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Fitbit Premium's public preview is available October 28.
Adult Android users can try it out in the US.
The AI coach can address sleep, activity, and wellness concerns.
Fitbit is getting an AI-powered facelift, but before its widespread rollout, the company is letting eligible users test the redesigned Fitbit Premium.
The new Fitbit Premium emphasizes an individualized and personalized fitness and wellness coach experience. Powered by Gemini, Fitbit Premium tailors exercise, sleep recommendations, diet, and more to the individual user.
The coach anchors its recommendations in the information a Fitbit user provides through the initial survey. The Fitbit team encourages people to provide as much detail as possible about their routine, schedule, exercise preferences, and more during this intake to get uber-personalized recommendations.
In a demo, the Fitbit team showed the app providing recommendations for a user who loves to ski and trail run and leads an active lifestyle, but with a busy work schedule. The app then generates exercises for building strength and endurance for these activities.
The coach can also build customized exercise routines and ping the user on the days when they plan to work out. Additionally, users can discuss their plan with the coach to update on progress and make adjustments long-term. Let's say a Fitbit Premium user wants a new health challenge: The user can prompt the coach to create one. The coach can also design a workout under a user's aforementioned constraints, like a 20-minute upper body workout using dumbbells or interval training for a user's first marathon.
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