Apple adds Gym Strength workout planning to Fitness+

Technology · First reported 3 Nov, 18:26 · Updated 18:34

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Apple Fitness+ has introduced Gym Strength in beta, offering personalized four-week strength plans that adapt to logged reps and weights. The feature recommends exercises and supports varied equipment; an iPhone or iPad running version 27.3 is required. (6fa7638d-373e-48e7-90f8-9b7eff515894; 87561f77-6c0c-4440-9b32-77f1c7634367)

Gym Strength creates progressive four-week plans tailored to goals, experience, schedule, and available equipment; logged reps and weights inform the next week’s plan.
Workouts recommend exercises, sets, reps, and weights, with video demonstrations. Users can adapt plans to available equipment or select alternative exercises.
The beta requires an iPhone or iPad running iOS or iPadOS 27.3; a compatible Apple Watch can optionally display exercises and log workout data.

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Key facts

Availability: Gym Strength is available in beta.
Plan length: Plans progress over four weeks and adapt using logged reps and weights.
Exercise library: More than 350 exercises across over 30 types of strength equipment.
Minimum equipment: Dumbbells are the minimum equipment requirement.
Device requirement: An iPhone with iOS 27.3 or an iPad with iPadOS 27.3 is required.
U.S. subscription price: Fitness+ costs $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year.