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Time to Walk is aimed at delivering meditative walking experiences for Fitness Plus and Apple Watch owners.

Apple's subscription-based Fitness Plus service launched towards the end of last year, and it's already got an update that aims more for meditative walks than intense workouts. Also, it's Apple Watch-only.

Time to Walk is a series of audio experiences voiced by celebrities that are meant to be listened to while walking, like podcasts for gentle strolls. The first series of four episodes launched Monday, with country legend Dolly Parton, NBA champion Draymond Green, musician Shawn Mendes and Orange Is the New Black star Uzo Aduba. New celebrity episodes will pop up once a week through April. Apple hasn't yet made a commitment as to how long the series will continue after that.

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"I've loved walking ever since I was a little girl in the Smoky Mountains," Parton says in Apple's announcement. "I think it's so important to be able to get out and walk if we can during this time. I do my best thinking when I walk."

The idea sounds like a hybrid of the meditative podcasts and experiences that already exist, and location-based audio "podplays" that send listeners on an immersive audio experience, walking while listening with headphones. Each of the Time to Walk experiences involves a celebrity who's also walking somewhere. The episodes, which get synced to the Apple Watch's Workouts app, can be stored up to five at a time for offline playing (provided you have Bluetooth headphones to use with the Apple Watch). The episodes run around half an hour each, and also have photos that pop up occasionally on-watch that match parts of the story being told.

"I hope people get to feel the same sense of calm I do while walking and can bring that to their own experiences," says Mendes.

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The Time to Walk experiences won't play on iPhones, though: Unlike Apple's Fitness Plus workouts, which also require an Apple Watch for fitness tracking but use the Apple TV, iPad or iPhone to show videos, these run entirely on the Apple Watch. While walking, fitness data like heart rate and pace is recorded, too. There is also a Time to Push mode that works with wheelchairs.

The idea of Time to Walk originated before last spring's COVID-19 shutdowns that still keep many people at home, but it also seems like an invitation to explore similar ideas in a wider range of podcasts, or location-based immersive audio experiences. It's unclear whether Apple will expand its ambitions on this new feature that far, but I'm curious to try walking with it and see where the episodes take me.

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Mike Olson, Executive Vice President of Sporting Goods and E-commerce at Horizon Fitness explains that, "more people than ever are choosing to exercise at home and are looking for equipment that can accommodate multiple family members and all of the devices, streaming classes and apps they bring to their workout. We're excited to partner with the innovative team at Rain the Growth Agency to introduce how Horizon is rethinking exercise equipment for a better connected fitness experience."

The new creative features footage of the Horizon Fitness Studio Series treadmill line shot by Rain the Growth Agency amidst Covid-19 precautions. Filmed in the Portland-metro area during the September 2020 Oregon wildfires, the team faced challenges filming over an accelerated timeline. "We pivoted, never gave up, executed and delivered a powerful transactional brand building creative." said Sue Collin's Chief Client Officer at Rain the Growth Agency. The campaign rolls out in the heat of the Q1 peak season for the fitness industry.

About Horizon FitnessHorizon Fitness is a subsidiary of Johnson Health Tech, a worldwide leader in the exercise equipment industry for more than 40 years. Horizon Fitness designs, manufactures and sells a wide assortment of award-winning fitness equipment for residential use, including treadmills, elliptical trainers, exercise bikes and rowing machines. Horizon Fitness equipment is sold online at HorizonFitness.com, at Dick's Sporting Goods and specialty fitness retail stores.

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There is a little bit of an NFL flavour to our Six Nations preview this week. There are similarities and parallels in each sport.

have watched Tom Brady play live four times and hundreds of other occasions on television. I feel as if I know him - but I don't. I don't think I will get to meet him in this life - maybe in heaven if there isn't a VIP section. If I do, I will ask him this question: How on earth did you manage to get the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the Super Bowl in 2021? He might not even know the answer himself.

