For the reasons above - fitness, not messing up one's (expensive) iPhone, not everyone wants/can afford an Apple Watch, etc. - I'm surprised Apple doesn't offer some slim, lightweight shuffle/nano hybrid for the workout/fitness (but for anyone else too) crowd, that just plays music and maybe has some sort of tie-in/connectivity to trackers and goals.
But maybe that era has come and gone, and Apple would rather just sell everyone $429+ phones and watches (whatever they start at).
I sometimes wish I still had my little shuffle or nano when I go on my walks around the track or the subdivision across the road. I don't need the weight/bulk of my phone in my pocket, getting all jostled around/sweaty, but I like to listen to songs when I'm partaking in the most boring fitness activity - solo walking - ever invented.
