![]() ![]() There's also no way to start a workout on one device and pick up where you left off on another. It's not possible to resume a workout where you left off and it's not even possible to scrub forward manually in a workout to get to the point where it crashed. ![]() It occasionally loses connection to the Apple Watch and crashes. Last, but certainly not least, Apple Fitness+ still has some lingering bugs that have been around since it launched. Iron out those bugsįitness+ without an Apple Watch (Image credit: Luke Filipowicz / iMore) Apple could even enlist current or former athletes for some insightful coaching and celebrity pulling power. It's not hard to imagine a series from people like Sweat founder Kayla Itsines, A-list personal trainer Harley Pasternak, or popular UK instructor Joe Wicks. It's great for users who get to experience a new style of coaching or some particular workout expertise and likely good for Apple as the new trainer will put Fitness+ in front of more eyes. I see the Guest Trainer Series as a great opportunity for Apple to bring in renowned fitness experts on a temporary basis, while also bringing with them their own audiences. Six months on, Jeanette Jenkins, the trainer with whom the series launched, remains the only guest trainer.Īpple has shown its willingness to use the power of celebrity to take Fitness+ mainstream. One feature that flew under the radar somewhat is its Guest Trainer Series, announced back in June. It has also emphasized particular musicians in workouts with its Artist Spotlight series. Time To Walk On Apple Watch Se (Image credit: Luke Filipowicz / iMore)Īpple has already shown its willingness to use the power of celebrity to try to take Fitness+ mainstream by attaching names like Shawn Mendes, Naomi Campbell, and Prince William to Time to Walk workouts. Each workout episode description does describe what the workout contains and how strenuous it should be, for the most part, but tapping into each episode to find one you want is a real chore and a true barrier to actually pressing play on one. The day after a long run outdoors, for example, I might not want to end up in a strength workout that throws in several rounds of squats. The new Collections feature helps - and will hopefully continue to be updated regularly - but sometimes you want to be able to cherry-pick your workout on other criteria like difficulty or muscle group. Tapping through each workout to find the right one is a real barrier to pressing play on one. However, Fitness+ now has over 2,000 workouts in its library, so some more advanced filtering is needed to make it even easier to find the right session. ![]() These are all useful and oftentimes necessary. Better filteringįitness+ already allows for some filtering, by letting you filter workouts by trainer, time, music, and required equipment. It could be a neat addition for when you're feeling up to it. I think this asynchronous workout feature requires a bit of nuance in order to not feel like a guilt-trippy nag something like the week-long activity competitions that you can set up ad-hoc between friends. Since the Apple Watch became a regular part of my life, I've gone through periods of feeling really motivated seeing my fellow Apple Watch-wearing friends' workouts as well as times where I've turned off the social features entirely after feeling overwhelmed. Though it wouldn't have quite the same effect as doing it live, this way there's still a social and motivational element to Fitness+ workouts without the need to be ready to hop on a FaceTime call. Perhaps I complete a HIIT workout in the morning and my workout buddy does the same workout later in the day. Instead, Apple could implement a shared workout system in which participants don't have to partake at exactly the same time. It's not always possible to jump onto a FaceTime call. ![]() It can be hard, therefore, to tie some people down to working out with you at a particular time over SharePlay as Apple intends. For others, their working out time is much more sporadic, spontaneous, or just has to fit in around other priorities in life. Apple Watch Activity Competition (Image credit: iMore)įor some people, working out is a regimen and they hit the gym or the play button on a Fitness+ workout at the same time every day. ![]()
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