Tampa haven't been to the play-offs since 2007 and while they have a pretty sexy roster on both sides of the ball there is one indisputable fact: they would not have made it to the Super Bowl without Brady running the show.

All of Brady's stats this season are pretty decent, but there were always seven or eight quarterbacks in the league with better numbers than him. Strangely, though, only one of them, Patrick Mahomes, is playing in the Super Bowl next Sunday. If Brady had retired or stayed another season in New England, the entire Buccaneers roster would be brushing up on their BBQ skills right now.

What I liked most about Tom Brady's contract with the Buccs was that it was a 'you eat what you kill' type of contract. His two-year $50m deal had very few guarantees. It was a heavily incentivised pay as you play contract. Brady would have to play in every game and get his team to the Super Bowl to earn his $25m per annum. The money means nothing to him but no one can say now that he didn't earn it. As a 43-year-old he featured in every play in every game of this crazy season. He plays against a gunslinger next Sunday who was four when Brady won his first Super Bowl. It is an incredible story.

At the age of 43, Brady is the only person in elite sport who can say it's just a number. It's only a number if you can play every week.

Any team in any competition can say that they have the potential to win that competition that season. Last season Tampa were probably saying that they could win the Super Bowl. They won seven games and the play-offs were a distant hazy mirage. This year they said the same but this time there was somebody on board who knew how to win and how to get his team to win. Walter Mitty to Walt Disney - from dreaming to having someone who can make your dream come true.

Over the years, Johnny Sexton has had plenty of comparisons with Brady. The truth is, though, that Johnny has not had the same unblemished injury profile as the American. If you looked under Sexton's bonnet you would have to void the warranty.

Sexton himself will tell you that Brady doesn't have to make any tackles. That is a salient point, as half of Sexton's injuries are from contact. Sexton will also point out that Brady isn't, under any circumstances, a running quarterback. In fact he doesn't run at all - he stays in the pocket. It is almost comical now that when the heat comes on Brady, and he gets flushed out of the pocket, he just falls to the ground before he gets hit. Sexton's running game, though, is a major part of his repertoire.

This is the more discomfiting aspect of Sexton's injury profile. In the last five years, every time he has picked up a 'niggle' or a 'pull' it is as a result of extending himself. Too often when Sexton gets to full pace, he pulls up.

Sometimes Sexton gets through the game with minor adjustments. Conor Murray has scored 25 points from conversions and penalties that Sexton could not take while he was still on the pitch. If Sexton attempted those penalties or conversions he would tear whatever muscle is compromised. Brady doesn't have to tackle, kick or pin his ears back and that is why Sexton's body is beginning to disintegrate. Sexton is all gas, no brakes.

Every year the Irish squad assembles just before the Six Nations and it is true, particularly recently, that they have had the potential to win the Championship. I can say with a reasonable degree of confidence that Ireland would have won nothing in the last ten years if Sexton had not been around.

Imagine if, when Sexton was sent back to St Mary's to get a bit of game time at the start of his Leinster career, he had taken the regressive move and just called it a day. There has been some good quality in the Ireland squad over the last ten years, but without their most important player in the most important position on the field, it would have been a fairly fallow period.

Sexton's workload, as a consequence, is extremely well managed and the player himself, with others, spends hours every day in and out of season working his body to the point where every sinew is stretched and strengthened so they won't give when the heat comes on.

That work goes unrewarded a good portion of the time. It is important to note that superstars remain superstars because they ruthlessly and methodically keep their body lithe and supple. The 36-year-old LA Lakers superstar LeBron James makes sure he keeps his $153m four-year contract current by spending $1m per annum on preventative rehabilitation and habilitation.

Hours and hours of deep tissue massage, stretching, muscle conditioning, core strengthening, breathing classes, flexion and oblique pilates - all just to keep his body in prime condition. Recovery classes, etc, after the game . . . $153m!

It seems like every season now there is a 'Sexton in race to be fit for Championship' headline. How many matches will he play in the Championship this year or next year if he is selected?

