Apple expands Fitness+ with a new menopause‑focused program, Strong Through Menopause, a three‑week regimen of yoga and strength sessions aimed at perimenopausal and menopausal users. The series promises to build strength, improve balance and mobility, and lower stress. A fresh episode of Time to Walk spotlights actor Busy Philipps, who shares her own perimenopause journey.

The addition dovetails with Apple’s earlier Cycle Tracking rollout in watchOS 27 and iOS 27, which added perimenopause and menopause tracking features. iOS 27 also updates Health and Fitness apps: users can now sort by completed Fitness+ workouts, route maps gain accuracy post‑workout, and step count syncs between Health and Fitness. These tweaks aim to tighten data cohesion for users.

By targeting a largely underserved segment, Apple signals that its subscription platform can drive niche wellness content. The program’s integration with device‑based tracking reinforces the company’s strategy to fuse software and hardware into a continuous health ecosystem. Consumers now have a purpose‑built routine that aligns with the data already captured on their Apple devices.

Fitness+ now offers a 12‑hour library of menopause workouts, each lasting 20‑30 minutes, allowing busy users to fit sessions into short breaks. Support for Apple Watch’s new heart‑rate zones and automatic workout detection ensures metrics remain accurate, giving users immediate feedback on progress. The move positions Apple as a serious contender in the growing female‑centric fitness market.