I hate walking a lot less than running, but little is more exciting than spending an hour outside in the boring bla of suburbs. Give me hills, trails, water, everything but asphalt and passing six different Starbucks in three blocks. And while Apple can’t grow lush trees and landscapes out of thin air, Time to Walk’s new audio stories at least reduce the monotony.
I’ll get the bad news out first: these audio narratives, meant to accompany your walk just as your favorite band or podcast might do, are exclusive to Apple’s Fitness + service. So you won’t be able to hear Dolly Parton calm your tired exercise with sparkling stories unless you pay $ 10 a month (or $ 80 / year). Or, unless you subscribe she award-winning podcast, which I fully endorse.
It is not not more the queen of the country making an appearance within Apple’s new “Time to Walk” series. You’ll also find stories of Golden State Warriors striker Draymond Green, musician Shawn Mendes and actress Uzo Aduba. Nothing against these three, but I’m not sure anything can capture the squeaky, occasionally baffling conversational style of the ever-enthusiastic Dolly.
To check out any of these audio narrations, wrap your Apple Watch (a requirement) and pull up Aptitude application on your iPhone or iPad. Scroll down to the new Walking Time section:
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Tap a person and see the option to add their Time to Walk episode to your Apple Watch:
Each of these episodes is a mix of music and chat, some roughly a 50-50 cast, others heavier in chat than music (which is usually just three songs). Once you’ve finished transferring it to your watch, you won’t be able to start it using your iPhone or iPad. Instead, you’ll access the Apple Watch Workout app, where you’ll see your Walking Time episodes listed in regular fitness routines:
Interestingly, the narrative narrative did not begin as soon as my foot training began; I had to slide to the left, which showed the usual music controls. This could also be a peculiarity of my AirPods Pro connection, which has been tricky lately; so, if you didn’t hear anything at first, you know you might have to launch the Time to Walk episode yourself.
Other than that, sit back and enjoy the mini monologue. Apple will release a new episode of Time to Walk each week on Mondays from now until the end of April. This will give you plenty of time to find the next big distraction you need to keep up with your healthy habits.