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Logging into your Strava account just got easier and more secure! Athletes who log in with an email and password will now be able to sign in to their Strava accounts through a one-time code, eliminating the need to remember a password. Athletes can enable one-time codes via their Settings page or by clicking “forgot password” from the log in page on the web or through their iPhone or Android device. For more information check out this Help Center article: One-Time Codes on Strava In order to be able to sign in via one-time code you must have the latest app version of Strava. Questions about the one-time code feature? Drop us a reply below and we'll be happy to help out. If you prefer, you can submit a support ticket and someone from our Support Team will get in touch.

Introducing Stats Stickers—a new way to share your workouts from Strava to Instagram Stories. With Stats Stickers, you can now add your activity stats to any image. Whether it’s a scenic photo from your route, a finish-line selfie, or a medal pic, this feature lets you combine your personal visuals with key performance stats like distance, time, and pace. It’s the perfect way to show off both the journey and the data behind it. Stats Stickers make it easy to create more personalized and expressive stories around your workouts. Instead of being limited to a single summary image, you can now share your stats on top of any photo—directly within Instagram Stories. How to use Stats Stickers: Share your activity from Strava: Open the activity you want to share in the Strava app. (Be sure the activity is set to “Followers” or “Everyone” Tap the Share icon. Select Instagram Stories . This will open Instagram with your Stats Sticker auto-generated and ready to place. Choose your background image: In Instagram Stories, tap the Sticker icon (the square smiley face in the top right). Tap the Photo sticker (iOS) or Gallery sticker (Android). Select the image you want to use from your camera roll. Customize your layout: Your activity stats will appear as a sticker—move, resize, or rotate it as needed. Use your fingers to adjust your background photo or add additional image stickers. Tap the image layer if you want to bring it forward or send it backward behind your stats. Tips and Tricks! Supports multiple overlays : Want to show more? Add as many photo stickers as you'd like. Save or share: You can also save your Stats Sticker to your camera roll from Strava and upload it manually to Instagram Stories if you prefer to post later. Instagram handles layering : If your overlay photo covers your stats, just tap to bring the stats forward. Stats Stickers open up a new way to tell the story of your effort. Whether you crushed a goal, explored a new route, or just felt great getting outside—show your stats and your style!

Hey everyone -- here’s what dropped in March 2025! We rolled out a bunch of updates last month to make your time on Strava even better. Whether you’re clocking miles on your bike, lacing up for your next run, or just getting into the swing of things, there’s something new here for you. Take a look below to learn what’s fresh ⬇️ Sticker Stats Share your activities with your community off Strava! New Sticker Stats let you overlay your stats on your photos and post straight to your IG Story.Try it now! Go to You > Activities and tap that share icon to show off your stats in seconds. Saved Route Filters Your thumb is going to love this one. We’ve added filters and keyword search to Saved Routes so subscribers can easily find exactly the route they’re looking for in their backlog of adventures. Visit the Maps tab and tap the bookmark icon in the search bar to try it out. Redesigned Activity Detail Page Our updated Activity Detail Page makes it even easier to celebrate your hard work. Tap into any activity to see your redesigned Activity Details to see interactive map and achievement highlights. Updated, More Detailed Maps More realistic. More detailed. Strava maps got a glowup. With lifelike 3D topography and high-resolution satellite imagery, you can scope out every climb, creek crossing and other challenge you might encounter. Power For Apple Watch New for Apple Watch. Sync power data to Strava. Upload power data to Strava automatically if your power meter is connected to your Apple Watch Which one of these are you excited to try out (I’m personally a fan of the stats stickers!)? If you’ve used them so far, what do you think of them so far? Let us know! Keep an eye out every week for our monthly Release Recaps!

