# January 2026 Content Update – Aviron Active **By Andy Hoang · Published January 2, 2025 · Updated January 5, 2026** Aviron's January content update covers new coached classes, a new Powerplay series, a monthly challenge, and new scenic destinations across the rower, treadmill, bike, and GO modalities. --- ## Software Update ### Coached Classes: Row Your Fat Off (Part 2) **Available on:** Rower, GO Row Your Fat Off is a 12-week, results-focused rowing program where Austin guides you through progressive, fat-burning interval training designed to improve endurance, power, and overall conditioning. **Weeks 1–4** establish the foundation. You'll dial in rowing technique, build aerobic capacity, and gradually ramp intensity at a sustainable pace to prepare your body for the tougher work ahead. These first four weeks are available directly on your rower, so if you're new to the program or want to restart from the beginning, you can jump in right from Week 1. **New in January: with this release, Aviron is launching Part Two of the program, covering Weeks 5–8.** #### Weeks 5–8: Build, Push, Sustain With the base in place, training shifts up a gear. Intervals get longer, recovery gets shorter, and new stroke-rate combinations are introduced. You'll rotate through extended aerobic efforts, demanding strength-focused "Quick & Heavy" pairs, and higher-speed sprint work—each revisited and progressed week over week so you can track improvement and push past previous limits. This phase is all about holding intensity under fatigue: - **Aerobic rows** evolve into longer and even continuous efforts with minimal or no rest. - **Strength sessions** challenge you to maintain power at very low stroke rates. - **Sprint intervals** increase in duration and total volume, testing both physical and mental resilience. By the end of Week 8, you'll be rowing longer, harder, and more consistently—leaner, stronger, and fully prepared for the final phase of the program. --- ### Coached Classes: HIIT Running with Meghan **Available on:** Treadmill The HIIT Running Series with Meghan is an eight-workout progression designed to improve running rhythm, speed, and endurance through structured interval training. The series blends flat and incline work, guiding runners through a variety of formats including: - Sprint intervals - Run–jog–walk cycles - Progressive hill efforts that peak at a 6% incline Workouts begin by building confidence with flat, fast intervals and gradually introduce more complex challenges like incline pyramids, sustained running blocks, and explosive uphill pushes. Recovery is strategically programmed—ranging from full walking recoveries to minimal rest—to help runners improve pacing, stamina, and the ability to handle higher intensity over time. Coached by Meghan, each session emphasizes smooth transitions, controlled effort, and strong running mechanics. Whether you're new to HIIT running or looking to sharpen speed and hill performance, this series delivers efficient, purpose-driven treadmill workouts that steadily raise your fitness ceiling. --- ### Powerplay: Extra Credit Series **Available on:** Rower, GO, Bike, Treadmill Extra Credit is a 10-minute Powerplay series designed to add a final push to any workout, across rower, treadmill, and bike. Key details: - Start with the first unlocked challenge and earn at least one star to unlock the next. - Progress through a mix of cooldown, endurance, and HIIT-focused workouts. - Each Extra Credit session delivers a distinct challenge—from controlled recovery efforts to high-intensity pushes. - Dynamic resistance or incline adjustments automatically scale difficulty. Think of Extra Credit as a focused 10-minute challenge that asks just a little more from you when it counts most, whether you're finishing strong or squeezing in extra effort. --- ### Monthly Challenge: Justice January **Available on:** Rower, Bike, Treadmill, GO, Abs Hero Justice January is a distance-based challenge designed to reward consistency and effort across every major modality. Throughout the month, members can: - Earn **Bronze, Silver, or Gold** by hitting cumulative distance goals on the rower, bike, and treadmill. - Take on the **Ab Hero challenge** with time-based plank targets. Whether you are stacking meters on the rower, logging miles on the bike or treadmill, or holding strong through sustained core work, Justice January is about showing up day after day and putting in the work. Choose your modality, or tackle multiple—track your progress and push yourself to finish January stronger than you started. --- ### Scenic Destinations **Available on:** Rower, Bike, Treadmill, GO **Peniche, Portugal** Takes you along dramatic coastal cliffs overlooking the Atlantic, with sweeping ocean views and gently rolling paths that keep the effort smooth and engaging. Whether you're running or riding, this scenic route delivers a steady, immersive experience where fresh ocean air and rugged coastline create the perfect balance of focus and escape. **Puerto Galera, Philippines** Row through the crystal-blue waters of Puerto Galera in this immersive 20-minute scenic row, surrounded by lush coastline and calm tropical seas that keep you focused and flowing stroke after stroke. --- ## Related Blog Posts - [Aviron's Second Major Update of 2026](https://www.avironactive.com/blog/second-major-update-2026) — Software · May 03, 2025 - [Aviron Launches Team Challenges](https://www.avironactive.com/blog/aviron-launches-team-based-competitions) — Software · Apr 24, 2025 - [May 2026 Content Update](https://www.avironactive.com/blog/may-2026-content-update) — Software · Apr 02, 2025 - [April 2026 Content Update](https://www.avironactive.com/blog/April-2026-content-update) — Software · Apr 02, 2025 - [March 2026 Hard Update](https://www.avironactive.com/blog/march-2026-hard-update) — Software · Mar 02, 2026 - [March 2026 Content Update](https://www.avironactive.com/blog/march-2026-content-update) — Software · Mar 02, 2025 **Tags:** Powerplay, Scenic Destinations, Content Update **Canonical URL:** https://www.avironactive.com/blog/january-2026-content-update/