**The Peloton Experience: A Comprehensive Review**

When it comes to home fitness equipment and online workout services, few brands have gained as much popularity as Peloton. With its sleek and modern approach to exercise, Peloton has captured the hearts of millions of users worldwide. In this article, we'll delve into the world of Peloton, exploring its features, benefits, and differences from its main competitor, Apple Fitness Plus.

**Live Classes: The Social Aspect of Exercise**

One of the standout features of Peloton is its live classes. These classes are scheduled a few weeks in advance and often have trainers calling out to specific viewers if they achieve certain goals during the workout. It's a unique aspect that sets Peloton apart from other fitness services, offering users a sense of community and accountability. While I didn't take part in too many of these live classes, I appreciated the idea of working out with a live group of people, even if it was at times when they didn't fit my schedule.

**Programs: A Structured Approach to Fitness**

Another valuable feature of Peloton is its program section. This allows users to join pre-built fitness programs that provide daily workouts over a set period of time. For example, the "Road to Your 5K" program offers daily treadmill workouts for six weeks. These pre-built programs are perfect for those with no knowledge of how to track and progress through a workout regimen, providing a structured approach to fitness. Additionally, users can build their own custom calendar of scheduled workouts, incorporating both video classes from the library and upcoming live classes.

**Customization: Tailoring Your Workouts**

Peloton's app offers a range of customization options, including the ability to filter each workout category by length of video, trainer, genre of music, difficulty of moves, and language of subtitles. I particularly appreciated the difficulty options, which allowed me to focus my workouts better. In contrast, Apple Fitness Plus has no corresponding feature, leaving users to either hope for alternative moves or modify each exercise themselves.

**Outdoor Workouts: A New Feature from Apple**

Apple recently added a new feature called "Time to Walk," which are essentially audio podcasts and playlists that users can listen to while walking. This is similar to Peloton's outdoor workout category, which was previously available only as a video class. The Time to Walk feature is automatically downloaded onto the watch, allowing users to access it without needing to dig through settings.

**Technical Differences: Apple Watch vs. No Apple Watch**

One significant difference between Peloton and Apple Fitness Plus lies in their technical requirements. Apple Fitness Plus requires an Apple Watch, which can be a costly upfront investment. However, when used with the fitness app, the watch automatically syncs videos and tracks heart rate, providing a seamless experience. In contrast, Peloton can be accessed on iOS, Android, Roku, Amazon streaming devices, or through a web browser, but the Apple Watch connection requires a separate setup.

