Apple Fitness+ is finally live in India: Price, workouts, top features and supported devices

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Just days after launching its fifth store in India, Apple has launched the Fitness+ service in the country. With the India expansion, Apple's fitness and wellness service has now expanded to 49 countries around the world.

What does Apple Fitness+?

Apple Fitness+ is a subscription-based workout service that offers users access to guided video workouts. The service was first introduced globally in 2020 and is now finally making its debut in India.

The Cupertino based tech giant says that users in India will be able to access the service's 12 different workout types which includes: Strength, Yoga, HIIT, Pilates, Dance, Cycling, Kickboxing, and Meditation. Each episode of the workout will range from 5 to 45 miutes and it can be accessed on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.

Apple says users will be able to see personal metrics directly on screen like heart rate, calories burned, progress on their Activity rings and the Burn Bar, if they have connected Fitness+ workouts wih the Apple Watch or the AirPods Pro 3.

The app can also comes with a Custom Plans feature that can be used to create personalized schedule for users, based on their workout and meditation preferences while keeping in mind data like top activities, durations, trainers, and music.

“Custom Plans make it easier than ever to follow a personalised schedule. Stay Consistent offers a premade schedule that fits users’ routines. Push Further adds workout time or more sessions for those seeking a challenge. Get Started provides those new to Fitness+ with a ready-made plan based on activities they selected when they first started their subscription or popular activities.” Apple explained in a blogpost

The app also comes with ‘deep integration’ to Apple Music and the company has also added a new K-Pop music genre that will be avilable across all workout types. It also contains an Artist Spotlight series which dedicates workout playlists to a skngle artist, including some of the biggest artists like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS, Selena Gomez, Coldplay, and more.

It also features a curated series of workouts and meditations from the Fitness+ library called Collections. The feature, Apple says, is aimed at helping users reach their goals or find workouts which fit their intersets such running the first 5K, Pilates or 90s Dance session .

As for meditation, the app comes with 12 unique meditation themes including Calm, Sleep and Sound. It also comes with easy to follow techniques that can help them ‘recharge, better connect with themselves and others’