How to Make the Most of Your Apple Fitness+ Subscription
If you’re an Apple Fitness+ user, you’ll doubtless know how comprehensive the streaming subscription is for meeting all your exercise needs. But you may have overlooked some elements that make Apple Fitness+ a constantly evolving source of unusual and even inspiring content.
Take a look at how you can make the most of the Apple Fitness+ catalog.
Try a New Type of Fitness+ Workout
With 12 exercise categories to pick from, there’s an incredible variety of workouts on offer. Alongside the workout categories you’d expect to find, such as Strength, Yoga, and HIIT, there are many sections that you are less likely to see in the other popular workout apps, such as Kickboxing, Pilates, and Dance.
That means you can try out a different type of activity every day for almost two weeks, ensuring you won’t get stale or bored in your workouts. Sampling a range of exercise types is also good for your physical health, as you’ll get to work different muscle groups and build various aspects of your fitness.
Find Out What’s New Each Week via Apple’s Email Notifications
If you’ve opted in, Apple sends emails each week to Fitness+ subscribers. These short, illustrated messages outline the new content available to you. They often explore a theme that might be of topical interest. For example, you’ll find specially curated Pride Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and Earth Day collections in your inbox.
If you prefer to get the lowdown by watching a short video, just head to the Apple Fitness+ homepage on your app and look for theThis Weekfeature. One of the trainers talks through what’s fresh in just 60 seconds.
There’s often something included in these messages that you wouldn’t otherwise have noticed in the vast catalog. So next time you feel a bit stuck for inspiration, start here.
Share Your Activity and Challenge Your Friends
Apple challenges you toclose your Apple Watch activity rings each day. One way it helps you do this is by allowing you to share your progress toward these goals with your friends and family. That way, you can challenge each other to push that bit further.
Apple Fitness+ motivates you further by including aSharePlayfeature that allows up to 32 people to work out together in Group Workouts. Before you start your workout, look for the three white dots in the top right of your screen. Tap to reveal a pop-up menu that includes the SharePlay button.
Tap it to send your loved one an invitation, message, or FaceTime call. Then tapLet’s Beginto take on an Apple Fitness+ Group Workout together, challenging your exercise buddies to see who can move those rings furthest!
Use an Apple Watch (Even Though You Don’t Need To)
Until the introduction of iOS 16.1, you had to own an Apple Watch to benefit from Apple Fitness+. Now you canmake the most of Apple Fitness+ using just your iPhone.
While Apple Fitness+ is great without, it’s even better with an Apple Watch. That’s because wearing your watch automatically records your metrics as you exercise, and you can see this live in real time on screen. You can literally watch your activity rings closing as you move. And seeing your heart rate, active calories, and total calories burned is a powerful motivating factor.
Another positive is that you can alsoview the Apple Fitness+ Burn Bar, showing how your efforts compare to others who have done the same workout.
Use Your Apple TV for Fitness+
The Apple Fitness+ app comes pre-installed on yourApple TV, allowing you to take your workout experience to the next level by following the expert trainers on the large screen. In practice, it’s much easier to follow the trainer’s directions on a TV than on your phone while you’re moving around. And it’s also better for anyone who wants to read closed captions.
You get all of the same features on-screen with the Apple Fitness+ Apple TV experience, such as real-time health stats, the Burn Bar, and the ability to join Group Workouts using SharePlay.
Try Apple’s Time to Walk and Time to Run Series
Perhaps the most unique aspect of Apple Fitness+ is its innovative, podcast-like, Time to Walk and Time to Run experiences. For Time to Walk, you’ll be in the company of iconic and influential figures from the world of sport, showbiz, and politics. Notable guests have included country music legend Dolly Parton, tennis icon Billie Jean King, and Prince William from the British royal family.
As you walk, you listen to stories of life-shaping moments from their lives and lessons they’ve learned along the way. You’ll also see photos displayed on the screen of your Apple Watch to help tell the story. And each guest also supplies a playlist of meaningful songs. Here’show to use Time to Walk with Apple Fitness+.
For Time to Run, you work out in the virtual surroundings of some of the planet’s most inspiring locations. You may be in your local park, but pop your Apple AirPods (or other Bluetooth headphones) in, and you’ll be virtually running in Central Park, Rio de Janeiro, or Barcelona. With coaching tips and music to celebrate your environs, Time to Run makes your familiar jogging session an immersive experience.
Remember to Use Apple Mindful Cooldowns to End Your Workout
No matter what else you try out during your exercise time, don’t neglect the brilliantMindful Cooldowns in Apple Fitness+. These short routines consist of a combination of stretches and guided meditations. They last less than 10 minutes and can be done on their own as well as to end a longer session.
Mindful Cooldowns turn your obligatory cooling down at the end of a workout into a far more profound and relaxing experience. They invite you to breathe and bring your attention to the present instead of turning to what’s next. If you’ve never tried mindfulness and meditation, this is an excellent way to sample them.
Make the Most of Your Apple Fitness+ Subscription
You can enjoy Apple Fitness+ as a standalone subscription or bundled in with several other Apple services in Apple One. Either way, a little exploration of the many aspects of this comprehensive fitness service will reap rewards.
You’ll find yourself exploring a whole new range of activities. And not only will this help your physical health, but it’s also sure to make for a more enjoyable exercise session that will benefit your mental well-being.
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