**Conclusion: Which Service is Right for You?**

Ultimately, the choice between Peloton and Apple Fitness Plus comes down to personal preference and budget. While Apple Fitness Plus has its strengths, including better stat tracking and smart features, it's limited by its reliance on an Apple Watch. If you don't own one, it may not be worth the investment. On the other hand, Peloton offers a broader range of content, more customization options, and a more affordable monthly fee. In my opinion, the extra three dollars per month is well worth it for the sheer volume of workouts available.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enapple fitness plus versus peloton subscription workout videos i'm going to tell you what you need and which one is right for you there are five main categories that i'm going to compare these services by price variety of workouts lengths of video the app experience and how will they integrate with other smart trackers workout trainer time music apple fitness plus launched in december and runs for 10 a month or 80 a year however it requires you to have an apple watch to work there's a one month free trial but if you did purchase a watch recently you can get an extended three-month free trial peloton's video subscription service has been around for a few years now and will run you 13 a month it too offers a one-month free trial apple's service has nine workout categories that include high intensity interval training yoga core strength treadmill cycling rowing dance and mindful cooldown peloton has 11 and includes strength yoga cardio meditation running outdoor cycling stretching tread boot camp bike boot camp and walking not only does peloton have more options but it even has subcategories within each section for better selection for example you can select a specific yoga workout that will focus on certain muscle groups or stretches apple fitness plus only ever offers workout with trainer such as rowing with josh you can't get any more specific as someone whose main form of fitness before covid was powerlifting i'm primarily looking at the strength sections i like peloton's approach since it breaks down specific muscle groups within the strength section apple fitness plus will offer strength with molly which will give me a full body workout but peloton will let me target specific areas such as shoulders and arms or legs and glutes both apps update their services with new videos each week and will highlight featured workouts around specific timed events as of this recording peloton has been around for years so it's hard for apple to compete with the volume of content most of the workout options in fitness plus are going to be 10 20 or 30 minutes with the very rare 45 minute class depending on the workout due to the small volume of content if it's a longer class you're looking to do you're going to be replaying the same couple of videos over and over peloton has similar time frames but with a larger video library there's less chance you'll have to repeat now if you're like me and enjoy long workouts neither service is ideal each video is going to have a warm up and cool down section for example a 30 minute strength video actually only has about 20 to 25 minutes of weightlifting in these scenarios you're going to have to do multiple videos to reach your desired length of exercise however that means you're stuck either doing another warm-up mid-workout or having to skip through the video losing you precious time as your heart rate goes down the big peloton feature everyone has heard of is the live classes every video you choose to do was live at some point these classes are scheduled a couple weeks in advance and will often have the trainer calling out to specific viewers if they achieve certain goals during the workout it's kind of cool knowing you're working out with a live group of people and even when you're doing an older video there's a section that shows you who else is doing that video at the same time you can also turn this stuff off if you want i didn't take part in too many of these live classes since they're kind of at weird times most of them are either really early in the morning or right in the middle of the workday i mean there's no way i'm waking up at 3 a.m on a monday to do a 10 minute long glute and leg workout one of the most useful tools that peloton offers is the program section this will allow you to join pre-built fitness programs that will instruct you on daily workouts over a set period of time for example the road to your 5k program has daily treadmill workouts set up for you to play for six weeks these pre-built programs are a great place to start for anyone with no knowledge of how to track and progress through a workout regimen properly and for those of you wanting to create your own schedule it also allows you to build a custom calendar of scheduled workouts that include both videos from the library and upcoming advertised live classes the closest thing apple fitness plus has to this is one section called workouts to get started which has seven beginner videos in it and no scheduling element each service allows you to filter each workout category by the length of video you want the trainer you'd like to watch or what genre of music will play in the background peloton offers a few more options such as the difficulty of moves the language of subtitles and what class type within each workout option i personally appreciate the difficulty options in peloton service since it allows me to focus my workouts better apple fitness plus has no corresponding feature here you either have to hope the trainer shows alternative moves to perform while the video plays or you need enough know-how to modify each move to match the challenge you're looking for apple fitness plus recently added a time to walk feature which are basically audio podcasts and playlists that you can listen to when you go for a walk this is similar to peloton's outdoor workout category by default apple pops these to the top of your workout options in the fitness app they also get downloaded onto your watch automatically as if they were a u2 album from 2014. we're not kidding that just happened if you're not interested in this feature you will have to dig through your settings to remove it apple fitness plus requires an apple watch to use that's an expensive cost up front but the way it syncs the videos and the wearable together are definitely cool when you start a video it automatically launches the watch's fitness app with the corresponding category selected your heart rate and rings will show up on the screen and specific animations will play as you reach certain goals some workouts will even compare you against others who have done this video before so you can see how you compare in real time apple fitness plus can only be viewed on an iphone ipad or apple tv peloton can also link to an apple watch but only to track your heart rate also you'll have to launch the fitness app separately from the video if you're using an apple watch your heart rate will only show up on the one device your watch is connected to so i was only able to see my stats when using my iphone and not my ipad even then i had it cut in and out frequently enough that i stopped trying to get it working luckily peloton can connect to the health app to grab any data collected from an apple watch or any other tracker the peloton app is available on ios android roku and amazon streaming devices you can also just use a web browser it costs a bit more each month but i think the extra three dollars is worth it for just how much better peloton services not only does the app have better filter options more workouts to choose from better granularity within each workout but apple fitness plus just can't compete with the volume of content from a service that's been around for years apple fitness plus has better stat