Peloton's Apple Watch integration support is now expanding to all of its machines, such as Bike, Bike Plus, and Tread, which even makes the smart wearable a heart rate monitor.
Peloton's Apple Watch Support
As per a news story by The Verge, the Apple Watch integration of Peloton now works for all types of workouts under the platform of the latter.
As such, the watch app of Peloton is now expanding its integration with the smart wearable, which will start notifying its users if ever they start a class on its various platforms, including the Tread, Bike Plus, and Bike.
Not to mention that the notification also includes workout classes on the Peloton app.
The new integration also allows users to check and monitor their heart rate via the Apple Watch while they are in a Peloton class, which could be used on the Strive Score feature of the exercise equipment firm.
The Verge noted in the same report that Peloton's Strive Score is a feature that gives its users information regarding the time that they have spent in a specific heart rate zone while they are working out.
According to a recent report by Apple Insider, the Strive Score feature further helps Peloton users to check out their varying performance in all of their workouts, including bootcamp workouts, cycling, strength, and tons of more.
Peloton's Apple Watch Integration: How to Enable
As per a blog post of Peloton, the new Apple Watch integration of the Peloton app does not work by default. Instead, its users will have to perform a one-time setup process to enable it.
- Download the Peloton App on your smartphone or tablet, as well as your Apple Watch.
- Then, open the Peloton App on your mobile device.
- After which, select the More button.
- Next, tap on Set Up.
- And click Connect to Health App.
- Once the Apple Health App is open, select the Turn On All option to provide health data to Peloton.
- Then, go back to the Peloton App.
- Tap the Done button to apply changes.
- And lastly, open the Peloton App on your Apple Watch to allow notifications.
Read Also : Peloton CEO Resigns, More Than 2,000 Employees Laid Off as Part of Cost-Cutting Measures
Peloton and COVID 19
It is worth noting Peloton used to be the talk of the town back when most of us were forced to stay at the confines of our homes due to the threat of the novel coronavirus.
Thus, the bikes and treadmills of the fitness tech company skyrocketed in sales.
But as more people are now back to their normal routine, Peloton started halting its production and laying off employees. Despite that, the firm is still expanding its features.
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Written by Teejay Boris