As we’re (technically) still kicking off March, we’re excited to share some of the newest updates to Strava from February! Our team has been hard at work bringing a variety of exciting new features and updates to enhance the Strava experience for you and our community of athletes. From new ways to share activities to enhancements to maps, check out some of February’s highlights 👀: Adventure Maps for Winter : New in the Maps tab for subscribers, Avalanche Gradient, Aspect, and Gradient layers help you plan one last winter send in the backcountry. This feature is rolling out slowly, so if you don’t see it yet, sit tight—it’s on its way. Flyover Sharing : Subscribers can now share their Flyover—an immersive 3D replay of their activity—directly from Strava to social with just a tap. Try it out in You > Activities and select any GPS activity. Tap the share button in the bottom right corner, wait for your Flyover to load— and fly! Progress Comparison filters: Take a look at the past vs the present. With new date comparison filters on the Progress tab, you can easily track how your performance has evolved over time. Club Creation on Mobile : A new way to club! You can now create and manage clubs on Strava right from your phone. Try it out in the Groups tab today. Winter Sports Map Only Mode: In Map Only mode, you will now be able to see the Global Heatmap specific to Alpine Ski, Backcountry Ski, Nordic Ski, and Snowboard. Go where your community is uploading the most— or explore somewhere new and lay down some fresh tracks. Available for all users in the Maps Tab. Athlete Intelligence for Cycling: Athlete Intelligence helps Strava users make sense of their workouts and progress – and it’s been updated to include more insights and several new cycling-specific metrics like power improvements, segment achievements and more. We hope you enjoy these new features and look forward to bringing you even more exciting updates in the future. Keep exploring, stay active, and thank you for being a part of the Strava community! 🏃 🚴

Our new maps put one last winter send in your pocket – whether you’re on skis, a snowboard or in trail running shoes. Along with a brand new winter map, we’ve added layers built for every winter adventure:❄️ Avalanche Gradient: Identify avalanche-prone zones before heading out.❄️ Gradient: Gauge steepness to find the best line.❄️ Aspect: See which slopes get sun and which stay icy in the shade. This feature is only available on mobile and is rolling out slowly, so if you don’t see it yet, sit tight – it’s on its way. Subscribers: To check out these new maps, head here: strava://maps/settings. From there, explore, plan your next outing and get stoked. 👉 Want to know how we built these layers? Learn more about how Maps keep getting better: https://press.strava.com/articles/strava-introduces-proprietary-map-rendering-engine

A long awaited feature request, Strava now supports power & cadence data for cycling activities recorded using Apple’s native Workout app. This means if you record your cycling activities using a power meter and/or cadence sensor, that data will now sync over to Strava. Steps to get your cycling power & cadence on Strava: Go into the Strava mobile app and accept the new permissions from Apple Health. This is true even if you have previously connected with Health. Open Strava > Settings > Manage Apps & Devices > Health > Tap the ‘Connect with Health +’ banner New activities will now display power and cadence if available in the file. Athletes should see that both these permissions are toggled on after accepting Health permissions in the Strava mobile app Requirements: iOS 17+ watchOS 10+ Strava app version 403+ Click here for more information on using your Apple Watch with Strava Questions? Drop us a reply below and we’ll be happy to help.

Hi everyone! We recently launched an upgraded auto-flagging system designed to catch over a third more “impossible” segment times before they even show up on leaderboards (eg. The “run” that looks suspiciously like a bike ride or the “ride” that was clearly recorded from an e-bike or a car). We’ve also retroactively applied the new system to 34 million existing run and ride leaderboards, removing 6.5M impossible activities that didn’t belong in the top 10. Ensuring fairness and integrity on the leaderboards is a work in progress, and we’ll continue finding and cleaning up suspicious results from the past as our process improves. But these updates are a big step. They won’t just make leaderboards more accurate – they’ll make sure your own hard-earned efforts are properly recognized and ranked.

If you’ve been looking for a fresh way to review your activity, look no further as we want to introduce you to Flyovers. Flyover is a subscription based feature that gives you the ability to visualize your own routes, suggested routes, activities, and any other Strava activities you can access on a dynamic 3D map. The interactive video will show pace, distance, and elevation of all GPS based activities that have a distance less than 100km. With our latest update, we’re happy to announce that you can now share your Flyovers as well! They can be shared via the share button on both the Activity Details page and the Flyover screen. After beginning the process to share, there will be a push notification to notify when the video is ready. Please note, videos must be rendered before they are shared which means longer activities may need more time to generate. Flyover videos can be shared directly through Instagram Stories. A shareable link will be created for all other social media. For more information on Flyovers take a look at our support page here .

