About Apple Fitness+

Apple Fitness+ is a subscription service that gives you access to trainer-guided workout videos on your compatible iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. Apple Fitness+ supports 12 workout types, including: High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Yoga, Core, Pilates, Strength, Treadmill (Walk or Run), Cycling, Rowing, Dance, Kickboxing and Mindful Cooldown. Video and audio Meditations are also offered as part of the service.

You can start Apple Fitness+ workouts from your iPhone or your Apple Watch. You can create a Stack or build a Custom Plan. Stay motivated with onscreen guidance, such as trainer coaching and timers. If you use an Apple Watch, your personal metrics, such as heart rate and calories burned, will appear while you're working out.

To get started

• Make sure you have a compatible Apple Watch or iPhone updated to the latest software.

• If you haven't already, subscribe to Apple Fitness+.

Find a workout

If you’ve completed at least three Fitness+ workouts, your personalised recommendations will be at the top of the app. If you can't see personalised recommendations, you can still find and filter workouts.

1. On your iPhone, open the Fitness app and tap the Fitness+ tab. On your iPad or Apple TV, open the Fitness app.

2. Select a workout type.

   

3. Tap or select the Filter button.

4. Tap a filter option to narrow down the workouts.

Once you've found a workout, you can:

• Tap or select Preview to watch a preview of the workout. In the preview, the trainer will give you an idea of the structure of the workout, the playlist and the inspiration behind the workout.

• Save a workout by tapping the Add button on your iPhone or iPad, or selecting Save Workout on your Apple TV. To access your saved workouts, scroll to My Workouts at the bottom of Fitness+.

• Review the music playlist for the workout. If you have an Apple Music subscription, tap or select Listen in Music to add the playlist in Apple Music.

Start a workout

Ready to work out?

Work out on iPhone or iPad

1. Tap Let's Go.

2. Tap the Play button and your metrics from your Apple Watch will appear onscreen.

3. Pause and resume your workout as needed on your device or Apple Watch.

After your workout ends, you can review your results or start a Mindful Cooldown.

Work out on Apple TV

1. Open the Fitness app.

2. Select yourself. Select Other if you aren’t signed in as the primary account and don't have your Apple Watch paired with the Apple TV. To pair your Apple Watch, open the Workout app on your watch and enter the code displayed on the Apple TV.

3. Find and select your workout.

4. Select the Play button and your metrics from your Apple Watch will appear onscreen.

   

5. Pause and resume your workout as needed on your device or Apple Watch.

After your workout ends, you can review your results or start a Mindful Cooldown.

Create a Custom Plan

Apple Fitness+ helps you build consistency by creating a Custom Plan. You can select the days, daily duration and which activities you’d like to include. Apple Fitness+ will give you a customised routine with the workouts and meditations you can do each day.

Find out more about Custom Plans on your iPhone

Stack your favourite activities

If there are workouts or meditations you like doing back to back, you can create a Stack. Stacks allow you to easily start your next workout or meditation. You can even save your favourite Stack to your library.

Find out more about Stacks on your iPhone

Customise workout metrics

You can adjust which metrics will appear onscreen before starting a workout, and can change them at any time during your workout.

1. Tap Let's Go to start a workout. If you already have a workout in progress, tap or press pause to customise your metrics.

2. Tap or use your Apple TV remote to click the Metrics Editor button .

Burn Bar

The Burn Bar is a way for you to compare your effort to others who've done the same workout. It adjusts to account for weight to allow for an equal comparison and is shown as your calories burned. If you leave it on, your workout data is anonymously added to the Burn Bar competition. The Burn Bar is available for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Treadmill, Cycling and Rowing workouts.

Here's how the Burn Bar calculates and displays your metrics:

• The Burn Bar takes your heart rate into consideration when determining your results. If your heart rate doesn't display, results on the Burn Bar might be affected. Find out how to get the most accurate measurements using your Apple Watch.

• Based on your calories burned, the Burn Bar will show whether you're Behind the Pack, In the Pack, Middle of the Pack, Front of the Pack or Ahead of the Pack. The harder you work, the more opportunities you'll have to move up in the pack.

• The Burn Bar appears two minutes into your workout. It displays based on a rolling window and is reflective of your last two minutes of work.

• When your workout is complete, your final position on the Burn Bar is an average of your effort across the whole workout. You can view your Burn Bar result in your workout summary.