On Thursday, Apple Watch announced that Apple Fitness+, the company’s on-demand fitness, and wellness service, can only be used with the iPhone. Available in Dubai for a year, the service required the subscriber to have at least one Apple Watch Series 3 so that it could connect to an iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV. Without this restriction, more users will be able to enjoy the more than 3,000 classes available on the service.
The novelty takes effect from next Monday, October 24th. That’s because Apple will release iOS 16.1 to all users on that date. All 21 countries where Apple Fitness+ is available will be able to take advantage of this new feature.
“We created Fitness+ to be the most inclusive fitness service in the world and the response from our users has been very positive. We want this incredible impact to reach more iPhone users,” said Apple VP of Fitness Technologies Jay Blahnik.
In addition to this expansion, Apple Watch Fitness+ users will have new classes and news starting on the 24th. For example, for the first time, Taylor Swift’s songs will be available in the most diverse exercises. This is a way to promote the singer’s new album Midnights, which will be released this Friday (21).
In addition, there is a new series called Yoga for Every Runner with Scott Jurek that will help runners improve their posture, balance, and mobility by warming up for ten minutes for a run, recovering after a workout, or combining it with other activities. from Fitness+.
Finally, Apple Watch users will enjoy new episodes of Time To Walk. On the 24th, actress Hannah Waddingham, now known as Rebecca Welton in the Apple TV+ original series Ted Lasso, will participate in this “hiking podcast”.
In Dubai, Apple Fitness+ can be subscribed monthly for 36.99/month or annually for AED 149.99. It is also possible to earn the service by subscribing to Apple One Premium for AED 46.95 per month. This bundle brings Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple Fitness+, and 2TB of iCloud storage for you and five other members of your family.