tracking and smart features but if you don't own an apple watch it's not worth the large upfront cost and peloton's scheduling and program features are incredibly useful if you don't know where to start stay tuned for more videos like this and if you liked this video comment with sean deserves a raise thanks for watchingapple fitness plus versus peloton subscription workout videos i'm going to tell you what you need and which one is right for you there are five main categories that i'm going to compare these services by price variety of workouts lengths of video the app experience and how will they integrate with other smart trackers workout trainer time music apple fitness plus launched in december and runs for 10 a month or 80 a year however it requires you to have an apple watch to work there's a one month free trial but if you did purchase a watch recently you can get an extended three-month free trial peloton's video subscription service has been around for a few years now and will run you 13 a month it too offers a one-month free trial apple's service has nine workout categories that include high intensity interval training yoga core strength treadmill cycling rowing dance and mindful cooldown peloton has 11 and includes strength yoga cardio meditation running outdoor cycling stretching tread boot camp bike boot camp and walking not only does peloton have more options but it even has subcategories within each section for better selection for example you can select a specific yoga workout that will focus on certain muscle groups or stretches apple fitness plus only ever offers workout with trainer such as rowing with josh you can't get any more specific as someone whose main form of fitness before covid was powerlifting i'm primarily looking at the strength sections i like peloton's approach since it breaks down specific muscle groups within the strength section apple fitness plus will offer strength with molly which will give me a full body workout but peloton will let me target specific areas such as shoulders and arms or legs and glutes both apps update their services with new videos each week and will highlight featured workouts around specific timed events as of this recording peloton has been around for years so it's hard for apple to compete with the volume of content most of the workout options in fitness plus are going to be 10 20 or 30 minutes with the very rare 45 minute class depending on the workout due to the small volume of content if it's a longer class you're looking to do you're going to be replaying the same couple of videos over and over peloton has similar time frames but with a larger video library there's less chance you'll have to repeat now if you're like me and enjoy long workouts neither service is ideal each video is going to have a warm up and cool down section for example a 30 minute strength video actually only has about 20 to 25 minutes of weightlifting in these scenarios you're going to have to do multiple videos to reach your desired length of exercise however that means you're stuck either doing another warm-up mid-workout or having to skip through the video losing you precious time as your heart rate goes down the big peloton feature everyone has heard of is the live classes every video you choose to do was live at some point these classes are scheduled a couple weeks in advance and will often have the trainer calling out to specific viewers if they achieve certain goals during the workout it's kind of cool knowing you're working out with a live group of people and even when you're doing an older video there's a section that shows you who else is doing that video at the same time you can also turn this stuff off if you want i didn't take part in too many of these live classes since they're kind of at weird times most of them are either really early in the morning or right in the middle of the workday i mean there's no way i'm waking up at 3 a.m on a monday to do a 10 minute long glute and leg workout one of the most useful tools that peloton offers is the program section this will allow you to join pre-built fitness programs that will instruct you on daily workouts over a set period of time for example the road to your 5k program has daily treadmill workouts set up for you to play for six weeks these pre-built programs are a great place to start for anyone with no knowledge of how to track and progress through a workout regimen properly and for those of you wanting to create your own schedule it also allows you to build a custom calendar of scheduled workouts that include both videos from the library and upcoming advertised live classes the closest thing apple fitness plus has to this is one section called workouts to get started which has seven beginner videos in it and no scheduling element each service allows you to filter each workout category by the length of video you want the trainer you'd like to watch or what genre of music will play in the background peloton offers a few more options such as the difficulty of moves the language of subtitles and what class type within each workout option i personally appreciate the difficulty options in peloton service since it allows me to focus my workouts better apple fitness plus has no corresponding feature here you either have to hope the trainer shows alternative moves to perform while the video plays or you need enough know-how to modify each move to match the challenge you're looking for apple fitness plus recently added a time to walk feature which are basically audio podcasts and playlists that you can listen to when you go for a walk this is similar to peloton's outdoor workout category by default apple pops these to the top of your workout options in the fitness app they also get downloaded onto your watch automatically as if they were a u2 album from 2014. we're not kidding that just happened if you're not interested in this feature you will have to dig through your settings to remove it apple fitness plus requires an apple watch to use that's an expensive cost up front but the way it syncs the videos and the wearable together are definitely cool when you start a video it automatically launches the watch's fitness app with the corresponding category selected your heart rate and rings will show up on the screen and specific animations will play as you reach certain goals some workouts will even compare you against others who have done this video before so you can see how you compare in real time apple fitness plus can only be viewed on an iphone ipad or apple tv peloton can also link to an apple watch but only to track your heart rate also you'll have to launch the fitness app separately from the video if you're using an apple watch your heart rate will only show up on the one device your watch is connected to so i was only able to see my stats when using my iphone and not my ipad even then i had it cut in and out frequently enough that i stopped trying to get it working luckily peloton can connect to the health app to grab any data collected from an apple watch or any other tracker the peloton app is available on ios android roku and amazon streaming devices you can also just use a web browser it costs a bit more each month but i think the extra three dollars is worth it for just how much better peloton services not only does the app have better filter options more workouts to choose from better granularity within each workout but apple fitness plus just can't compete with the volume of content from a service that's been around for years apple fitness plus has better stat tracking and smart features but if you don't own an apple watch it's not worth the large upfront cost and peloton's scheduling and program features are incredibly useful if you don't know where to start stay tuned for more videos like this and if you liked this video comment with sean deserves a raise thanks for watching\n"