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Fitness+ currently features 21 trainers in a variety of disciplines.
Fitness+ taps into the existing Apple Music library, so theres no canned muzak for these workouts.
And the videos are nicely shot.
Youre not able to filter by level of intensity, which is something I would have appreciated.
How hard would it be?
As a (pre-pandemic) Barrys Bootcamp devotee, I always appreciated the specific speed ranges provided (e.g.
Youll want to be between 7 and 9 mph, for example).
And you cant filter for equipment or body part, either.
)but unfortunately, you cant fast-forward these videos to skip ahead.
These are misses for me.
One unique aspect I did enjoy?
At the end of each workout, you have the option to pick a 5- or 10-minute cooldown.
Youll need an Apple Watch Series 3 or later to use Fitness+.
The watch also tracks yourheart rateand calories burnedand puts that info right on the screen.
I loved being able to see my heart rate during a 30-minute yoga practice.
It made me much more conscious of my breathand really forced me to focus on calming down.
During HIIT, treadmill, rowing, and cycling workouts, youll also see a Burn Bar.
If youre the competitive key in, I suppose this is a cool feature.
Im not, so I honestly didnt pay too much attention to it.
Im also not a huge fan of the calories burned metric.
(My ideal scenario would be to just toggle off calories burned.)
Apple Fitness+ is way more helpfuland I think they really nailed this.
There are seven absolute beginner routines, includingstrength training,beginner yoga, and more.
There are also Getting Started videos for rowing, cycling, and treadmill workouts.
Navigate to the rowing tab and youll see Getting Started right at the top.
Think: a strength and cardio program to coach you to your first 5K or afasterhalf-marathon.
Thats fine, but it requires a bit more forethought and planning on your part.
Compared to other premium at-home fitness programs, Fitness+ is pretty affordable.
But there is what Ill call an initial investment.
Currently, an Apple Watch Series 6startsat $400 and the latest iPhonestartsat $1,000.
Apple Fitness+ opens up a world of workouts that you might otherwise have to download from multiple places.
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