Was Fitbit Coach removed?

[smile786]

did fitbit take out fitbit coach from the the versa?....because I dont seem to have the app on my watch and when I go on the fitbit app under apps I cant seem to find it

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[SilviaFitbit]

@smile786 Hi there. Thanks for the details mentioned. 

We integrated content from the Fitbit Coach app and a variety of workouts, including yoga and bodyweight activities from popular brands, into our Fitbit Premium membership experience within the Fitbit app. This change makes it easier for you to access workouts and your Fitbit data all in one place. Therefore, we’ll no longer have the separate Fitbit Coach mobile app, website, or the on-wrist Coach workout app as of July 30, 2021. 

Learn more about it by here About Fitbit Coach 

Hope this helps. 

[Giampi71]

Reposting changing wording

To complement what @SilviaFitbit  with this implementation you will miss the following:

- use of workout from other devices such as your PC/laptop

- lack of guided and adaptive training

- selection of music during the workouts

- lack of app from your Fitbit device

- an overall much better quality of the videos

But eventually, hopefully, in the future it will improve.

[CollinM]

What Fitbit isn't mentioning is that Fitbit Coach was shut down. Only some content got migrated and none of the Fitbit Coach functionality was integrated into Fitbit Premium. Aside from the missing features already mentioned by Giampi71 is that the adaptive workouts that adjust themselves to your level are gone and the workout previews are also gone. There is a feature request to bring back Coach functionality here that you can vote for.

[Giampi71]

Actually the adaptive training plan (really the biggest feature of Fitbit Coach) was mentioned as second point in my list. 😁

Really, Fitbit Coach was an excellent service and should have deserved more attention and improvements now that people are discovering the beauty/need/'must of workout at home. For example I would have welcome the synchronization between the service and the eventual Fitbit tracker you wear sending in streaming the heart rate and evaluate the actual effort with adaptive motivational cheering.

It's similar to what Apple is doing with its Fitness Plus service.

Instead Fitbit decided to remove it entirely (yes, I agree with @CollinM , it has been terminated, not ported into Fitbit Premium).

Really this decision by Fitbit to me seems totally illogical.

[CollinM]

*blinks* Well that clearly demonstrates that I'm not yet fully awake.