Fitbit Coach, has launched its personal training app on Microsoft’s Xbox One videogame console and other Windows 10 PCs, allowing customers to follow guided audio and video workouts in the comfort of their homes.
The company announced in a recent blog post that, the app which comes with additional features provided by Fitbit wearables costs $39.99 annually.
The personal training app is a rebranded version of the FitStar service, which Fitbit acquired in 2015 for roughly $25 million.
First launched in October, the premium version of the app offers home users a regularly updated selection of video workouts with various fitness goals.
The app also comes with a customizable selection of music courtesy of feed.fm, while its mobile version includes dozens of running and walking audio workouts for use during an outdoor or treadmill session.
The free version of the app is limited to a single personalized program beside a selection of audio and video workout programs.
According to the company, by connecting a Fitbit tracker or smartwatch that includes continuous heart rate monitoring, the home workout app will also display your heart rate on the screen throughout a user’s workout session.
Further, the app offers regular device wearers specific workout session recommendations personalized to their recorded daily activities.
CEO James Park highlighted a 75 percent year-over-year increase in the app’s premium and the fitness platform’s ability.
“Not only does this data allow us to deliver personalized health and fitness coaching and guidance, it also has the potential to help us detect more serious health conditions, which affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide and are the source of huge healthcare costs,” he said.
“We believe our data gives our advanced research team, comprised of scientists, doctors and health care experts, a clear lead to develop algorithms and advanced sensors to detect these health conditions on a scale not previously available.”
