Apple Launches Time To Walk Exercise Program With Dolly Parton, Shawn Mendes, And More
Apple recruits celebrities and pro athletes to talk to you and share stories as you walk for exercise.
Apple is rolling out a new Apple Watch feature for its premium subscription service where celebrities and athletes talk to you as you walk.
The feature is called Time to Walk, and Apple says it s an inspiring new audio walking experience that Fitness+ subscribers can use to motivate themselves during exercise.
Time to Walk features celebrities like iconic singer/songwriter Dolly Parton, basketball player Draymond Green, actress Uzo Aduba, and singer Shawn Mendes who have individual episodes where they share stories, photos, and music that mean something to them.
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Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed Time to Walk, a new audio walking experience on the Apple Watch for Fitness+ subscribers to encourage users to walk more often among influential and interesting people as they share thoughtful and meaningful photos, stories and music. Time to Walk may be enjoyed anywhere, anytime using Apple Watch and AirPods or other Bluetooth headphones. “Walking is the most popular physical activity in the world, and one of the healthiest things we can do for our bodies. A walk can often be more than just exercise: It can help clear the mind, solve a problem, or welcome a new perspective,” said Jay Blahnik, Apple’s senior director of Fitness Technologies. “Even throughout this challenging period of time, one activity that has remained available to many is walking. With Time to Walk, we’re bringing weekly original content to Apple Watch in Fitness+ that includes some of t
2021-01-25 18:35:46 GMT2021-01-26 02:35:46(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) Apple on Monday unveiled Time to Walk, a new audio walking experience on Apple Watch for Fitness+ subscribers.
Time to Walk is the latest addition to Apple Fitness+, the first fitness service built around Apple Watch, which also brings studio-style workouts to iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD, intelligently incorporating workout metrics from Apple Watch for a personalized experience, according to the company.
It can be enjoyed with Apple Watch and AirPods or other Bluetooth headphones, the company said. Walking is the most popular physical activity in the world, and one of the healthiest things we can do for our bodies, said Jay Blahnik, Apple s senior director of Fitness Technologies. Even throughout this challenging period of time, one activity that has remained available to many is walking.
A walk is, more often than not, a solitary experience. As far as the age of COVID-19 is concerned, that’s probably more bug than feature. It’s a way to escape the confines of a shutdown for a few glorious moments, to get some air and, for better or worse, reflect on the day that’s passed or the one to come.
It can, like many things these days, however, be isolating.
For me, long weekend walks have been a sort of lifesaver throughout this bizarre year. Following two months of being completely sidelined over (non-COVID) health issues, I began walking more per week than I ever have. It was a slow process at first frankly, never leaving my one-bedroom apartment for April and May made it so it was physically painful to walk around the block when I finally felt comfortable going outside.
Once a Time to Walk episode is selected on Apple Watch, a Walk workout automatically begins and users can go at any pace that suits them.
Guests record their Time to Walk episodes while walking outside or in locations that are meaningful to them. previous next
New episodes will appear in the Workout app on Apple Watch from a different guest each Monday through the end of April. Users can browse and enjoy previous Time to Walk episodes when it is most convenient for them.
Time to Walk episodes are automatically downloaded to Apple Watch with a Fitness+ subscription, and users can start an episode directly from the Workout app. Once a Time to Walk episode is selected on Apple Watch, a Walk workout automatically begins and users can go at any pace that suits them while listening with AirPods or paired Bluetooth headphones. New episodes ranging from 25 to 40 minutes will appear automatically in the Workout app on Apple Watch, and users can also browse episodes in the Fitness+ t