Work out together using SharePlay on Apple TV
Group Workouts powered by SharePlay let you and up to 32 of your favourite people work out together. You can start a FaceTime call on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, then start a Group Workout in the Fitness app on Apple TV.
The workout plays in sync with everyone on the call and everyone can control playback from their devices. You and your friends can cheer each other on, see when someone closes an Activity ring and get notifications when someone moves ahead of the pack on the Burn Bar during HIIT, Treadmill, Cycling and Rowing workouts.
Note: Group Workouts with Apple Fitness+ require Apple Watch Series 3 or later with watchOS 8.1 or later and one of the following Apple devices: iPhone 6s or later or iPod touch with iOS 15.1 or later or iPad with iPadOS 15.1 or later. Playback on Apple TV requires tvOS 15.1 or later. FaceTime, some FaceTime features and other Apple services may not be available in all countries or regions and features may vary by area.
Join a Group Workout on Apple TV
You can join a Group Workout using SharePlay on Apple TV.
Note: SharePlay controls appear only when a user is signed in with the same Apple ID on both Apple TV and FaceTime on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. To switch users on Apple TV press and hold the TV button on the Siri Remote to open Control Centre, then select or add a new user.
Start a FaceTime call on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
Apple TV detects when a FaceTime call is in progress and a SharePlay indicator appears in the upper-right corner of the Home Screen on Apple TV.
Open Fitness
on Apple TV, then do either of the following:
Start a workout, then select SharePlay when prompted and confirm on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
Press and hold the TV button
on the Siri Remote to open Control Centre, select the SharePlay button
, select Join, then confirm on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
If you haven’t already, browse to a workout in Fitness, then start it.
The workout plays in sync on Apple TV and on all the devices on the FaceTime call. Everyone can use playback controls on their respective devices to play or pause in real time.
Send your workout from another device to Apple TV
If you start a Fitness+ workout on an iOS or iPadOS device during SharePlay, you can send the workout to Apple TV to enjoy it on the big screen.
Tip: Use this option to send a Group Workout to Apple TV if you’re not signed in as the current user on Apple TV.
Start a FaceTime call on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
During the call go to the Home screen of your device, then open the Fitness app (if you’re on iPhone, also tap Fitness+).
In Fitness+ browse to a workout, then start it.
On the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, do either of the following:
Tap
, then select the Apple TV you want to watch the workout on.
Open Control Centre, tap
, then select the Apple TV in the list of AirPlay devices.
The workout plays in sync on Apple TV and on all the devices on the FaceTime call. Everyone can use playback controls on their respective devices to play or pause in real time.
Stop a Group Workout on Apple TV
Press and hold the TV button
on the Siri Remote to open Control Centre.
Select the SharePlay button
.
Select Stop SharePlay to stop, or Move to [device name] to continue watching on the device with the active FaceTime call.