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Strava is one of the most popular fitness activity trackers. Along with popular add-ons it allows you to get the most out of your workout data, while connecting with other athletes.
Business Model Strava is one of the most popular fitness platforms around. With a self reported 95 million Athletes (Strava refers to all their users as Athletes) on the platform they dwarf platforms like Peloton (reported ~6M users). Even popular devices like Fitbit, which depending on who you believe have around 80M registered users, are … Read more
There are dozens of ways to measure how your performance is progressing through training. Each of the top devices and trackers have their own, and Stryd is no different with their Stryd Critical Power score. Critical Power, or CP, helps determine what “type of fatigue your body experiences” (source). This is similar to a lactic … Read more
Choosing the right activity tracker means figuring out what is most important to you. Do you like great mapping features, enjoying sharing your workouts and activities socially, or appreciate deep data that you can import and manipulate in various ways. What’s more, how easy is it to get to these cool features since there is … Read more
Strava is a great tool for not only tracking workouts but for enabling sharing of fun workout cards and engaging socially. If you want to get really deep into the stats though, there is more that can be done. First, you can check out some of the top Strava add-ons that provide additional context. Most … Read more
If you have ever gotten on Strava and looked for your “Personal Best” in the profile section, you may want to check out Strafforts. It is a Strava extension that syncs up to your data using the Strava API, once you give it permission, and provides significantly more data and display around your personal best … Read more
Toolbox for Strava is great, if you are a cyclist. For runners the tool is lacking since it does not import or analyze any run data. This is a real shame since the Toolbox has a simplistic design that is visually appealing and has solid adoption. As an original winner in one of the Strava … Read more
From simple fitness trackers to complete training tools, there is a small mountain of options to help manage the data you create with each workout. Apple Health Kit and the Apple Watch have handy rings that wearers are encouraged to clsoe every day, health mate has a fitness score that closely relates to Vo2 max, … Read more
Paddle boarding is not only a all around fun activity, it is also a great workout. It can be a great way to cross train, build core muscles, and experience the water in a whole new way. Of course we look paddling and wondered how to track a Paddle Boarding workout or stand up paddling … Read more
We recently reviewed the Strava fitness score, to see how it measures up as a useful metric to track fitness and wellness. After sharing the article on forums a number of users pointed out that there are Chrome extensions that provide similar in depth analysis of your Strava data, without having to get a Strava … Read more
Maximize FTP by learning how it is calculated on popular platforms including Strava and Peloton.