- Strava is a fitness-tracking and social media app designed for runners and cyclists with three main features: Tracking, connecting, and competing.
- Users can track their fitness via GPS within the app, or log their fitness manually, among other features.
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Strava is a social media and fitness-tracking app that’s tailored for runners and cyclists. The app can help you connect with other people in your area who share your fitness interests and even discover local clubs and athletic challenges.
Strava also has a paid version, called Strava Summit, which gives users access to additional features, like custom goals, training plans and analysis of your logged exercise.
Here’s what you need to know about Strava.
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Strava’s fitness-tracking app, explained
Strava’s features fall into three main categories: Tracking, connecting and competing.
Tracking
Users can record their exercise, and choose from a wide variety of exercise options like running, e-bike riding and canoeing, including things like distance, pace and details about how you felt about the experience. You could also log your exercise manually, but in that case you wouldn't be able to see a map view of your entry.
You can also create posts and add photos, in addition to exercise logs. Those are all saved to your personal feed.
The app can also sync to devices, like your phone, GPS watch or head unit or heart rate monitor. You can view your exercise stats for running, biking or swimming.
Connecting
You can follow other users on the app, as well as athletes who use the app, to see their posts, photos and workouts. Those who follow you can also see your activities, and give you "kudos" - Strava's version of likes - or comment on the post.
Competing
Strava users can also use the "Explore" tab to find local challenges, like upcoming half-marathons, or compete against themselves or other local athletes using segments.
The "Explore" tab is also where you'd be able to connect with local exercise clubs and organize activities.
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