Apple Fitness Plus adds audio running workouts

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After launching Fitness Plus in December 2020, Apple has continuously added new features, including celebrity audio walks and new workout programs for pregnant and elderly users. Today it announces a few more additions, among which the audio running experiences dubbed Time to Run stand out.

According to Apple’s press release, Time to Run can help users “become more consistent and better runners,” and each session focuses on a popular running route in a specific location. The sessions will be led by Fitness Plus instructors Emily Fayette, Jamie-Ray Hartshorne, Sam Sanchez and Scott Carvin, who also train the workouts on the service treadmill. Apple will also add another running coach, Cory Wharton-Malcolm. Each episode will also contain playlists to match the intensity of the ride and the chosen location.

Time to Run will debut on January 10, with new episodes arriving every Monday. The series will launch with three episodes and locations: London, Brooklyn and Miami Beach. Users will also be shown photos on their Apple Watch of “points of interest” along the way in each city. Apple says the episodes can be played both outdoors and indoors. It will also be available for wheelchair users as Time to Run or Push.

From the description, it looks a lot like Time to Walk, which is about 25-40 minutes of walks narrated by a famous guest and their curated mini-playlist. Audio or coached runs aren’t exclusive to Fitness Plus – you’ll also find them in other training apps, including Aaptiv, Runtastic, Runkeeper, and Peloton. We’ll have to try a workout for ourselves to see how Time to Run stacks up, although if it’s something like Time to Walk, it’s going to be more of an inclusive experience than hardcore intervals or sprints.

Collections are training packages curated towards a specific goal. Image: apple

The service also adds curated workouts and meditations called Collections. The idea is to pick a few selections from the Fitness Plus library of 2,000 studio workouts and guided meditation that focus on a specific plan over a period of several days or weeks. There will be six collections at launch: 30 Day Basic Challenge, Improve Your Posture with Pilates, Perfect Your Yoga Balance Positions, Run Your First 5K, Relax for Better Sleep and Strengthen Your Back, Stretch Your Hips . This is a great addition, as one of the most annoying things about Fitness Plus since its launch has been limited to the filter options. While you can search for workouts by coach, music genre, and schedule, you should read the description of each workout to learn more about what each session is suited to.

However, Time to Run and Collections aren’t the only new updates. Time to Walk is also getting a third season, with guests like Rebel Wilson, Bernice A. King, Hasan Minhaj, Chris Meloni, Ayo Tometi, Chelsea Handler, and Sugar Ray Leonard. Apple’s Artist Spotlight series, which features entire workouts set around a single musician, will add Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams, Shakira and The Beatles.

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