Apple's Fitness Video Service That Competes With Peloton Is Cheaper and Just As Good

Todd Haselton from CNBC reviews Apple Fitness+, with some thoughts on how it compares with Peloton's similar app. Here's an excerpt from his report: Apple's subscription fitness app, Fitness+, launches Monday. I've been using it for the past several days and I think it offers a nice variety of workouts that people will like. You need an Apple Watch to take the prerecorded exercise classes, which are available on iPhones, iPads and the Apple TV. It's a smart way for Apple to make the Apple Watch even stickier. If people get really into the fitness classes, like I have, it will be yet another way Apple keeps people locked in to its ecosystem of products. Why buy another phone, tablet or watch if you really like Fitness+? It also comes at a great time, when people aren't in gyms and are at home looking for ways to exercise.

Like other fitness apps, including Peloton's, which starts at $12.99 a month for classes that don't need the company's connected spin bike, you don't need anything to use it. But, you'll get more out of it if you have any indoor cycle, treadmill, rowing machine or free weights, since some of the classes require equipment. But you don't need anything special. I've been riding a hand-me-down exercise bike, for example. Fitness+ costs $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year. It's also part of the Premier Apple One plan, which costs $29.95 per month, and includes other Apple products like Apple Music, Apple TV+ and extra iCloud storage bundled together at a discount.

Competing with Peloton?

[backslashdot]

I just tried to use my iPad as a treadmill. It broke.

Re: Competing with Peloton?

[vocoders]

Apple uses infinite monopoly money to put everyone out of business.

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[phantomfive]

And nothing of value was lost.

Avoid lock in.

[techno_dan]

I will pay more not to be locked in.

Stop acting like a hamster.

[Fly Swatter]

Get outside and, oh wait we aren't supposed to be doing that... These services should be free for the betterment of the pandemic. Instead big company wants to profit...

Re: Stop acting like a hamster.

[BAReFO0t]

Uum, isn't sports by yourself one of the things still allowed, like in every other country, because you are far from other humans and it's good for your health?
I don't think jogging or biking while keeping a distance is a bd thing right now.

"news for nerds"

[celeb8]

Apple paid money to get everybody to report that they have software competing with a fitness vendor! Stuff that matters!

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[Nihil_75]

Yup

Apple Slashvertisement... for ... sports?

[BAReFO0t]

You know you posted this on Slashdot, right?
Unless you got new fapping techniques, you're kinda in the wrong pl... Did you say Apple? Nevermind. *averts eyes from iLuddite fakegeek guys unzipping their flies*

Can you even use it without the subscription?

[Rick Schumann]

I'm a cyclist. I ride outside. I don't have or want a 'Peloton' or anything like it.
But if you do have one, tell me: Can you even use the thing without the 'subscription'? Or is it an inert piece of furniture without it?
Same question for whatever it is Apple is starting up.
Everything these days has to be a gods-be-damned monthly subscription. It's a trap, all of it.

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[tlhIngan]

I'm a cyclist. I ride outside. I don't have or want a 'Peloton' or anything like it.
But if you do have one, tell me: Can you even use the thing without the 'subscription'? Or is it an inert piece of furniture without it?
Same question for whatever it is Apple is starting up.
Everything these days has to be a gods-be-damned monthly subscription. It's a trap, all of it.

I believe with Peloton it can be a very expensive stationary bike without a subscription - the key part of it is the subscription portion which

Re: Can you even use it without the subscription?

[dknj]

For what itâ(TM)s worth itâ(TM)s very solid and well put together and Iâ(TM)m assuming one could hack the android screen. But not worth $2000+ since a very good stationary bike is probably half that cost (one can get a very nice road bike for $2400)

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[demonlapin]

Not a biker, but a “very nice” road bike is $2400? Jesus H Christ, that’s a lot of money for a bicycle. Considering that you can get a cheap one for $200 or less, why do you buy the expensive one if you’re not a professional racer? If it’s inefficient, aren’t you getting a better workout?

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[Strider-]

All the standard fitness stuff that Apple does, which would better suit your needs, is a basic part of the Apple Watch and so forth. Unlike fitbit, and some of the others, the data lives solely on your device, and isn't accessible to apple or others.

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[Rick Schumann]

I don't do indoor training anyway, all I wanted to really know is if these things were just more subscription bait.

Apple's not really doing equipment

[SuperKendall]

Same question for whatever it is Apple is starting up.

As the summary says, Apple works with whatever you have, Apple is not really selling equipment (though they do have some equipment recommendations for things like yoga mats).

Apple can work with anything because all of the data about how your workout is going, is collected via Apple Watch and displayed in real time as you are watching the fitness lesson.

It does however require an Apple Watch to use the workouts...

I've been looking forward to the service,

peloton

[e**(i pi)-1]

Peloton has great trainers (actually fantastic coaches) and gear. Its nice to compete with others who do the same program or to compete with rides done before and as all bikes are the same, it is a pretty fair process. The gear is a bit expensive and we ourselves would not have space for it at home, but it was nice to use them in our gym (when they were still open). I don't see how apple can compete with that unless they start to sell bikes or treadmills. Maybe that will come soon too.

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[timeOday]

My friend has a Peloton but I asked him if it has a power meter or some other calibrated way to measure output and he says no. In that case I don't understand what a "competition" of any sort would be?

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[NoMoreACs]

I don't see how apple can compete with that

Your gym isn't open; but your spare room is...

Where's the hardware?

[indytx]

Apple's M.O. is always to entice people to be locked into Apple-branded hardware. Maybe this is a way to eke out a little more monthly income from Apple users, but the service is not a one-to-one competitor to Peloton. Peloton sells two pieces of connected fitness equipment and started offering additional classes so its users could get additional value out of what had already been purchased. I've never used the Tread, but using the bike is a seamless experience. At its core, its a heavy-duty spin bike, and

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[spire3661]

Sure, but the other videos arent going to show real time data from your telematics on-screen.

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