Let's not forget one thing - this is now Ireland's testing ground. In 2023 we will lose to South Africa in the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup and then we will lose in the quarter-final to Pool A winners New Zealand. Our lust for success can only be satisfied in the Six Nations for the foreseeable future.

There will come a tipping point where Sexton's value to the side and his singular attitude to winning is overwrought by the inefficacy of his corporeal self. Johnny runs the show on and off the field and there is no one to replace him either in his own position or in his leadership role. People who say 'just give the captaincy to James Ryan' have simply no idea.

If Sexton only plays a part role or is inhibited from displaying the full range of his talent and experience on the field, that will be reflected in Ireland's position in the final table.

I looked at England's 28-man squad last week and then I looked at the players who did not make the squad. Their depth is astonishing. We have just about 20 international standard players available to us. If Eddie Jones was given an option to pick any of them for England he wouldn't. Ireland's chances this year depend entirely on Sexton being able to perform up to and past his limit.

Ireland have struggled badly with the absence of Tadhg Furlong. That sort of loss doesn't bother France or England but to us it is a mortal blow. Furlong survived last night against Scarlets so he should be straight back into the Ireland 23-man squad, and we can repeat the same decade of the Rosary for the safe passage of Sexton through the Six Nations.

Having our best players available is one thing, using them effectively is quite another.

I watched an interview with Robert Saleh, the newly installed head coach of the lamentable New York Jets. It is my turn next year!

Saleh is a very interesting guy who was the best defensive co-ordinator in the league with the San Francisco 49ers. He was asked who he had picked as his new defensive co-ordinator. After going to watch the Jets play at the Meadowlands in November 2019 I wasn't sure they even had one.

Whoever Saleh chose simply wouldn't be anywhere near as good as the new boss so could the new guy get his defence to be as good as he was at it?

Saleh struggled to give a convincing answer and internally you could see the wheels turning in his head that this particular aspect of coaching was no longer his immediate concern. He was now the big picture guy - mentality, strategy, philosophy and identity - that sort of shit.

The shift on camera didn't flummox him, but the jump to head coach, even for someone as talented as Saleh, is perplexing.

Andy Farrell was pretty good at what he did. He knows the defensive systems, how to close down the opposition, how to put people on the floor, auxiliary motivation and selection and he is somebody who is more than handy to have around when the team looks flat.

Farrell's first year as head coach was less than impressive. On the evidence of what the team produced it is kind of difficult to put the toothpaste back into the tube.

Strategically I wasn't sure exactly what they were trying to do. Farrell is not as good as Joe. Simon Easterby is not as good as Farrell. John Fogarty is not as good as Greg Feek. Mike Catt is not as good as Stuart Lancaster or Stephen Larkham. The only unquantifiable is how good is Paul O'Connell?

This is the season Farrell makes the jump from defence coach to head coach. There is no safety net of learning from mistakes or looking at the video and being better next week. If Farrell has Sexton and Furlong in his team he has a chance of having a decent season.

The first stanza of the Six Nations is difficult - away to Wales and home to France. They are both winnable games but only if the head coach has made the successful transition from being a defence coach.

At the Six Nations launch Farrell permitted himself an indulgence by stating he would love to have a pop at England on Paddy's weekend. That sentiment was straight out of Walter J Mitty's manual.

What happened to 'we will take each game as it comes'. The England game could be a forlorn shot at redemption after another underwhelming season or in Mitty world a Grand Slam decider. Yeah . . .

PS: Jerry Kiernan RIP - A special breed of man.

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Like most gym owners at the start of COVID-19, Dave and Brittany Pomfret of Equilibrium Fitness for Women in San Luis Obispo closed up their brick-and-mortar studio in March andby necessitygot into the business of digital workouts.

They offered their classes live on Zoom. They made on-demand videos. They rented out their equipment to members so they could continue working out at home.

For a few months, this model worked pretty well. But by June, Dave Pomfret saw "Zoom fatigue" set in. He noticed his class attendance bottoming out. Classes that used to have 80 attendees in April drew only 20 on a good day in June.

