Fitness+ is rolling out a new three-week pilates course, designed to be approachable and friendly towards practitioners of any fitness level.
On Tuesday, Apple Fitness+ announced "3 Perfect Weeks of Pilates." As the name suggests, it's a three-week course designed to help people build a well-rounded Pilates routine.
Similar to yoga, pilates is a mind-body exercise that builds the practitioner's core strength, stability, and flexibility. It incorporates breath work and repetitive low-impact movements, making it suitable for a wide range of fitness goals, ages, and abilities.
"3 Perfect Weeks of Pilates" has participants complete three 20-minute bodyweight workouts per week. Each workout will target major muscle groups to build strength, control, and mobility progressively.
Each week has its own theme, as described by Fitness+:
- Week 1: Centering, connecting to the core as the foundation of movement
- Week 2: Control, challenging stability and precision as exercises become more advanced
- Week 3: Flow, moving seamlessly from exercise to exercise with strength and accuracy
Like many fitness programs, practitioners are encouraged to repeat the program multiple times to continue refining their form.
Fitness+ is Apple's video-on-demand workout streaming service. Currently, it offers 12 different workout types: Strength, Yoga, HIIT, Pilates, Dance, Cycling, Kickboxing, and Meditation.
Currently, Fitness+ costs $9.99 per month, or $79.99 a year, and is included as part of the Apple One Premier tier. New subscribers can get three months for free when purchasing an eligible device.
To use Fitness+, a user must have an Apple TV, iPad, or iPhone. Connecting AirPods Pro 3 or an Apple Watch adds in additional on-screen metrics, such as heart rate, calories burned, and progress on their Activity rings.
