The Apple Fitness Plus training platform is running to more international markets with some AI assistance and a K-Pop soundtrack. The subscription service is coming to 28 additional countries starting Monday, Dec. 15, and will include some AI-dubbed workouts and meditations based on the voices of real trainers.
Since its 2020 debut, Fitness Plus has gradually expanded beyond its original handful of countries, but this represents the largest rollout since launch, bringing the service to a total of 49 countries. New markets include Chile, Hong Kong, India, the Netherlands, Singapore and Taiwan, with Japan to follow in early 2026.
Apple Fitness Plus will soon be available in dozens of countries.
Perhaps the biggest change is not just expansion to more countries, but a real effort to adapt content through full dubbing, instead of simply subtitles. For the first time, hundreds of Fitness Plus workouts and meditations will be digitally dubbed with a generated voice modeled on the voices of real Fitness Plus trainers in Spanish, German and Japanese.
That means non-English speakers may finally have a more immersive experience, with the same trainer energy and cadence. Users will be able to switch languages mid-workout or set a preferred language so dubbed versions play automatically. The update brings K-Pop to the platform’s music selection, a golden addition to the lineup of high-energy exercise songs that show how it’s done.
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Fitness Plus includes a growing library of workouts and wellness routines suitable for any fitness level and any time commitment that can be run on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Apple Watch (in the case of meditations and some guided walks). Sessions run from 5 to 45 minutes and span 12 workout types, including strength, yoga, HIIT (high intensity interval training), pilates, dance, cycling, kickboxing and meditation, with filters for time, fitness level, equipment (like treadmill, rower or bike) and even music genre.
For those using an Apple Watch or the heart-rate-sensing AirPods Pro 3, biometric data like heart rate, calories burned and Activity ring progress can appear live on-screen. Fitness Plus also brings an interactive competitive element to the experience with its Burn Bar, which ranks your effort level to others doing the same workout.
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Fitness Plus is available today in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, the UAE, the UK and the US. Starting Monday, Dec. 15, the service will be available in Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Venezuela and Vietnam. Japan will follow early next year.
Pricing stays familiar with US subscriptions available for $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year. The service supports Family Sharing for up to five people. It can also be bundled through the Apple One subscription service, depending on the market.
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