Apple Fitness+ is one of my favorite services the company offers. The classes are top-notch, the trainers are some of the most likable people you’ll ever meet, and most importantly, it actually motivates me to stick to a workout routine.

The service is also constantly improving. Not only are there new classes each week, but new features get added all the time. I’m honestly surprised how much Apple have invested in Fitness+ from a technological perspective over the three years it’s been around.

Two major additions that came last year were custom plans and stacks, two of my longstanding wishes for the service and features that make my experience with it better every day.

Custom plans take the work out of choosing workouts. Instead of picking individual classes, you set a schedule of how long you want to work out and on which days of the week. Then you pick what types of workouts you want to do, and the app does the rest for you. Each day you’re scheduled to work out, Fitness+ will present you with a series of classes custom-built to fit what you want to do.

You can customize your plan further by choosing which equipment you want to use, trainers you prefer to work with, and types of music you’d like to work out to. There’s so much variety on the service that you can knock out a lot of classes without hitting repeats. And the best part is that you don’t have to scroll through a long list to find what you want; the app does it for you!

I’ve been using a custom plan to do a combination of core, yoga, and meditation daily for the past couple of months, and it’s been so helpful. The plan removes that initial step of picking a workout so I can focus on what really matters: getting my body moving. With that mental hurdle out of the way, I find it much easier to get started.

Meanwhile, stacks allow you to do several workouts back-to-back by, well, stacking them on top of each other. To start a stack, you simply long-press on a workout and choose Add to Stack. Once all your workouts are added, you can press the stack button in the top right corner and get going.

When I’m doing multiple workouts in a row, it can be distracting to have to stop, choose the next workout, and then start again. With stacks, I can easily flow from one workout to the next without interruption. I don’t even have to touch my TV remote or iPad screen. The button to start the next workout shows up on my Apple Watch, so I can move on with a quick press of the wrist.

Both of these features are great additions to the service, and I’ve been using them for a while. But it was only recently that I had the idea of combining them. I opened my workout plan for the day, and instead of tapping the Let’s Go button, I long-pressed on each workout and added it to a stack. When I finished the stack of workouts, I returned to my plan to see that each one had been marked as complete. Perfect!

Now I have the convenience of not having to choose my workout classes or manually switch between them. I can run through my entire exercise routine for the day in one go. And when I’m done, I have the satisfaction of knowing I did something good for myself that day.

For me, it’s not about closing my rings or hitting a certain spot on the burn bar. It’s just about making a positive choice and getting my body moving. That’s enough, and that’s the satisfaction Apple Fitness+ brings to me day in and day out.

If you’re a Fitness+ user, I highly recommend trying out custom plans and stacks, especially in combination with one another. They’re really great enhancements to an already top-tier service.

And if you haven’t given Fitness+ a try, maybe now could be time. Apple offer a one-month free trial, and the service is approachable in a way I’ve never experienced with anything in the fitness world before. It truly does have something to offer for everyone.

Thanks for reading, friends, and remember: Stay active, close your rings (if that’s helpful for you), see you next time!