Fitbit expands AI Health Coach with nutrition tracking and mental wellbeing tools for free users

Fitbit Expands Personal AI Health Coach Features for Free Subscribers

I'm a Fitness & Nutrition writer for CNET who enjoys reviewing the latest fitness gadgets, testing out activewear and sneakers, as well as debunking wellness/fitness myths. In my free time I enjoy cooking, going for a scenic run, hitting the weight room, or watching a documentary. I am a former personal trainer and still enjoy learning and brushing up on my training knowledge from time to time. I've had my wellness and lifestyle content published in various online publications such as: Women's Health, Shape, Healthline, Popsugar and more. Fitbit, the popular wearable fitness line owned by Google, announced Tuesday that its personal AI health coach feature, Coach, will add more features for free subscribers. Google's Gemini AI powers Coach, which first launched in October for Fitbit's US Android Premium subscribers, who pay $10 per month or $80 per year for the service. Since then, Google has continued to expand Coach access to subscribers across various countries and has added iOS users. Most recently, Google introduced additional features, such as a sleep coach, a health advisor that connects to your medical records and a fitness trainer. Now, all subscribers can explore Coach's features. Users without a Premium membership can join the product's Public Preview to track their health, fitness, sleep and more. The newest additions include: Cycle Health: Lets you log your periods and related symptoms from the calendar. Premium members will have access to personalized insights on their menstrual cycles. Mental Wellbeing: You can log your moods and mindfulness sessions, and receive a stress management score called resilience, which shows how your body responds to stress. Nutrition and Water Logging: You can track your calories and water intake, log your meals, and receive personalized nutrition recommendations based on macronutrient ranges. Users can also test future Fitbit app features that aren't live yet and provide feedback to Google. Premium subscribers will be able to get personalized fitness plans and ask Coach questions. A Fitbit representative didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Fitbit's health coach gains new features, including nutrition and cycle tracking

Google also announced that users no longer need Fitbit Premium to access Public Preview. That means you can try the redesigned Fitbit app free of charge, but you'll need to pay for the personal health coach, Ask Coach functionality, and custom fitness plans. These new features come weeks after the personal health coach gained support for continuous glucose monitors. This integration meant you could ask the AI coach how eating certain foods could impact your glucose levels. It also comes a couple of months after Google expanded the personal health coach preview to the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. Needless to say, we're glad to see more improvements coming to the health coach.