Hello! My name is Geode and I am a member of Strava’s Community Management team specializing in account access inquiries. So, let me just say it… Login and account issues are frustrating ! But, I have tools and I am here to help. Let’s work together to resolve the issue you are experiencing and get you back into your account. Start with Step 1 below to diagnose the issue you are experiencing. Then go to Step 2, the recommended section to troubleshoot the diagnosed issue. Most likely all the information needed to resolve the issue you are experiencing is included in this article. Let’s get started! 01 Diagnose We first need to correctly identify the root cause of the issue you are experiencing. Below are the most common log in, email, and password issue descriptions I hear from athletes. Based on the description, I usually know which direction we need to go to resolve the issue. This does not always seem like a direct path to the athlete I am working with, but trust me as we navigate this journey as I have helped hundreds of athletes regain access to their account. So read through the list below and find the description that sounds like the issue you are experiencing. Then skip to the recommended section to begin troubleshooting. Go to Log In Issues: “I don’t know how to login to my account.” “I am getting an error message when logging in.” “The email address associated with my account is misspelled.” “The email address associated with my account no longer exists.” “I no longer have access to the inbox of the email address associated with my Strava account.” “I don’t recognize the email address associated with my account, xxxxx@privaterelay.appleid.com .” “I forgot the email address associated with my account.” Go to Email and Password Issues: “I login with Facebook or Google and would like to change to email/password login.” “I need to update the email address associated with my account.” “I need to update my password.” “I forgot my password.” 02 Troubleshoot We have done the initial diagnosis of the issue, now let’s troubleshoot. Go to the corresponding topic below that relates to the issue we diagnosed. If we uncover a new route to your issue, you might be redirected to another topic to troubleshoot. Stick with it! If we work together, the processes below will help you get back into your account in an efficient manner. Log In Issues In this section, my goal is to provide instructions to easily navigate the Log In page. Also included are tips on how to resolve any errors you might encounter. If after trying the troubleshooting tips below you find yourself still unable to login, that might be due to having a different email attached to your primary account. If that may be the case, go to the Find Account section for further instructions. “I don’t know how to login to my account.” There are 4 options for accessing your Strava account, via your email/password, or through Facebook, Google, or Apple Sign In. From the home page, first go to the Log In prompt in the upper right corner of the page. If you login with email/password, go to the “Log In with Email” prompt and enter associated information. If you login with Facebook or Google, the email associated with your Strava account will match the email associated with either of those accounts. “I am getting an error message when logging in.” If you receive an error message from the Log In prompt, that is due to either the email or password being misspelled. Or, if you receive an error banner that says the email address is already in use, that means you have mistakenly gone to the Sign Up prompt and not the Log In prompt. “The email address associated with my account is misspelled.” “The email address associated with my account no longer exists.” “I no longer have access to the inbox of the email address associated with my Strava account.” If the email address associated with your Strava account is misspelled, no longer exists, or if you no longer have access to the email's inbox, your Strava account is still accessible. To access this Strava account, go to the login prompt and enter this email address exactly as it is spelled or misspelled along with its associated password. Once into your Strava account, go to the section below entitled “I need to update the email address associated with my account.” “I don’t recognize the email address xxxxx@privaterelay.appleid.com .” If you Sign In with Apple, you have opted to "hide your email address" from Strava and Apple will create a separate proxy email address that will look like: xxxxx@privaterelay.appleid.com . That proxy email will connect with the email address associated with your Apple account. If you would like to change to an email/password login go to https://www.strava.com/account/recover and enter the email address used in your Apple account. Then you'll need to enter the proxy email address (ex. x xxxx@privaterelay.appleid.com ) that Apple assigned to your Strava account. You should receive a link to reset your password within minutes. “I forgot the email address associated with my account.” To find the email address associated with your Strava account, on the web go to Profile > Settings. On the mobile app, open your settings from the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of the Home, Groups, or You tab then select Change Email. > If after trying these steps you are still having trouble logging into your account, go to Account Access: Locate or Merge Accounts . Email and Password Issues To reduce any possibility of future login issues, it is best to always associate your active email address with your Strava account. It should be an easy update, but if there are any issues please see the instructions below to contact Support. “I login with Facebook or Google and would like to change to email/password login.” If you would like to change to an email/password login, the best way to do this is to use the password recovery process. Go to https://www.strava.com/account/recover and enter the email address used in your Facebook or Google accounts. You should receive a link to reset your password within minutes. “I need to update the email address associated with my account.” “I need to update my password.” From the Strava website, hover over your profile picture in the upper right-hand corner. Click on Settings from the drop-down menu. Select View Account on the right and Change Password on the next page. Enter your existing password then choose a new password and save. From the mobile app, select the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner and select Change Password. To update the email address on your account, see instructions below for web and mobile. Web Log into your Strava account at www.strava.com Locate your profile photo at the top right corner of the page and hover your cursor over it to reveal the drop-down menu Select 'Settings' then find the 'My Account' tab from the menu listed on the left Under Login Details, select Change Email Address or Change Password . Enter in details and select “Update”. Mobile Navigate to the “You” tab on the lower right of the app Select the “Gear” icon on the top right of the screen Select 'Change Email' or “Change Password” Enter in your new email address and current password and select 'Save' “I forgot my password.” You can reset your password by clicking on " Forgot your password? " from the login page. You will need to provide the email address that is linked to your Strava athlete account. After submitting your email address, you will receive an email with instructions and a link to a page where you will be asked to enter a new password. The email and password reset page will look like the following: If you did not receive your password reset email, first check your spam folder and search for any emails from Strava. It will come from the email: no-reply@strava.com . > If you do not receive your password reset email after 2 hours, contact Support . Please provide the account information you are trying to access. If this email is not the same as the one you are writing from, please include the email, account URL, and your date of birth. > If you have forgotten or are not sure of the email address associated with your account, go to Account Access: Locate or Merge Accounts . > If you experience any issue updating your email, contact Support . Please provide the email associated with your account as well as a screenshot of any error messages you are receiving.

