Apple starts 2024 with new content for the Fitness+ training service, including a new meditation theme, a yoga program for golfers, artist spotlights with Super Bowl Halftime Show artists and new celebrities for the “Time to Walk” audio walking experience.
Starting January 8, Apple Fitness+ is adding a new meditation theme called “Sound,” which will feature sounds meant to soothe and relax users, such as someone striking a gong or singing. There will be seven sounds available at launch, with new meditations dropping every week. Audio meditations last five, 10 and 20 minutes.
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Yoga has been proven to be a beneficial exercise to help improve a golfer’s swing. Apple Fitness+ now features a new workout program, “Strength, Core, and Yoga for Golfers,” designed by professional golfer Rose Zhang to improve strength, flexibility, and mobility. The program includes four workouts and is led by Fitness+ instructor Kyle Ardill.
In celebration of Usher’s upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show, the service is opening an artist showcase dedicated to the artist on February 5, along with three other past halftime performers — Rihanna, Britney Spears and U2.
Rihanna is the first artist to receive an exclusive workout playlist on Fitness+, with 10 new workouts coming to the platform on January 8. The playlist honors last year’s Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show — which was sponsored by Apple Music for the first time — and sent the internet into a frenzy, with Nielsen reporting more than 113 million viewers, making Rihanna’s iconic performance the most-watched halftime of all time.
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Apple is also launching workouts with Britney Spears music on January 15th and U2-inspired workouts on January 22nd.
Finally, Apple is adding new episodes to Time to Walk, that audio experience launched in 2021 to inspire listeners with celebrity stories. New episodes will feature celebrity guests including “Today Show” co-host Al Roker, drag queen Trixie Mattel, YouTuber and comedian Lilly Singh, actor and rapper Common and “Euphoria” star Colman Domingo.
Apple also announced that, for the first time, 10 episodes of Time to Walk are available for free on Apple Podcasts, including episodes with guests Prince William, Patti LaBelle, Jason Segel, Camila Cabello, Dolly Parton and Shawn Mendes.
Fitness+ is available as a subscription for $9.99 per month or included in the Apple One Premier plan for $32.95 per month. Also, Apple recently partnered with Anytime Fitness, a gym franchise in the US, to offer up to three months of Fitness+ at no extra cost.
