It’s been more than two years since Apple Fitness+ was announced, offering a series of “studio-style workouts” for owners of the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Fitness+ offers deep integration with all of your Apple devices, especially your Apple Watch, as you can view your workout metrics during the workout, without needing to glance down at your wrist. When it launched, Apple Fitness+ included 10 popular workout types, but has been expanded beyond just your traditional workouts. And in 2023, there are even more features and updates planned to improve the overall experience.
Shortly after New Years Day, Apple announced some pretty major changes that are in store for Apple Fitness+ in 2023. These include a new workout type, a new meditation theme, along with a slew of new hosts for the fifth season of “Time to Walk”. Here are all of the changes we can expect to see coming to Apple Fitness+:
Kickboxing and New Trainers: Starting January 9, Fitness+ will add Kickboxing as a new total-body cardio workout type. Each workout will consist of a distinct round of moves followed by one final round, which will combine the moves users just learned into an all-out one-minute interval.
Sleep Meditation: The program consists of four 20-minute meditations that conclude with five minutes of relaxing music.
Artist Spotlight with Beyoncé: On Monday, January 9, seven new workouts featuring the singer’s music will be available across Cycling, Dance, HIIT, Pilates, Strength, Treadmill, and Yoga.
New Episodes of Time to Walk:
Jamie Lee Curtis – Curtis reflects on the importance of embracing life’s most unexpected moments, the transformative power of serving others in need, and how the death of a beloved public figure led her to a daily ritual of self-reflection.
Amber Ruffin, host of the late-night talk show The Amber Ruffin Show and co-author of the New York Times bestseller You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism.
Jason Segel, the actor, producer, comedian, and screenwriter best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, who stars in the upcoming Apple Original comedy Shrinking.
José Andrés, Spanish chef and founder of the World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters.
Nina Hoss, one of Germany’s biggest stars of the stage and screen, known for her role in the critically acclaimed film Tár.
Colman Domingo, the actor, writer, and director who gained acclaim and a Tony Award nomination for his performance as Mr. Bones in the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys and won an Emmy for his role in Euphoria.
Nathan Chen, US figure skater, three-time world champion, and 2022 Olympic champion.
Sheryl Lee Ralph, the actor and singer who most recently won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Abbott Elementary.
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6 Weeks to Restart Your Fitness, designed to motivate users to build a new habit by working out every day, featuring a perfect blend of workouts to help users onramp back into fitness. Available January 9.
Level Up Your Core Training, featuring 10- and 20-minute core workouts taken to the next level with the use of dumbbells. Available January 23.
As Apple points out, some of these new additions will be available in Apple Fitness+ starting as early as January 9, but others won’t arrive until later. One example of this is the “Level Up Your Core Training” collection, which isn’t slated to land closer to the end of January.
Now’s as good of a time as any if you want to try out Apple Fitness+. It’s a subscription service that’s priced at $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year, and can be shared with up to five other family members. And if you’ve signed up for the Apple One subscription, Fitness+ is included along with other Apple services. Just make sure your iPhone is running at least iOS 16.1 or later, and is paired with an Apple Watch running watchOS 7.2 or later in order to take full advantage.
Andrew is a freelance writer based on the East Coast of the US.
He has written for a variety of sites over the years, including iMore, Android Central, Phandroid, and a few others. Now, he spends his days working for an HVAC company, while moonlighting as a freelance writer at night.
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