Apple Fitness+ Promotion Ramps Up as Launch Approaches

Promotion for Apple Fitness+ is ramping up, with advertising initiatives and teases from instructors being spotted on social media, indicating that the new subscription service may be launching imminently.

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MacRumors reader Chris Weaver spotted that Best Buy has started advertising six-month free trials of Apple Fitness+ with Apple Watch purchases. The advert suggests that retailers have started to actively promote Apple Fitness+, meaning that the service's launch is likely to follow soon.

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Moreover, Apple Fitness+ instructors have begun promoting their workout videos on Instagram. The posts, spotted by 9to5Mac, involve images of Apple Fitness+ instructors with captions saying they are in the process of recording workouts and that the service is launching "soon." The posts each use the hashtag #CloseYourRings and mention the @AppleFitnessPlus account.

Instructors Kim Ngo, Betina Gozo, Amir Ekbatani, Scott Carvin, Bakari Williams, Jhon Gonzalez, Emily Fayette, Josh Crosby, Jessica Skye, Jamie-Ray Hartshorne, Kyle Ardill, Ben Allen, Kym Perfetto, Tyrell Désean, Sherica Holmon, LaShawn Jones, Dustin Brown, Sam Sanchez, Gregg Cook, Molly Fox, and Anja Garcia have all made posts on Instagram teasing the launch of the new subscription service.

Apple has said that Fitness+ will launch before the end of 2020, but no exact release date has been confirmed. With the end of the year approaching in less than five weeks, and in light of these promotional social media posts and adverts, the launch of Apple Fitness+ appears to be imminent. There have also been hints that the service will arrive alongside iOS 14.3 and watchOS 7.2.

Apple first announced Fitness+ alongside the Apple Watch Series 6. Priced at $9.99 per month and included in the highest tier Apple One bundle, Fitness+ is designed to help Apple Watch users keep fit through a series of guided workouts.

Workouts sync to an Apple TV, iPhone, or iPad, so you can see your progress on the screen, and there are multiple workout categories to choose from, including Cycling, Treadmill, Rowing, HIIT, Strength, Yoga, Dance, and Core. Check out our Fitness+ guide for more on Apple's upcoming service.

Top Rated Comments

UltimateSyn Avatar
30 months ago

I am genuinely surprised how much outside motivation people need to take care of their own bodies.
What kind of holier-than-thou nonsense are you spewing in here?
Score: 40 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Eduardo1971 Avatar
30 months ago

I am genuinely surprised how much outside motivation people need to take care of their own bodies.
This is a pretty flippant and myopic response.

There are people who do need outside motivation for a myriad of reasons-keep an open mind.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
kylelerner Avatar
30 months ago
I wonder if oxygen will one day be on subscription. Apple O2+
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Karllake Avatar
30 months ago

This is a pretty flippant and myopic response.

There are people who do need outside motivation for a myriad of reasons-keep an open mind.
Also videos like these aren’t always about motivation, they’re often more about technique/ form.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
mrbrown Avatar
30 months ago
I currently have a Peloton and pay $36/month for a service I admittedly barely use. It appears as though Fitness+ has spin lessons - this would save me a ton of money.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jimbobb24 Avatar
30 months ago
I wonder which of these services will survive after things go back to normal. Peloton should be a little worried about Apple eating into their product.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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