If you’re a FuturHealth member, you’ll now have a free membership to Apple Fitness Plus as part of your program. It’s Apple Fitness Plus’s first direct integration with a personalized GLP-1 weight loss program.
FuturHealth offers personalized weight loss guidance and medications with the help of licensed dietitians and doctors. These include GLP-1 agonists such as semaglutide — better known as Ozempic. It’s partnered with Valisure, a tech company that provides independent quality assurance, to guarantee it’s following safe and high-quality standards for weight loss medications. The company says most members see the greatest success when combining exercise, high-quality weight loss medications and a healthy diet.
According to a report from FAIR Health, between 2019 and 2024, the percentage of adult patients prescribed a GLP-1 drug went up from 0.9% to 4%. These drugs are generally used to help manage type 2 diabetes and obesity. This new partnership shows how FuturHealth wants its members to have all the right tools to achieve their weight loss goals through medications (if needed), nutrition and fitness.
Apple Fitness Plus is one of CNET’s favorite workout apps thanks to its versatility and various exercise selections. Even if you aren’t a FuturHealth member, the app itself is affordable at only $11 a month, giving you access to thousands of workouts for all different fitness levels. Whether you have 5 minutes or 45, it has a workout you can stream on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV.
Even if you’re on one of these weight loss medications, movement is still important. And Apple is just one of the big brands that have identified a target audience in GLP-1 users. The fitness industry is rethinking strategies to better understand and support clients on weight loss medication, and even businesses like the travel and restaurant industries are finding ways to attract people who take this medication, whether through offering wellness retreats or changing up menu items.
It will be interesting to see how GLP-1s and similar weight loss drugs continue to influence the wellness and fitness industry as businesses pivot to cater to this growing demographic.
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