Want to let your loved one know where you are when you go out for a solo activity? Exploring a new route and don’t want friends or family to worry? If so, check out Strava Beacon...our live location sharing feature available to everyone. Beacon was built to give athletes more control over their own safety, and to keep them connected to their community when they need it most. You don't have a subscription? No worries, Beacon is available to all when you share using the Strava app on your phone. You can select up to 3 contacts keep track of where you are, in real time. Your location should update about every 15 seconds, depending on cell service. Your friend doesn't use Strava? Not a problem; the person following you does not have to have Strava on their phone to follow you. As long as the recipient of your text message has access to a web browser they will be able to see your activity. Please note that Beacon sharing from connected devices including Apple Watch and Garmin are a part of our subscription due to the complexity of supporting such integrations. Haven't tried Beacon yet? Give it a try and let us know how it goes. Have you used Strava and have a story to share? You can share it here in the community hub. Thanks to 1Danimal for posting the first Beacon story - If you haven't seen it yet, it's a great read! Check it out here and give some kudos! Questions? Want to read more about Beacon? Check out our Beacon help page to view common questions and how to set up Beacon on your mobile device. Like this post? Give it a kudos! When you a post, it lets us know what content you would like to see more of!

We're happy to announce Strava's integration with the Fi Smart Collar for dogs. The Fi collar uses GPS and the LTE-M network to remotely track your dog, and also tracks their sleep, activity and steps. Find out more about the Fi Collar Fi automatically records your walks with your dog, and with our new integration these walks will be uploaded to Strava to share with your entire community. When your Fi walks are uploaded to Strava they will include a graphic featuring stats on steps taken, and how your dog ranks among other dogs on Fi. If you’ve been waiting to try out Fi, now’s the perfect time because Strava athletes can access a special offer of $20 off and up to 3 months free. Use the code “STRAVA20” and learn more about the smart collar here Find out how to integrate Fi with Strava To celebrate, we've polled Strava and Fi employees about the dogs in their lives. If you like looking at pictures of dogs, sit back and enjoy. Meet the Dogs: Disclaimer: While we all enjoy having our pets tag along on our Strava activities, please note that only humans are permitted to open Strava accounts. Want even more dogs? Check out Dogs of Strava If you have a dog, or other nonhuman companion in your life that inspires you or helps keep you moving, we'd love to hear about them. Drop us a reply to this post and introduce them. Questions about the Strava Fi integration? Drop us a reply below and we'll be happy to help out. If you prefer, you can submit a support ticket and someone from our Support Team will get in touch.

