Apple Fitness+ could come to future Apple Glasses

Apple Vision Pro is way too unwieldy for yoga and cardio, but fitness tracking could be implemented in a future version of Apple smart glasses if a job listing is anything to go by.

If there is one thing Apple CEO Tim Cook did beyond making Apple a company capable of earning $109 billion in a summer quarter, it’s bringing health and fitness to its products. There were apparently ambitions for fitness software on Apple Vision Pro, but those plans fell through for obvious reasons.

According to the “Power On” newsletter from Bloomberg, Apple is looking to hire a “strategic product design leader” that would “define the future of health, wellbeing, and fitness experiences across vision products.” The listing goes further by stating that the person would “translate ambiguous opportunities at the intersection of spatial computing, wearables, consumer health, and human behavior.”

The listing itself is interesting, but if you’ve ever scoured Apple’s vacant job postings, there are many like it. Bringing fitness and health products to Apple’s Vision lineup isn’t an unprecedented move as Meta’s Quest headsets have fitness features too.

I still hope Apple might try to work with the team at Supernatural Fitness after Meta cut staff from the project.

The report suggests that Apple has already moved on from the idea of incorporating something like Apple Fitness+ into Apple Vision Pro. The new hire would likely be focused on implementing features in its future smart glasses, though possibly not in the first generation due in 2027.

That said, Apple Vision Pro isn’t devoid of health features today.

Apple Vision Pro is already a fitness product

I wouldn’t recommend buying Apple Vision Pro as a workout tool. It’s big, heavy, and can cause neck strain if you’re moving and twisting too much with it on.

There are fitness tools on Apple Vision Pro if you go looking for them

That doesn’t mean Apple Vision Pro is completely devoid of health and fitness tools. Users can install apps that interact with HealthKit and log fitness data.

Meditation tools were advertised at the launch of Apple Vision Pro, plus there are a few fun workout-focused games on the platform. I would love to play Beat Saber, as that’s a great workout, but it still isn’t on the platform.

The boxing and rhythm games that do exist can work up a sweat, though. Starting a general workout on Apple Watch while playing some of these games can be useful to the user too.

While Apple Vision Pro isn’t exactly something you’d add to your workout routine, it isn’t completely devoid of fitness software. It will be interesting to see how Apple leans into the AR and VR aspects of fitness and health as Apple Vision Pro and smart glasses evolve.