Apple has reportedly laid off several employees from its Fitness+ team, marking the company’s second reported workforce reduction in less than two months. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that the layoffs affected employees working on the audio side of Fitness+, including teams associated with Time to Walk and Time to Run.
The latest cuts follow a larger round of layoffs reported in August, when Apple eliminated more than 200 positions across teams working on Vision Pro, Siri and software engineering, according to Bloomberg. Around 100 of those positions were reported to be in the Vision Pro group.
According to Gurman’s report, the latest layoffs involve employees working on audio programming within Fitness+. Time to Walk and Time to Run are audio experiences available through Apple Watch that provide guided walking and running content without requiring users to watch a video.
Bloomberg reported that Apple is expected to release new audio content less frequently following the staffing changes. The report did not indicate that Time to Walk or Time to Run are being discontinued.
Apple has not publicly confirmed the latest Fitness+ layoffs in the sources available for this report. The company did confirm the August restructuring. In a statement at the time, an Apple spokesperson said the changes were made “to evolve our business to deliver the best experiences for our users”.
“While we will create new roles as part of this change, it will also impact a limited number of existing roles,” the Apple spokesperson said. The company added that it would support affected employees during the transition, including opportunities to apply for other roles at Apple.
The August changes included the Vision Pro organisation and teams working on Siri and software. Bloomberg reported that around 100 of the cuts came from the Vision Pro group, while the overall reduction across the affected organisations exceeded 200 positions.
The latest Fitness+ layoffs do not establish a broader change to Apple’s health and fitness strategy. For now, Bloomberg’s report indicates that the latest reduction involves a small number of Fitness+ employees, while the affected audio features continue to operate.
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