Microsoft has announced a brand new service for Xbox One called Xbox Fitness. The feature will bring top exercise programs to the Xbox One, including P90X, Insanity, Jillian Michaels, and others.

The hook is that the fitness programs will use the Kinect sensor to measure heart rate, muscle use, and workout intensity. Furthermore, this system will use your past workout history to recommend the best program for you. 

The Xbox Fitness Pass shall be free through December 2014 with an Xbox Live Gold membership. No other pricing information is obtainable yet.

[Source: Xbox Wire]

Our Take
This may be the coolest case for Kinect that Microsoft has made. Sure, this would possibly not compel anyone just fascinated by games, however it will provide those inquisitive about trying it out the way to sample the whole power of the Kinect sensor at no additional cost (beyond an Xbox Live Gold membership). 

I’ll definitely be trying this out after I get an Xbox One, and the customised recommendations should steer me toward the best program. This may not be about games, but i am keen on what Microsoft is doing here.