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This guide helps you permanently delete your Apple Fitness+ account. We believe in digital autonomy: your right to leave any platform should be as easy as joining it. Follow these verified steps to ensure complete account deletion.
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Quick Information
Time Required
10 minutes
Difficulty
medium
Steps
5 steps
Official Resources
Official deletion guide from Apple Fitness+
Additional Resources
Official privacy policy explaining data deletion
How to delete fitness data from Health app
How to delete your entire Apple ID
Step-by-Step Guide
Cancel your Fitness+ subscription
Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad, tap your name at the top, then tap 'Subscriptions'. Find Apple Fitness+ and tap 'Cancel Subscription'. Confirm the cancellation.
Tips
- •You can continue using Fitness+ until the end of your current billing period
- •Save any favorite workouts before cancelling
- •Cancel before your next billing date to avoid charges
Warnings
- •Cancelling subscription doesn't delete your workout data or Apple ID
Delete Fitness+ workout data from Health app
Open the Health app on your iPhone. Tap 'Browse' at the bottom, then 'Activity'. Scroll down to find workout data, tap 'Show All Data', and delete individual workouts by swiping left or tap 'Edit' to delete multiple workouts at once.
Tips
- •You can delete all workout data or specific workouts
- •This removes workout history but not your Health app profile
- •Consider exporting your data first if you want to keep records
Delete Health app data
To delete all Health and Fitness data, open Health app, tap your profile picture, scroll down and tap 'Delete All Health Data'. This removes all health metrics, workouts, and fitness tracking associated with Fitness+.
Tips
- •This is a nuclear option that deletes ALL health data, not just Fitness+
- •Export your health data first if you want to keep any records
- •This action cannot be undone
Warnings
- •This deletes ALL Health app data including heart rate, steps, sleep, and more
Optional: Delete Apple ID entirely
If you want to completely remove your Apple ID and all associated data, visit privacy.apple.com, sign in, and select 'Delete your account'. Follow the prompts to permanently delete your Apple ID, which includes all Fitness+ data.
Tips
- •Only do this if you want to delete your entire Apple account
- •This affects all Apple services: iCloud, App Store, iTunes, etc.
- •Download all important data before proceeding
- •Apple offers a 7-day grace period to cancel the deletion
Warnings
- •Deleting your Apple ID removes access to ALL Apple services and purchases
Verify deletion
After deleting your data or account, verify the deletion by checking the Health app (for data deletion) or trying to sign in with your Apple ID (for account deletion). You should receive confirmation emails from Apple.
Tips
- •Keep confirmation emails for your records
- •It may take up to 7 days for complete deletion to process
- •Contact Apple Support if you have concerns about data retention
Important Warnings
Fitness+ tied to Apple ID
Deleting Apple ID affects all Apple services
Health data deletion is all-or-nothing
Subscription cancellation required separately
Apple Watch data
iCloud sync
Alternatives to Consider
Cancel subscription but keep data
Cancel your Fitness+ subscription but keep your Apple ID and workout history in the Health app.
Pros
- •Preserves all your workout history and achievements
- •Maintains your Apple ID and other services
- •Can resubscribe to Fitness+ anytime
Cons
- •Data remains in Apple's ecosystem
- •Health data continues to be collected
- •Doesn't address privacy concerns
Disable Health data sharing
Keep Fitness+ but turn off data sharing with Apple and third-party apps in Health app privacy settings.
Pros
- •Limits data sharing while keeping Fitness+
- •Still have access to workouts
- •Reversible at any time
Cons
- •Data still stored locally on device
- •Apple still collects some usage data
- •May affect Fitness+ features
Switch to alternative fitness platform
Export your workout data, cancel Fitness+, and switch to a non-Apple fitness platform.
Pros
- •Can choose more privacy-focused alternatives
- •Not locked into Apple ecosystem
- •May have more features or better pricing
Cons
- •Lose integration with Apple Watch and devices
- •Need to learn new platform
- •May lose some workout history in transition
Frequently Asked Questions
You can cancel your Fitness+ subscription and delete individual workouts from the Health app. However, completely removing all Fitness+ data requires deleting all Health app data or your entire Apple ID, which affects other services.
References & Citations
- [1]Apple Privacy Policy
Official privacy policy explaining data deletion
https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
- [2]Delete Apple Fitness Data
How to delete fitness data from Health app
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/delete-health-and-fitness-data-iph27f6325b2
- [3]
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Last Updated
November 8, 2025