Apple Fitness+ features yoga with ultrarunning legend Scott Jurek
The fitness platform will also feature workouts to music by Taylor Swift
Always wanted to work out with one of the top ultrarunners of all time? With Apple Fitness+ ‘s new programming you’ll be able to do exactly that. Beginning Oct. 24, Apple Fitness+ is expanding its fitness and wellness service to be available to all iPhone users, and launching a superior set of workouts with new music to accompany them. Fitness+ will also introduce a new workout program, Yoga for Every Runner, featuring and designed with one of the world’s most renowned ultrarunners, Scott Jurek. “Inspired by Scott’s approach and integration of yoga, this program is designed to improve running posture, balance, and mobility,” Apple explains. Users can do each 10-minute yoga flow as a warmup, or recovery stretch. Modifications are shown so users can adapt and enjoy the workouts at their own level.
“Throughout my running career, I have pushed my body and mind to new limits by running longer distances and exploring trails and roads around the world. Having optimal strength, flexibility, stability, and balance is crucial to running efficiently, and yoga is one of the many ways I get the most out of my body and become a more holistic runner,” said Jurek. “Whether people are new to running or seasoned veterans, I hope these 10-minute workouts in this program on Fitness+ will help users feel more confident and comfortable incorporating yoga into their training and recovery.”
If you’d rather head out for a walk, the Time to Walk feature has new entertaining guests to keep you strolling, including Emmy-winning actor Hannah Waddingham of Ted Lasso fame, singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, and former astronaut and colonel Eileen M. Collins. Fitness+ will also introduce three new Collections: Totally ’80s Cycling, Best Mindful Cooldowns for Athletes, and 14-Day HIIT and Strength Challenge.
Music to accompany your runs or workouts by Taylor Swift will be available in the service for first time, beginning with a solo Artist Spotlight series featuring newly released songs from Swift’s new album “Midnights,” released October 21.
iPhone users will have access to the entire service, which now features more than 3,000 studio-style workouts and meditations. A diverse and inclusive team of trainers is intended to appeal and be accessible for all users, who will also be able to see onscreen trainer guidance and interval timing, and estimated calories burned–everything you want in one place.
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“Whether users want to get outside and go for a walk with Time to Walk, improve their running with ultramarathoner Scott Jurek, or get moving to one of their favorite artists, like Taylor Swift, there really is something for everyone to stay motivated,” said Jay Blahnik, Apple’s vice president of Fitness Technologies. Fitness+ users who have an Apple Watch can level-up motivation, with personalized, real-time metrics that display on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.
If you have an Apple Watch and want to keep it simple, you can head out and listen to Time to Walk, Time to Run, and meditations simply by pairing your watch with Bluetooth-enabled headphones.
Customers can now receive three free months of Fitness+ with the purchase of a new iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV.
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