Spotify — the app that we typically go to for the latest music — is getting a major upgrade. If you’ve been surfing across three apps simultaneously — one for music, one for guided workouts, one for meditation — Spotify is making life simpler. On April 27, Spotify announced that it is officially expanding into the fitness world in a new, and much-needed, audio hub.
Here’s the tea: Spotify is launching a dedicated fitness category inside the app that brings guided workout experiences into the same space as your music, podcasts, audiobooks, and videos. So, instead of switching between apps mid-workout, everything lives in one space. To find it, just open Spotify and search “fitness.” From there, you can explore curated playlists and workout classes based on your mood and goals, such as Sweat-Free Workouts, Quick Core Workouts, Kickstart Your Run, and more.
On the app, free Spotify users get access to dozens of curated workout playlists from well-established wellness creators, including Yoga with Kassandra, Chloe Ting, Pilates Body By Raven, Sweaty Studio, and many more. Think guided yoga flows, pilates sessions, and fitness content you’d usually have to hunt down on YouTube.
However, Spotify Premium users get all of this and more with over 1,400 on-demand Peloton classes — ad-free and included in their existing subscription: No extra cost, no new app, and no Peloton bike required. The Peloton catalog spans strength, cardio, yoga, and meditation — all led by instructors like Rebecca Kennedy, Ally Love, and Rad Lopez. Classes are available in English, Spanish, and German, and you can download them for offline access.
But this isn’t Spotify branching out — it’s responding to how people already use the app. According to research by Spotify, nearly 70% of Premium users work out monthly, and there are already over 150 million active fitness playlists on the platform. Fitness and workout content also ranks among the top users for Spotify’s recently launched Prompted Playlists feature. In other words, the demand was already there.
One of the more practical perks is that the fitness experience is designed to work across devices — so, you can play a workout video on your TV, switch to audio on your phone when heading out for a run, and wind down with a guided meditation session — all without switching apps.
Now, it’s safe to say that Spotify’s fitness expansion isn’t going to replace your gym membership — but for college students who want a no-extra-cost way to work out, it’s actually a smart choice. Between finals season stress, packed schedules, and tight budgets, having guided sessions already inside an app that you use every day is a pretty convenient addition.