Apple these days is all about the three SS: Subscriptions, Services, and Saturation (for its new iMacs, at least). And while you can’t blame the company for trying to diversify its earnings, sometimes it feels like there’s only a lot to buy at Apple – with one recurring monthly payment. However, you should never feel bad about paying for your health, which puts Apple’s Fitness + right in the “Think About It” column.
The disadvantage? You can get the most out of Fitness + if you sweat and exert yourself while wearing an Apple Watch. Indeed, you need one attached to your Apple ID to even sign up for Fitness +. (You can do workouts without wearing one, but you lose the ability to see your health data right on the screen you use for Fitness +.)
This is one of the best built-in integrations for Fitness +, but it does mean more money will go to Cupertino if you don’t already have Apple’s smartwatch. Fortunately, you can usually find great deals on older Apple Watches. You don’t need the latest and greatest equipment to exercise.
That being said, it’s easy to sign up through the regular fitness app on your device for a Fitness + price of $ 10 / month (or $ 80 / year). You even have a month to try it out, or three months if you’ve recently bought an Apple Watch (which slightly eases the financial burden of a new Apple Watch purchase, assuming you signed up anyway). You can share the service with up to five family members to expand everyone’s access to health data or to split costs.
What you can do in Fitness +, the Apple service offers enough workouts to serve almost everyone:
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“Mindful Cooldown” sounds absolutely great to me, although I probably won’t burn any of my pandemic weight with such a relaxing routine. Fortunately, you can filter by class type, music type, and / or teacher in the Apple Fitness app. The latter option is especially useful when you find someone you really click with. (To me, this is someone who’s not trying to get me to do squats. I hate squats.)