"People were just tired of being in front of their screens," Pomfret told New Times. "It really dropped off."

Fortunately, as the pandemic wore on, local fitness instructors and their stir-crazy customers were thrown a lifeline. In June, the city of SLO launched Fitness in the Parka part of its Open SLO initiative that used city resources to help businesses safely reopen.

For a one-time fee of $20 and some simple paperwork, health and fitness leadersgym owners, yoga instructors, personal trainers, and the likecould move their classes into city parks.

"Normally, we'd charge an hourly rental fee or permit feeand we waived that," SLO Parks and Recreation Director Greg Avakian told New Times. "Our goal was, if you have a business license and you did a wellness- or fitness-based activity, we'll support you. ... From day one of the COVID emergency, [SLO County Public Health Officer] Dr. Borenstein has always emphasized, 'Get outside, stay healthy.'"

Over the next six months, more than a dozen fitness groups would take the city up on the offerbringing Zumba to Islay Park, yoga to Emerson Park, and strength training to Meadow Park.

Pomfret said Equilibrium Fitness jumped on the opportunity "right at the beginning." Five days per week, it offers body flow classes, dance fitness classes, and more out in spacious Meadow Park. Attendance was strong immediately, Pomfret said, as members reveled in the chance to get out of their homes, exercise, and socialize with their gym community.

"It's been great," Pomfret said. "It allowed us to get face-to-face with our customer base. People were really excited to be outside and around friends and some excitement that isn't their TV screen."

Putting on the classes isn't exactly a walk in the park. Social distancing is mandatory, and instructors are under watch at the city for adhering to COVID-19 protocols. Weather-related challenges have come up, like the summer wildfires and heatwaves. But overall, amid the COVID-19 roller coaster, the parks have proved to hold enormous value to the fitness community.

"For a lot of people, I think it has been the one time each week that they are actually out with other people," said Stephanie Stackhouse, owner of the SLO Yoga Center, which hosts five outdoor yoga classes each week at the historic Jack House lawn. "We've had feedback from people that it is the thing keeping them sane right now."

During a stressful and often-isolating pandemic, yoga's meditative and balancing properties are as important as ever. While the SLO Yoga Center also offers live virtual classes, it's the outdoor, in-person classes that give members a chance to connect with each other as well as with nature.

"One of the things we often talk about in yoga is this idea of getting grounded. We say, 'Plant your feet on the earth and feel the ground beneath you,'" Stackhouse said. "Being able to literally do that in the park, step off your mat for a second, and feel your feet on the earth, it made a huge difference."

The tangential benefits of having in-person classes also stick out to Lauren McAlister, owner of the local fitness studio McAlister Training. Like the others, McAlister went virtual with her classes at the start of COVID-19. But she knew something essential was missing, which was why she also decided to take her business to the park.

"Virtual workouts have been around for a long timethey're nothing new. And it's been really cool to see some of these brick-and-mortar businesses really pivot and make it happen and make exceptional content," McAlister said. "But at the same time, people don't come for just a workout. They come for an experience. They come for that sense of family and for accountability."

Outdoor classes salvaged some of those communal aspects of working out. Initially, McAlister said she kept her park program simpleusing minimal to no equipment, with class attendees using just their mats and their bodies. But after a few months, her clients wanted more. Now, McAlister lugs around all the bells and whistles of equipmentmaking her outdoor classes "as similar as our indoor options used to be, in a safe environment."

"Our team has absolutely blown my mind in terms of, we bring out equipment, we haul it back and forth, we clean it, we make sure everyone's spaced out," she said. "It's just so much work, but the clients have responded so positively. It feels normal. It's a sense of normalcy in this crazy world of not normal."

Ultimately, instructors agree that it's been the collective desire for normalcy and social connection during the pandemic that has sustained Fitness in the Park. Given the long, grueling trajectory of the virus, SLO Parks and Recreation Director Avakian said the city decided to extend the program through at least June of this year.

