New Features coming to Fitbit Premium this Fall

[FitbitCommunity]

We’re excited to introduce some new features with Fitbit Premium this Fall. Beginning in September look out for these exciting updates:

Workout Recommendations - Adapts to you every day. Get daily workout recommendations based on your body’s readiness level, activity history and your workout preferences. Choose from a variety of workouts tailored to you, with six options daily.

Peloton - With Fitbit Premium, you’ll have access to Peloton classes led by Peloton instructors – including Yoga, Strength, Running and Cycling classes. Find them in the Coach tab in the Fitbit app starting early September, with more classes dropping soon.* 

If you use a Pixel Watch 3, you’ll receive daily run recommendations. Google AI uses your goals, previous running history, readiness score, and target cardio load to power personalized recommendations and on-wrist guidance.

*Peloton content available for users in US, UK, Canada and AU

[davesearth1]

Sounds promising! I switched from my Inspire 3 to a Garmin Vivosmart 4 for its Coach features. Garmin Connect App provides daily step goals and Body Battery (Daily Readiness) scores. With Garmin Coach, I lost 3 pounds in 2 weeks. Garmin doesn’t use AI; it uses algorithms. With Fitbit’s new AI feature, will it work similarly? If so, I’ll try it and re-subscribe to Fitbit Premium when it launches.

[Triletics]

@davesearth1 Garmin has been using machine learning (AI) for a long time just not advertising it with buzzword. Whole FirstBeat (coaching and analysis that Garmin uses) was built using machine learning.

@FitbitCommunity I noticed cardio load metric appeared and shows 0 for all activities. Will it show anything on Fitbit watches or it's made only for Pixel Watch 3 and other users will see there 0?

[LZeeW]

@Triletics   You mentioned the cardio load metric.  I've seen one other post that mentions this.  Where do you see this on the app?

[Triletics]

@LZeeW In exercise details but looks like it's currently only available in Android build (4.23).

[Goldsgirl]

Hi, 

I'm sure these features are great but don't we already get recommended workouts based on readiness score? What's new?

Otherwise how about improving what we already have rather than roll out new features eg.

1. Improve search ability for workouts to reduce endless scrolling.

2. Enable viewing of workouts on a larger screen eg. via YouTube (owned by Google therefore integrate-able?)

3. Enable downloads of workouts so we don't eat data when out running/walking as per Disney+ etc. Can't be that hard surely?

These are basic IMO.

Thanks!

[LibbyWalker]

I just noticed this on my Andriod app as well.  

[armsk]

Peloton - Does that include more spinning classes. Moving over from apple fitness, which has a ton of spin classes to follow, fitbit premium has only 14.

[stuaylward]

How about bugs being fixed? Like the climb badges not getting earned when the floor counts are all there? 

[Jade8ad]

Thats great about the Peloton customers in the US, UK Canada and AU, however what about all your other loyal customers in Ireland and Europe and Asia. Will they be getting the drop too later in the year. I would appreicate if you could advise. Many Thanks

[GoodboyErrol]

Will the update include any changes to the new app that isn’t as good as the previous version in terms of listing priorities?

Will we ever see any new sleep stories? That was one of my favourite things about the premium subscription and a big factor in signing up, but I’ve been paying for four years and there hasn’t been a new sleep story added in that time, and many have been removed (Alice in Wonderland chapters 3 and 4, and Simon and the Mermaid for example). 

[Shahn1_124]

Thanks for sharing

[pmc2]

Hi, I have been a Premium subscriber for several years. The only change I've noticed this fall was that Fitbit deleted all of my Readiness Scores that were part of my subscription, and started me over at zero. With no explanation. Unfortunately, this is consistent with previous "improvements": Fitbit removes features, data or preferences that were part of my daily routine with the device and the app. 

[omghax]

Preach 👏 

[a-level]

Hi PMC2, I couldn’t agree more. Lost all that useful data on readiness scores going back years. Typical poor software roll-out. I’ve also now lost sleep stages. 

[Bfm129]

Big deal!  Why don't you make sure what you have NOW actually works. I feel like I can't trust a single feature of my Inspire 3.  I just walked a short 1.5 miles.  This is what came up. If you look close it doesn't even show me on the road. Plus it showed me going almost 6000 steps when I KNOW it's only about 4000 steps.  I won't even get into the heart rate inconsistencies, etc.   I'm getting really tired of all of this.

 

[Newfitkitty]

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@pmc2 wrote:

Hi, I have been a Premium subscriber for several years. The only change I've noticed this fall was that Fitbit deleted all of my Readiness Scores that were part of my subscription, and started me over at zero. With no explanation. Unfortunately, this is consistent with previous "improvements": Fitbit removes features, data or preferences that were part of my daily routine with the device and the app. 

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@pmc2 I just posted that in the app area asking about it! Hey does it still show your readiness score on your watch like it does mine? They really shouldn't mess with our stats. I mean some people rely on that to show their doctors who can often better explain things to them. I mean what if I needed to show my doctor my readiness score from this time last year? Now I can't.

[LibbyWalker]

Since the "improvements" mine is doing the same thing.  GPS does not consistently connect even if I leave the FitBit app open on my android, the map of my 3+ mile run is all wee-wow and not at all accurate, plus the App is now only tracking part of my zone minutes even though the wrist Luxe shows what I believe is accurate data.  

Why release these "upgrades" to the paying customers when none of it ever seems to have been fully vetted and tested?  Way to go Goggle using the Ready, Fire, Aim? method of improving the App.   I'll be switching to the new Samsung Galaxy 7 for my next watch/tracker, albeit right now it I would need to install Google's  Wear OS so that it works with the Myfitnesspal App that has normal upgrades for paying subscribers. 

[pmc2]

@Newfitkitty Hi I do have my stats back now! I can see today's score on my watch (with a lot of taps) 

[Topsy2012]

I totally agree with the post from Goldgirl, pasted below.

Please sort out being able to view workouts on a larger screen ie Laptop,Tablet.

I'm sure these features are great but don't we already get recommended workouts based on readiness score? What's new?

Otherwise how about improving what we already have rather than roll out new features eg.

1. Improve search ability for workouts to reduce endless scrolling.

2. Enable viewing of workouts on a larger screen eg. via YouTube (owned by Google therefore integrate-able?)

3. Enable downloads of workouts so we don't eat data when out running/walking as per Disney+ etc. Can't be that hard surely?

These are basic IMO.

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