apple has announced a notable update to its Apple Fitness+ subscription service. The company is introducing a new Collections feature as well as a Time to Run feature in January.
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Apple announced the expansion in a press release today, saying:
Apple Fitness +, the first fitness and wellness service built entirely around Apple Watch and designed to be welcoming to everyone, is introducing Collections and Time to Run on January 10. Collections is a curated series of workouts and meditations from the Fitness+ library organized to help users achieve a goal, and Time to Run is an audio running experience designed to help users become more consistent and better runners, featuring popular running routes in some of the most notable cities.
At launch, Apple says the following Collections will be available:
- Basic 30-day challenge
- Improve your posture with Pilates
- Perfect your balance poses with yoga
- Strengthen your back, stretch your hips
- Relax for a better bedtime
As for Time to Run, this is the first expansion of the Time to Walk feature that Apple launched around this time last year. Apple describes Time to Run as “a new audio running experience designed to help users become more consistent and better runners, with each episode focusing on a popular running route in some of the most notable and iconic locations.”.
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Time to Run will launch with three episodes set in London, Brooklyn , and Miami Beach. Apple says a new episode of Time to Run will be released weekly, every Monday.
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Finally, Apple announced that it is expanding the Artist Spotlight series on Apple Fitness+ with new workouts using music from Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams, Shakira, and the Beatles.
Apple Fitness+ is available as part of the Apple One subscription package or individually for $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year. It features 11 different workout types and deep integration with Apple Watch, with new workouts and classes added weekly.
Information source: 9to5mac.com