"It was initiated as a two-month program," Avakian explained, "and all of a sudden, here we were at the end of August and we were like, nope we're still in this."

For McAlister's studio community, the park classes have been "an absolute game changer." She believes it's given everyone participating a deeper appreciation for their physical and mental health.

"It's been more apparent to themthe importance of the connection, of the community, of the bigger picture things that are more important than just a workout," she said. "People are realizing just how important it is to maintain a good health overall."

Assistant Editor Peter Johnson can be reached at pjohnson@newtimesslo.com.

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SALT LAKE CITY Finding motivation and the resources to exercise in the winter especially during a pandemic can be challenging, but one Utah woman is getting creative and jumping right into it.

Celeste Miller has been running for most of her life. "I love that it just clears your head and gives you those good endorphins that runner's high," she said. "It really helps with just overall mood stability and stress relief."

But Miller finds running outside during the winter can sometimes be challenging. "You're watching for snow patches or ice patches, and so your pace is a lot slower," she described. "My motivation level goes down. You get home from work, it's dark, it's cold."

Between less-than-desirable weather conditions and the ongoing pandemic, which has prevented Miller from running on a treadmill at the gym as she usually does in the winter, Miller needed a new way to work out.

So, this winter she is strapping on her watch and shoes, not to run, but to jump right in her own living room.

"I had to find something else that kind of intrigued me," Miller said.

That's when she bought a mini fitness trampoline after reading about it in a running magazine. "They're very inexpensive. They're super versatile. They fold up so you can put it in a compact space," she said.

She says it's an easy way to exercise. "'Cause you can just watch TV while you're doing it or you can just throw on a video, like a YouTube video," she said.

Miller says this type of exercise, which is also called "rebounding," is easier on her joints but still intense. "It's super fun. It's a really good workout too. My heart rate gets up pretty good and I get sweating pretty good," she said.

Intermountain Healthcare's Devin Vance, an exercise physiologist at the Ogden LiVe Well Clinic, says it's a great form of cardio, which is vital for cardiovascular health.

"It's going to help with maintaining good blood pressure," he said. "With that effort you put in, you're going to put a little bit of strain on your heart, which is going to in turn help it to be stronger."

He says rebounding also makes for effective cross-training. "Being on a trampoline is going to use different muscles than when you're running," he said, including lower body muscles in the legs, glutes, and core. "Then when you go back to running, you're going to be able to use those muscles that you turned on and strengthened more on the trampoline to become a better runner."

Vance says having a strong core can improve someone's posture, balance and coordination.

"Working on something like a trampoline that's bouncy and unstable, you really have to have a strong stable core to be able to support the movement that you're doing," he explained. "The more stable you are in the center, the more balanced you're going to be."

The American College of Sports medicine recommends people get about 150 minutes a week of at least moderate-intensity exercise, according to Vance.

Miller jumps for about 30 minutes several times a week when the weather prevents her from exercising outdoors.

When it comes down to it, Vance says exercise should be something you look forward to. "If you find something that you enjoy, you're much, much more likely to do it," he said.

For Miller, that's spending a little time in the air. "It's a unique way to get in a little exercise, that's also fun," she said.

She says it's not only benefited her physical health, but also her mental health. "It has helped a lot to just kind of keep your energy level a little bit more normalized with these cold winter months," she explained.

"The more active you are, the more of those endorphins that you're going to get," Vance added. "Don't be embarrassed to try something new It could turn out to be really fun and something that you enjoy."

For more ideas on how to work out at home, visit livewellcenter.org/healthyathome or schedule a one-on-one appointment with a LiVe Well expert at any of Intermountain Healthcare's LiVe Well Centers including the newest center now open in Ogden.

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Members of the Butcher Shop Fitness exercising in the studio. Credit: Courtesy of CC Reinhart

In a tumultuous time filled with changing modes of teaching, different methods of communication and an increase in overall time spent inside, one thing has remained refreshingly consistent: New Years resolutions.

