At the peak of my weight-loss journey last year, my coach suggested I amp up my average daily step count to 18,000 per day nearly double the generally accepted normal human goal of 10,000. It wasn t easy, but I managed to do it, and that bump helped break through a plateau I d been sitting at for months. Turns out, low-impact steady state cardio like walking is great for fat loss. You know what else taking 18,000 steps a day is great for? Churning through audio programming like podcasts and audiobooks. And if you re looking for something new to accompany you on a many-hour trek through the mountains, across the plains, or on a treadmill to nowhere, there s a brand new type of podcast to encourage you along the way. Today, Apple announced the launch of Time to Walk, part of its Fitness+ programming.
Dolly Parton wants everyone to get a little more exercise in the pandemic. In the new Apple Fitness+ Time to Walk experience, which debuts today, she shares stories, photos and songs that users can walk along to. While many of us feel confined during this time, she says, I m hopeful that people will take a walk down memory lane with me and we can all feel a little more freedom taking the time to walk together.
One story the nine-time Grammy winner shares is an intimate look at how her father and his sense of humor helped keep her humble. I always feel like I got my work ethic from my dad, she says in the episode. Her dad was a sharecropper who later grew tobacco on his own land to support the family. (Parton was the fourth of 12 kids born to her mother, Avie, and father, Robert). Daddy used to go down to the courthouse where they had erected a statue of me, she says. I remember myself being so proud of that statue. … I thought, A statue of me in the courthouse yard? Th
Apple Introduces a new Inspiring Audio Experience Feature for Apple Fitness + Subscribers called Time to Walk
This morning Apple unveiled
Time to Walk, an inspiring new audio walking experience for Apple Watch for Fitness+ subscribers, created to encourage users to walk more often and reap the benefits from one of the healthiest activities. The new feature is available in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US.
Each original Time to Walk episode invites users to immerse themselves in a walk alongside influential and interesting people as they share thoughtful and meaningful stories, photos, and music. Time to Walk can be enjoyed anytime and anywhere with Apple Watch and AirPods or other Bluetooth headphones.