r/AppleFitnessPlus

A puzzle. Until recently my usual 3-4 mile runs, recorded kcal like this:
5km: 388 kcal
4.8: 380
5.3: 430

But this week my two runs so far have been given kcal like this
4.87km: 65kcal
6.47: 101

I’m at a loss to understand this. All the data: heart rate, pace, etc are comparable. Why has AF+ changed the way these are scored?
I record these on a Garmin Forerunner 735xt. They’re then imported into Strava and Strava is a data source for AF.

Since I began using Apple Fitness+ daily I ended my Strava subscription and just use the free version as I didn’t financially see the benefit. Since then I have sometimes wondered if I was missing some key metrics that Apple may not offer. Anyone here pay for Strava in addition to Apple Fitness and if so, what benefits are you seeing having both?

Just curious as to how they are filmed and what setup is used in the studio/gym.

The instructors have to continually mentally switch their left and right so it looks correct to us as viewers - sometimes they make a mistake of course - but I was wondering as to how that is catered for when recording.

Is anyone else having this issue? Some workouts will play fine if I'm just streaming off the internet, but wiIl NOT play if I've downloaded them.

Specific example: I downloaded the newest Cycling with Ty, Episode 282, from Aug. 17, 2026. Went to the gym that's available to me, where the wifi is garbage, and my data plan can't support the mammoth size of the Fitness+ videos. I tried to play the download: and got "Cannot Play Video. The video for this workout is unavailable at this time". Same for the Kym workout (Episode 217, also this week, Aug. 17, 2026) I'd downloaded as an alternate. An older treadmill workout I'd downloaded played fine, but both treadmills were broken, so, yeah, that was a wasted visit.

I got home, I deleted the downloads, and both workouts stream off Wifi just fine! I tried again to download the Ty one: and if it's downloaded, nope, "Cannot Play Video" prompt. I delete the download--and it works again.

This isn't happening for all workouts. For example, Cycling with Bakari Episode 219, from Aug. 3, seems to work fine after I've downloaded it. But at present it's really annoying to have to download a workout, THEN test if it'll work, and if it doesn't, erase it and try to download another workout until one will work.

Has anyone else experienced this, and found a solution or even an explanation?

What is fitness plan for people with balance issues? Because I have vertigo since I was a child and I want to get skinny but there are slots of fitness plans with jumping and I don’t want to face plant or fall on my rear

Apple is hiring a Studio Producer for its Fitness+ service with a background in live production, in what could be a hint at the future of the service.

Apple emails me at 1 am to let me know they're increasing the price by two bucks. Still feels like a deal, but this morning the workout I wanted to do didn't play even though I had downloaded it. I deleted and retried, which worked but only it crashed halfway through me and Bakari going all-out

I used to use Apple Fitness+ almost daily. In January I moved to Garmin for more data. Is there a way to broadcast heart rate date to the iPad so I can still have metrics on screen? Has anyone tried this. AI tells me I can use a strap... then tells me I can't.

Is a strap possible or is even possible to broadcast HR (my watch can do that) so that iPad records it?

Hey all, I work out in the gym, run and cycle outside, etc. I’m wondering if I can use Fitness+ to track my workouts like I currently do with Whoop Strength Trainer, Caliber, etc.

In those apps I basically track my specific exercises, my reps and my weight. I don’t need guided video workouts that I have to watch on my phone or tv.

I was hoping that Fitness+ would be able to replace the other third-party apps I’ve been using to log my workouts.

I’ve just signed up for Fitness+ so I’m still learning it, but it seems to be mostly video-guided workouts to do at your home. Am I missing something? Very possible that I am.

Thanks!

is there no way to see heart rate zones while using apple fitness videos?

I'm having a lot of buyer's remorse right now 🥺

I like to use the running workouts. Generally I put multiple treadmill workouts together for my longer outdoor runs. Overall individual workouts are fine but here's some feedback, hoping the product team actually visits here:
Running 27 beta on a 17 Pro max:

-can you get the GPS to work the same during fitness + treadmill workouts and workout runs. If I select outdoor run or walk the GPS works pretty accurately, I have a watch I also use to benchmark this. When I select treadmill workout, the accuracy isn't there. It would be great to fix that.

-What’s the point of downloading workouts if they won’t work when I have low signal?
A stack completely failed and then I couldn't even select a downloaded workout bc the app freaked out on 2 bars. I built a stack with 45 minute Emily and Scott run and then the app glitched out after the first workout completed and didn't show the let's go button.

-while Fitness Buddy is nice, if it breaks or freaks out whenever cell signal is low it's not useful.