Due to COVID-related restrictions, gyms across the country have been struggling to regain their bearings. A November study by ClubIntel of 2,000 gym members said 60 percent of those surveyed had not returned to a fitness facility, with 41 percent of those members choosing to work out on their own instead. The new year and an influx in health-related motivation offers a new opportunity for gyms to pick up members that they may have lost.

The Butcher Shop Fitness, located in German Village, offers small group fitness classes in person, focusing on the Lagree technique a high-intensity, low-impact workout that utilizes equipment special to the form.

Amid the pandemic, the fitness studios business is booming. Korey Carr, studio manager of The Butcher Shop Fitness, said attendance has increased from 8,956 in December 2019 to 13,662 in December 2020, despite a shutdown period caused by the pandemic.

We have at least one or two new people every single time, so its very promising, Carr said.

Carr said the studio attributes its success to its mission statement.

No matter what season of life the client is in, we strengthen, support and encourage all individuals, Carr said.

The studio offers a 50-minute full-body Lagree session, a 30-30 session and a fundamentals class recommended for beginners.

You will experience a full body workout that includes strength, endurance, core, cardio all in 50 minutes, Carr said.

The Butcher Shops new studio opened Jan. 25 and is located at 2571 Neil Ave. and is currently offering a discounted rate of $59 for two weeks of unlimited classes to new clients.

Group Fitness LIVE at Ohio States RPAC restarted virtual fitness workouts Jan. 11. With classes typically lasting 45 minutes, Group Fitness LIVE includes a variety of workout sessions ranging from yoga to Zumba and much more.

Group Fitness LIVE has been virtual since April 2020 and has seen steady participation levels since the beginning.

We had, on average, 230 participants per week in the fall and 216 participants in the first week of the spring semester, Alice Adams, Group Fitness LIVE manager, said.

Group Fitness LIVE instructor Christina Allen said students could fulfill their New Years resolutions by scheduling a workout session with a friend.

Having another person participate with you kind of helps your accountability, Allen said.

Adams said beginners should start slow and listen to their body when they are working out.

If lifting weights doesnt make you feel good, dont do that right now. Find an activity that brings you joy, Adams said.

However, gym workouts are not the only way to stay fit this year. In a post on the RPACs website, Hallie Burke, a third-year in human nutrition and lead personal trainer at the RPAC, said movement simple or complex is key.

Finding movement between classes can be as simple as stretching between lectures, taking a 10-minute walk between studying topics, walking around the house while taking a phone call or just standing up for a few minutes every hour, Burke said on the RPAC website. Not only will this movement benefit your physical health, but it will equally give your mind a chance to relax and reset amidst your academics.

Students who are interested in joining a Group Fitness LIVE session can do so by visiting the RPACs website to register for classes and access previously recorded classes.

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Upbeat music and playful chatter filled the air of the largest training room at RedX Fitness in Decatur recently as trainer Jelsey Juric prepared to lead students through one of her favorite classes of the week.

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Fitness TikToker Erika Rischko, 81, is proof that its never too late to try something newand succeed. The mother of two and grandmother of one began regularly working out in her mid-50s when her daughter signed her up for a local gym membership. Now, according to Good Morning America, she exercises twice a day, several days a weekand thanks to social media, her 100,000-plus followers can join her.

I am really honored and humbled that younger people are being inspired by me, Rischko told the outlet. I love comments such as, You are so inspiring, life goals, couple goals, can you be my grandparents? She continued: If I can change the stereotype of old people being boring or not being active just a bit, that makes me very happy. Her husband, whos also 81, often joins her at the gym and appears in many of her posts.

Its safe to say that Rischko is more than just activeshe often switches up her workouts, and she doesnt skimp on intensity. If you scroll through her TikTok or Instagram page, youll find her pedaling out mountain climbers, bear plank climbs, and holding 30-second weighted planks. Shes all about maintaining her strength, and reminds followers that every move countsfunctional balance and strength training prevent falls and falls-related injuries.