Some exciting news for Strava users everywhere. Today, Strava announced the acquisition of FATMAP, a mobile app for discovering, planning, navigating and memorializing outdoor adventures using 3D mapping technology. In the near future, Strava users can expect a new mapping experience upon completion of FATMAP’s proprietary 3D mapping technology being integrated into the platform. What does this mean? In the coming months, there will be more tools at your fingertips to holistically discover and plan an outdoor experience with curated local guides, points of interest and safety information. Designed specifically for trails and exploring the outdoor world, FATMAP’s technology helps you to safely discover, navigate and share adventures, even without a mobile connection. The combination of FATMAP’s 3D mapping technology with our data set of activities will make it easier to design routes whether you’re moving on the slopes, in the trails, city streets or neighborhoods. Your experience on Strava is important and the integration of FATMAP’s features will empower more movement and discovery of the outdoors. Stay tuned for more information on when these exciting new features will be integrated into your experience on Strava. Read more details about this news here.

Sticking to new goals can be tough, especially in the dead of winter. That’s why we love Apple Fitness+. They have thousands of workouts, from HIIT to yoga. With sessions from 5 to 45 minutes, from beginner to advanced, there’s something for everyone. You can sync your Apple Fitness+ workouts to Strava via our existing Apple Health integration. Best of all, a Strava Subscription now includes up to 3 months of Fitness+. Strava Subscribers can redeem an additional two months in addition to the one-month free subscription offered to new Fitness+ users for a total of three months. This offer can be redeemed anytime through the end of 2025. With this offer, users can access the largest library of 4K Ultra High Definition fitness and wellness workout and meditation content in the world, with over 6,500 Fitness+ workouts and meditations across 12 workout types. To get started on your 3-month free trial, go to your settings in the Strava app and select Subscription Overview to redeem the offer The Apple Fitness+ free trial is currently available to Strava subscribers on iOS in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. However, starting in February 2025, it will also be available to users in France, Brazil, Spain, Germany, and Italy. You can use Apple Fitness+ with your compatible iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. Click here for more information

If you haven’t heard, Best Efforts are now available for your Ride activities. Best Efforts compiles a Strava user’s top all-time performances and their top five performances per year in each category except power, where it shows your power curve. This new feature is available on both web and mobile. Performances are tracked automatically with GPS and power data from your cycling activities. A power meter is required to collect power data. Virtual rides are not included in Best Efforts except for power data. What to Know: Riding Best Efforts will track four categories. Longest ride: Tracks longest rides by distance. Elevation: Tracks performance in two elevation categories: Biggest Climb - vertical gain on individual climbs, and Elevation Gain - vertical gain from the entire ride. Distance: Tracks fastest performances at 5 miles, 10k, 10 miles, 20k, 30k, 40k, 50k, 80k, 50 miles, 90k, 100k, 100 miles and 180k Power: Tracks top performances for average power over 5 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, and 1 hour. It also produces a power curve showing your best average power outputs from time periods of your choosing. How to View: You can view your best efforts from the activity detail page on either web or mobile. On web, click on the Best Efforts tab from the activity. Once clicked you will see the best efforts for each category for that activity. On mobile, you can view best efforts by scrolling down from the activity detail page and under Results the first thing you see is the number of best efforts earned for that activity. Next click View All Results to see more information on the efforts you earned. Scroll down a bit until you see Achievements. If you earned a best effort for a specific category it will be shown here. And if a PR is earned you will see a medal next to the effort. Darn, you can see I didn’t earn any PRs for this ride, but that’s okay because now the next time I do this ride I know the times I need to beat. The next thing to know, if you click on View Your All-Time Best Efforts you will be taken to your all-time top three performances across all categories. You can tap through the categories to see your all-time personal records (PRs), plus your second- and third-best performances at each. In the longest ride, elevation and distance categories, for a deep-dive of your best efforts tap View Analysis to see your top ten all-time performances, top performances by year and a graph of your trend over time in that category. In the power category, tap View Power Curve to see your best average power at time intervals from 1 second to the length of your longest ride. You can pull up power curves from multiple time periods to compare them. For more details tap here . You can also view your all-time top three performances from the Progress tab on mobile. Go to the You Tab > Progress Tab and scroll down. You will see Run Best Efforts on this page. Click on View all your Best Efforts and click on the Run icon to switch to Ride. Click on one of your efforts and the page expands to show the activity involved. If you click on that it will take you to the activity, but you may have noticed the Remove Effort button. This button can be used to remove an effort from your Best Efforts history and erase the achievement banner from the activity. This will not delete the activity. If you remove a PR, your next-fastest time will become your PR. This is only available on mobile. My Stats You can see three of the four Best Effort categories on your Profile page under My Stats. Power Best Efforts are not viewable here, but you will be able to view Longest Ride, Distance, and Elevation. Make sure to click on the Ride icon to see those stats. You can learn more about this feature with the following: Best Efforts Overview Ride Best Efforts Troubleshooting Best Efforts And in case you missed it you can read about Running Best Efforts here . Questions? Drop a reply below and we'll be happy to help!

