October 20, 2022
UPDATE
Apple Health+ out there to iPhone customers in 21 international locations beginning October 24
For the primary time ever, prospects can obtain three free months of Health+ with the acquisition of a brand new iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV; and this yr, join the service at no further price via presents with SilverSneakers, Goal, UnitedHealthcare, and Cell Well being
Beginning October 24, Health+ can even introduce a brand new Artist Highlight sequence that includes music from Taylor Swift; a brand new exercise program, Yoga for Each Runner, that includes one of many world’s high ultramarathon athletes, Scott Jurek; and extra
Beginning October 24, Apple Health+, the award-winning health and wellness service designed to be welcoming to all, might be out there for iPhone customers to subscribe to and revel in, even when they don’t have an Apple Watch. With iOS 16.1, Health+ might be absolutely built-in with the Health app and situated within the center tab, out there in all 21 international locations the place the service is obtainable.
The identical day, music by Taylor Swift might be out there within the service for the primary time ever, starting with a devoted solo Artist Highlight sequence that includes newly launched songs from her album “Midnights,” out October 21. Health+ can even introduce a brand new exercise program, Yoga for Each Runner, that includes one of many world’s high ultramarathon athletes, Scott Jurek, and led by Health+ Yoga coach Jessica Skye. Time to Stroll can even add new friends, together with Emmy-winning actor Hannah Waddingham, globally famend singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, and former astronaut and colonel Eileen M. Collins. Health+ can even introduce three new Collections: Completely ’80s Biking, Greatest Aware Cooldowns for Athletes, and 14-Day HIIT and Energy Problem.
This yr, there are much more methods to get began with Health+ with new particular presents from SilverSneakers, Goal, UnitedHealthcare, and Cell Well being, and for the primary time ever, prospects can now obtain three free months of Health+ with the acquisition of a brand new iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV.
“We constructed Health+ to be essentially the most inclusive and welcoming health service on this planet, and the response from our customers has been overwhelmingly constructive. We needed the wonderful influence of Health+ to achieve iPhone customers, and with particular presents from companions like SilverSneakers, Goal, and UnitedHealthcare, it’s simpler than ever to get began in your well being and health journey,” stated Jay Blahnik, Apple’s vp of Health Applied sciences. “Whether or not customers wish to get exterior and go for a stroll with Time to Stroll, enhance their operating with ultramarathoner Scott Jurek, or get transferring to one in all their favourite artists, like Taylor Swift, there actually is one thing for everybody to remain motivated.”
Health+ Out there for iPhone Customers
Beginning October 24, for the primary time ever, Health+ might be out there for iPhone customers to subscribe to and revel in within the 21 international locations it’s supplied in, even when they don’t have an Apple Watch. iPhone customers can have entry to the whole service that includes over 3,000 studio-style exercises and meditations, all led by a various and inclusive workforce of trainers. Customers can even see onscreen coach steerage and interval timing, and estimated energy burned might be used to make progress on their Transfer ring.
With iOS 16.1, Health+ might be absolutely built-in with the Health app and situated within the center tab, the place customers can already keep motivated to shut their Transfer ring via teaching, awards, exercise sharing, and extra. Customers solely want an iPhone to enroll, and might then expertise Health+ on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Health+ subscribers with out Apple TV can use AirPlay to stream exercises or meditations on suitable third-party gadgets, and all AirPlay-enabled Roku gadgets will see onscreen metrics for added motivation subsequent month.
Health+ customers with an Apple Watch can proceed to take their motivation to the following degree with customized real-time metrics that show on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, in addition to the flexibility to expertise Time to Stroll, Time to Run, and meditations with simply their Apple Watch paired with Bluetooth-enabled headphones.
Artist Highlight with Taylor Swift
Beginning October 24, music by Taylor Swift might be out there within the service for the primary time ever, starting with a devoted solo Artist Highlight sequence that includes newly launched songs from her album “Midnights,” out October 21. The sequence dedicates a complete exercise playlist to a single artist, and each Monday for 3 weeks, new exercises that includes music by Taylor Swift will seem throughout exercise sorts together with Core, Biking, Dance, HIIT, Pilates, Rowing, Energy, Treadmill, and Yoga.
To have fun the theme of “Midnights,” the primary three exercises will characteristic particular themed lighting, and the Health+ trainers will spotlight the artist in enjoyable and inventive methods. In a Treadmill exercise, the primary letter of every teaching tip by Health+ coach Scott Carvin will mix to spell “SWIFTIE.” In a HIIT exercise, Health+ coach Anja Garcia will coach customers via 13-second intervals to lean into Swift’s affinity for the quantity 13.
Yoga for Each Runner with Scott Jurek
Cross-training is crucial to runners of all ranges, as it might assist enhance velocity and power, and assist forestall damage. Health+ will introduce a brand new exercise program, Yoga for Each Runner, that includes and designed with Scott Jurek, one of many world’s high ultramarathon athletes and an creator, and led by Health+ Yoga coach Jessica Skye. Impressed by Scott’s method and integration of yoga, this program is designed to enhance operating posture, steadiness, and mobility. Customers can do every 10-minute Yoga movement as a warmup, a restoration stretch, or blended with different exercises from the Health+ library. As with all Health+ studio exercises, modifications are proven so customers can benefit from the exercises at their very own degree.
