{"id":281889,"date":"2025-11-09T20:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/281889\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T20:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:13:14","slug":"the-future-of-apple-fitness-is-under-review-amid-reorganization-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/281889\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of Apple Fitness+ is &#8216;under review&#8217; amid reorganization: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Apple-Fitness-iPhone-17-Apple-Watch-FI-1.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apple Fitness+ is set to undergo a reorganization to incentivize growth, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-11-09\/apple-iphone-satellite-plans-image-texting-third-party-apps-low-cost-macbook-mhrq10p2?cmpid=BBD110925_POWERON&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=251109&amp;utm_campaign=poweron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">today\u2019s Power On<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-11-09\/apple-iphone-satellite-plans-image-texting-third-party-apps-low-cost-macbook-mhrq10p2?cmpid=BBD110925_POWERON&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=251109&amp;utm_campaign=poweron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since the <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2020\/09\/15\/apple-announces-fitness-a-workout-class-subscription-service-for-apple-watch-and-iphone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launch<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/guides\/apple-fitness\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Fitness+<\/a> in 2020, the service hasn\u2019t changed much. It is one of Apple\u2019s few subscriptions that has not changed price, with it still <a href=\"https:\/\/fitness.apple.com\/subscribe?itscg=10000&amp;ct=fitness_a&amp;at=1000l3cvY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">being<\/a> $9.99\/mo or $79.99\/year. In terms of new features, Apple Fitness+ has only received a handful over the years, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/01\/03\/apple-fitness-plus-strava-integration\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">support for Strava integration<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2022\/09\/07\/apple-fitness-plus-no-watch-iphone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">removing<\/a> the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42Yldkf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch<\/a>. For these reasons, it is considered one of Apple\u2019s \u201cweakest digital offerings\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-11-09\/apple-iphone-satellite-plans-image-texting-third-party-apps-low-cost-macbook-mhrq10p2?cmpid=BBD110925_POWERON&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=251109&amp;utm_campaign=poweron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> Mark Gurman in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-11-09\/apple-iphone-satellite-plans-image-texting-third-party-apps-low-cost-macbook-mhrq10p2?cmpid=BBD110925_POWERON&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=251109&amp;utm_campaign=poweron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">today\u2019s Power On newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Apple-Fitness-Plus-hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1027466\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The main problems of Apple Fitness+ are \u201chigh churn\u201d and \u201clittle revenue upside\u201d, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-11-09\/apple-iphone-satellite-plans-image-texting-third-party-apps-low-cost-macbook-mhrq10p2?cmpid=BBD110925_POWERON&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=251109&amp;utm_campaign=poweron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a>. However, Apple doesn\u2019t plan to give up on the service. Fitness+ has enough of a dedicated fanbase that the backlash would not be worth it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-11-09\/apple-iphone-satellite-plans-image-texting-third-party-apps-low-cost-macbook-mhrq10p2?cmpid=BBD110925_POWERON&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=251109&amp;utm_campaign=poweron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> Gurman. It also would not play well for Apple\u2019s overall health-focused image, in my opinion. Gurman also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-11-09\/apple-iphone-satellite-plans-image-texting-third-party-apps-low-cost-macbook-mhrq10p2?cmpid=BBD110925_POWERON&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=251109&amp;utm_campaign=poweron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> it is inexpensive to operate, which makes sense given all content is produced in-house.<\/p>\n<p>In order to combat these struggles, Apple is reviewing the future of Fitness+ and giving the division a reorganization. Sumbul Desai, Apple\u2019s VP of Health, will be \u201cadding Fitness+ to her portfolio\u201d. As previously <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/10\/09\/apple-folds-health-and-fitness-into-services-splits-apple-watch-oversight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported in October<\/a>, Desai and Apple Health as a whole will now report to SVP of Services Eddy Cue due to the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/07\/08\/apple-coo-jeff-williams-stepping-down-later-this-month\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">retirement<\/a> of COO Jeff Williams. This new structure is intended to apply new pressure to Fitness+ to improve results.<\/p>\n<p>Final thoughts<\/p>\n<p>Outside of Fitness+, Apple has been focused on improving their fitness offerings. For example, they recently brought Workouts to iPhone for the first time, removing the need for an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42Yldkf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch<\/a>. The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pihIyH\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AirPods Pro 3<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qVFGAK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Powerbeats\u00a0Pro\u00a02<\/a> added <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/09\/16\/airpods-pro-3-heart-rate-monitoring-mind-bogglingly-good-unlike-powerbeats-2-pro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">built-in heart rate monitoring<\/a> that works with Fitness+. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42Yldkf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch<\/a> also recently got <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/07\/24\/watchos-26-public-beta\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Workout Buddy,<\/a> an Apple Intelligence-powered feature that gives personalized insights and motivation during a workout using voices trained on Fitness+ trainers. Hopefully Fitness+ will soon receive the same attention and gain some new features.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Fitness+ is <a href=\"https:\/\/fitness.apple.com\/subscribe?itscg=10000&amp;ct=fitness_a&amp;at=1000l3cvY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">available<\/a> for $9.99\/mo or $79.99\/year, or as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/one.apple.com\/?itscg=10000&amp;itsct=one-NA-hero_def-lp-apl-abt-20524&amp;at=1000l3cvY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple One Premier<\/a>. You can also get a 3-month free trial with purchase of a new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42Yldkf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pihIyH\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AirPods Pro 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qVFGAK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Powerbeats Pro 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3VuwhBx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apple-2022-Wi%E2%80%91Fi-Storage-Generation\/dp\/B0BJLDVJTC?ref_=ast_sto_dp&amp;th=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47xChAn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite Apple accessories:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762284008_569_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760573832_833_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4qP0DNG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1024348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nomad-banner2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"205\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple Fitness+ is set to undergo a reorganization to incentivize growth, according to today\u2019s Power On from Bloomberg\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281890,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[165,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-281889","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}