IT'S the first week of the year and I bet most of us gave some sort of resolution to keep a healthier lifestyle.
However, maintaining that healthy lifestyle resolution can be challenging too. If you're one of the people who often can't keep up with the aim to have a healthier lifestyle, you can always use the available technologies to help you.
One of them is Apple Fitness+, which is designed to help people embrace healthier lifestyles through innovative programmes aimed at both physical and mental well-being.
The app has just introduced new additions of activities to help users adopt a better fitness workout regime.
For example, the service will introduce a brand-new sound meditation theme this Jan 8, as well as a new workout programme titled Strength, Core, and Yoga for Golfers, featuring record-breaking athlete Rose Zhang, known as one of golf's rising stars.
Meanwhile The Artist Spotlight series will bring new workouts celebrating the countdown to the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show featuring Usher.
Time to Walk will introduce new guests, including Al Roker, Trixie Mattel, Lilly Singh, Common, and Colman Domingo.
For the first time ever, select Time to Walk episodes will be available on Apple Podcasts for anyone to enjoy in the 21 countries where the service is available, even without a Fitness+ subscription.
"Starting the new year can mean kicking off a fitness and wellbeing journey, restarting after a long break, or looking to take it up a level with a new challenge," said Apple's vice president of Fitness Technologies, Jay Blahnik.
"From sound meditations to help you relax, to building strength for an improved golf swing, or turning up the volume on your workouts, Fitness+ has something for everyone to help them stay active and support their wellbeing in the new year," he said.
Sound meditations for relaxation
Sound meditation can be a great way for relaxation.
Fitness+ offers 10 meditation themes, including Calm, Gratitude, Sleep, Resilience, and Creativity, and the app now brings a new meditation theme called Sound, offering users a new way to feel relaxed and restored. Each meditation provides light guidance from a Fitness+ trainer while allowing ample space for users to be present, with a variety of soothing tones and rhythms — such as the tranquil sounds of singing bowls and the deep pitch of gongs — all arranged to create a sense of ease.
Seven new Sound meditations will be available in five-, 10-, and 20-minute increments, with new meditations dropping every week.
Exercises for golfers
Building strength, stability, and mobility is important for golfers of all levels to help them swing with ease and drive the ball with power. Fitness+ introduces a new workout programme, Strength, Core, and Yoga for Golfers, featuring and designed with professional golfer Rose Zhang and led by Fitness+ Strength and Core trainer Kyle Ardill. Inspired by Zhang's training on and off the course, this programme features a mix of four workouts across Strength, Core, and Yoga, designed to improve strength, balance, flexibility, and mobility.
"To play at my best, the training that I do off the course is so important. Incorporating strength, core, and mobility workouts helps make sure my body and mind are ready," said Zhang. "Whether people are new to the sport or want to advance their skills, I'm excited that the workouts in this programme on Fitness+ will help users feel more confident in their swing and have fun on the course."
Music
Music plays an essential element of every Fitness+ workout, motivating users from start to finish with today's top artists, including a deep integration with Apple Music.
The Artist Spotlight series — which dedicates an entire workout playlist to a single artist — will launch its biggest series yet to celebrate the countdown to the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show featuring USHER, with music by iconic halftime performers each week leading up to the big game.
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