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Apple Fitness+ may be a newbie in the at-home workout game, but the platform continuously brings exciting new fitness classes and activities to your home sweat sessions. Now, Apple is kicking off Black History Month with a slew of exciting goodies — including new workouts that celebrate Black culture, a new limited-edition Apple Watch that was designed with Black history in mind, and much more.
ICYMI, Apple recently launched its buzzy on-demand fitness subscription service, Fitness+, which connects your Apple Watch to your iPhone, Apple TV, or iPad, allowing you to stream workout videos while your watch keeps tabs on how hard you’re working. The stacked library of classes includes cycling, treadmill, rowing, HIIT, strength, yoga, dance, core, and mindful cooldown sessions, and new classes in each category are added weekly. (Read our review of Fitness+ here.)
Throughout the month of February, Apple Fitness+ will be rolling out a collection of themed workouts to celebrate Black History Month. Fitness+ trainer Sherica Holmon, for example, is leading a 45-minute cycling workout featuring a playlist of Black disco, funk, and soul artists. “We are celebrating Black excellence in the Fitness+ studio!!” Holmon wrote in an Instagram post. “This special ride is very close to my heart.”
These new offerings represent just a few aspects of Apple’s larger dedication to racial equity and justice. The brand recently launched a long-term initiative with a $100 million commitment toward education, criminal justice reform, and economic equality for the Black community. And, as part of its Black History Month efforts specifically, Apple is supporting several global organizations working toward promoting and achieving racial equality, including the Black Lives Matter Support Fund via the Tides Foundation; the European Network Against Racism; the International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights; and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, just to name a few.
Looking for more ways to support the Black community during your next workout? Here are some of our favorite Black trainers and fitness pros to follow on social media.