“All through my operating profession, I’ve pushed my physique and thoughts to new limits by operating longer distances and exploring trails and roads all over the world. Having optimum power, flexibility, stability, and steadiness is essential to operating effectively, and yoga is likely one of the some ways I get essentially the most out of my physique and grow to be a extra holistic runner,” stated Jurek. “Whether or not persons are new to operating or seasoned veterans, I hope these 10-minute exercises on this program on Health+ will assist customers really feel extra assured and comfy incorporating yoga into their coaching and restoration.”
Exercise packages on Health+ — equivalent to Exercises for Newcomers, Exercises for Older Adults, Keep Energetic Throughout Being pregnant, and Get Prepared for Snow Season — characteristic customized content material designed to help customers via a season of life or assist them put together for necessary moments.
Time to Stroll
Beginning on October 24, Health+ can even introduce new episodes of Time to Stroll, starting with Hannah Waddingham. Time to Stroll is an inspiring audio expertise on iPhone and Apple Watch, designed to assist folks stroll extra usually, that includes among the world’s most fascinating and influential individuals who share tales, pictures, and music with Health+ customers. Waddingham is understood for her performances on the West Finish, garnering three Olivier Award nominations, and extra just lately, she rose to mainstream fame for her Emmy-winning function as Rebecca Welton on Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.” On this stroll, Waddingham shares how being championed by a legendary director at simply the correct second in her profession renewed her religion in her personal talents, and the way enjoying Rebecca introduced therapeutic after her personal difficulties in life. Extra friends all through the season will embody globally famend singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor and former astronaut and colonel Eileen M. Collins.
Collections
Moreover, Health+ will introduce three new Collections, curated content material from the Health+ library to assist customers go after their objectives or discover inspiration, together with:
- Completely ’80s Biking, that includes eight spirited exercises that may enhance cardio health. Each exercise has the vitality of a celebration and is about to a playlist filled with songs from the Nineteen Eighties.
- Greatest Aware Cooldowns for Athletes, providing a sequence of total-body stretches and quick visualizations which are curated to assist athletes mentally put together for his or her sport and get better extra simply after any athletic endeavor.
- 14-Day HIIT and Energy Problem, that includes 30-minute Energy and HIIT exercises that assist encourage customers to take their health routines to the following degree.
Extra Methods to Get Began with Health+
This yr, Health+ will supply new methods to enroll in the service at no further price via presents with SilverSneakers, Goal, UnitedHealthcare, and Cell Well being.
- SilverSneakers, the nation’s main health program for older adults, will now supply members a Health+ subscription at no further price beginning in January 2023 via choose Medicare Benefit plans. Members can even have entry to the Exercises for Older Adults program on Health+, which helps customers keep lively at any age with a concentrate on power, flexibility, steadiness, coordination, and mobility. They’ll activate their Health+ subscription via the SilverSneakers GO app on the App Retailer or via their SilverSneakers member account on silversneakers.com
- Goal will now supply a four-month free trial of Health+ for members of Goal Circle, the retailer’s free-to-join loyalty program. Members of Goal Circle even have free entry to a few months of Apple Music, Apple TV+, iCloud+, Apple Arcade, and Information+, with no buy required.
- UnitedHealthcare continues to supply Health+ as an annual subscription at no further price to hundreds of thousands of members as a part of their absolutely insured employer-sponsored well being profit. Employers with self-funded well being plans could make an analogous supply out there to their staff.
- Cell Well being, a fast-growing digital well being and well-being expertise firm, will supply its employer prospects the chance so as to add Health+ as a wellness profit for his or her staff and permit them to earn an Apple Watch by staying lively.
Pricing and Availability
- Apple Health+ is accessible as a subscription service for $9.99 (US) per 30 days or $79.99 (US) per yr, and might be shared with as much as 5 different members of the family.
- Health+ is included within the Apple One Premier plan, which, the place out there, additionally offers prospects entry to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple Information+, and iCloud+ with 2TB of storage, and might be shared with as much as 5 different members of the family.
- Health+ is accessible in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Eire, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, the UAE, the UK, and the US.
- Three months of Apple Health+ are included for purchasers who buy Apple Watch Sequence 4 or later, iPhone 11 or later, iPad (ninth era) or later, iPad Air (fifth era) or later, iPad mini (sixth era) or later, iPad Professional 11-inch (third era) or later, iPad Professional 12.9-inch (fifth era) or later, Apple TV HD, or Apple TV 4K (2nd era). One month of Health+ is included for present customers.
- Health+ might be shared with as much as 5 different members of the family for a similar worth, making it simple for customers in the identical family to benefit from the service.
- Apple Health+ requires an iPhone 8 or later with iOS 16.1, or Apple Watch Sequence 3 or later paired with iPhone 6s or later with iOS 14.3 or later.
- To get the latest options, make certain your gadgets are operating the newest software program model.
- All Time to Stroll and Time to Run episodes can be found within the Health app on iPhone with a Health+ subscription. Customers also can benefit from the episodes with simply their Apple Watch paired with AirPods or different Bluetooth-enabled headphones.
Press Contacts
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Apple
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Apple
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