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Rischkos clips really started to gain traction at the start of the pandemic, when gyms were closed and TikTok surged in popularity. Her daughter knew the world would love them and urged her to share moreso she began participating in some of the apps fitness and dance challenges. The response was just overwhelmingly positive, which I have found very uplifting as I have been very insecure all my life, she told GMA.

Her TikTok videos have more than 2 million likes at the time of publication. I would have never expected to get this many uplifting comments and followers, she added. Both apps [Instagram and TikTok] have helped me to stay up to date with technology and what the younger generations are up to these days.

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Her advice for people of all ages looking to be more active? Do not do anything extreme, there is no need toand start slowly, she said. Just eat healthy, but do not chastise yourself. She added that its important to personalize your routine. Find a sports activity that you enjoy because if you do not enjoy it you will not last, she said. And if you are not as disciplined as I am, find a workout partner as it is not that easy to cancel on somebody.

She only wishes she wouldve started working out earlier.

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Apple is adding celebrity-guided walking workouts to Fitness Plus today, with new walks to be added every Monday through the end of April. The new feature, called Time to Walk, pairs music and inspirational monologues from famous musicians, athletes, and actors with the exercise tracking that Apple Watch and Fitness Plus are known for.

Todays launch includes walks with Shawn Mendes, Dolly Parton, Draymond Green, and Uzo Aduba. Apple says each Time to Walk episode features personal, life shaping moments from each influential persons life and career, along with lessons, memories, and moments of levity. The celebrities will also introduce a playlist of songs after their talk to keep the motivation going for the rest of your walk and beyond. Also interesting to note, Apple says each episode was recorded as the celebrity guests walked in a place that was personally meaningful to them.

On the technical side of things, Time to Walk episodes will be automatically downloaded to Fitness Plus subscribers Apple Watches and will play over Bluetooth headphones. Walkers will have access to the usual exercise metrics like time, pace, heart rate, and distance, and Apple says Time to Walk will display photos on your Apple Watch timed to moments in each guests story. Time to Walk is called Time to Push for wheelchair users, and it relies on watchOSs wheelchair workout tracking to provide fitness information.

In terms of subject matter and tone, Time to Walk episodes sound like theyre more in the TED Talk school of inspirational audio than something you might hear on a laidback podcast, but for fans of each star or influential guest, they might be worth a listen and stroll.

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HAMPTON, N.H., Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing global franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, invites everyone to get moving in 2021 with a special offer to join for $0 enrollment, then $10 a month with no commitment from January 25 27. As we continue to get back into our fitness routines in the New Year, Planet Fitness wants everyone to stay active and healthy in a clean, safe and spacious environment. Find the nearest club or join online here.

"As we think about our goals for the New Year, it's important to remember the immense physical and mental health benefits of working out, and the essential need for fitness in our lives," said Jeremy Tucker, chief marketing officer at Planet Fitness. "Our research shows that 91 percent* of those who made resolutions this year made one around fitness; we know that the biggest barrier for so many people is the motivation to just get started and there's no better place to safely start a routine and get active than at the Judgement Free Zone, all with no money down and just $10 a month."

Planet Fitness' top priority has always been keeping its members and employees safe. New and returning members alike will see first-hand the enhanced safety and sanitization protocols at its well-ventilated and spacious clubs, such as:

In addition, Planet Fitness' free App, available to members and non-members alike, puts more than 500 exercises right in your pocket with routines for all levels and interests.

To locate the nearest Planet Fitness club and take advantage of this limited time offer for new members, please visit PlanetFitness.com/Local-Clubs.

*Online survey conducted by Kelton Global to 1,003 nationally representative Americans ages 18 and over, with a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percent.

About Planet FitnessFounded in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States by number of members and locations. As of September 30, 2020, Planet Fitness had more than 14.1 million members and 2,086 stores in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico and Australia. The Company's mission is to enhance people's lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment, which we call the Judgement Free Zone. More than 95% of Planet Fitness stores are owned and operated by independent business men and women.

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