You put in the work. You earned the kudos. You sweat it out with friends. Now it’s time to relive it all in the best way possible. We heard your feedback last year. So we made some updates this year: 1️⃣ New features: Enjoy maps and Flyover, take fun quizzes about your friends, and more. 2️⃣ Comparisons to last year: See how you stack up against last year. 3️⃣ Customize your Totals card when sharing: Choose cumulative or sport-specific stats, and decide whether or not to include your profile picture and 2023 comparisons. 4️⃣ Share video and static versions of your favorite moments: When a picture just isn't enough, let a video do the talking. 5️⃣ Free for everyone: Yep! Year In Sport is free this year. Head to your Profile page on the app to soak in all your glory, then go show off your favorite moments. Remember: Year In Sport updates daily through the end of the year, so you’ve got till December 31 to beef up those stats if you still want to get out there. More information about Year in Sport is available here. Congrats on an epic 2024!

Have you ever deleted an activity, and then realized later that you want it back? That’s happened to most of us at one time or another. Good news - it’s now possible to restore deleted activities to your Strava account. On the Strava website, select “ My Activities” from the drop-down menu under “Training” . Then, click on the “Recently Deleted” tab. You’ll see a list of your deleted activities within the last 30 days. On the far right side of the list of deleted activities, you’ll see the option to “Reupload” your activity. Once you click “Reupload” your activity will be restored, and you will be redirected to the “Activity Page” page for that activity. For more details and an FAQ, please refer to our Knowledge Base article

Hello Everyone. I’m Jane, I work at Strava, and I love e-bikes! Today we’re going to talk about why e-bikes are so great, the best way to use Strava with an e-bike, and lastly, chat with Mona and Erika, both Strava employees and e-bike enthusiasts. Before we jump into any of that - let’s talk statistics. According to statista.com , the global e-bike market in 2021 was worth more than $26 billion and is forecasted to roughly double by 2027. E-bikes are becoming increasingly popular worldwide. We’re also noticing that more Strava members are using e-bikes. The share of cyclists on Strava with an e-bike ride increased 26% in 2022 compared to 2021. Europe in particular, is embracing e-bikes. So what’s the big deal? Well, e-bikes have a number of benefits. Benefits of E-bikes: *Convenient Commuting The pedal assist and increased speed makes e-bikes an excellent option for commuting or just helping you get outside to move your body. *Customizable E-bikes can be designed and set up for a number of functions. Hauling cargo, transporting kids, participating in gravel or mountain bike rides - e-bikes can do it all. *Improving Accessibility E-bikes allow cyclists of varied skill levels to be able to participate in cycling! The pedal assistance is easier on joints and muscles especially on hills or difficult terrain. *Going the Distance With extended range, e-bikes offer cyclists the ability to experience more trails or hard to reach destinations, or push themselves harder. They provide a way for cyclists to continue doing the sport they love through all stages of life, from pregnancy, injury recovery, or just the need for a change of pace. We welcome e-bikes and their owners on Strava. Here are some things to be aware of when you record and upload your e-bike rides to Strava: E-bike rides have their own activity/sport type on Strava . You’ll want to ensure all your e-bike rides are categorized correctly. One way to do this is to record with a device or app that supports recording in e-bike mode , since these will automatically sync to Strava as e-bike rides. Recording with a device that doesn’t yet support e-bikes? No problem, simply record in “Ride” mode and change the activity/sport type to "E-Bike Ride" after the activity syncs to Strava. Making sure your e-bike ride is set to the proper sport type ensures it matches with e-bike segments only, and will not appear on standard ride segment leaderboards. Pro Tip: Is your e-bike ride getting flagged before you have a chance to change the sport type? Do you sometimes get busy and forget to change your ride to "E-Bike"? Consider updating your privacy settings so that your newly uploaded activities will be visible only to you. This will give you time to go in and update the activity to an "E-Bike Ride" without worrying that it accidentally matches standard ride segment leaderboards. Once you've updated the sport type, you can then make your activity visible to Followers or to Everyone – or keep it set to just you. What kind of apps and devices work best for e-bikes on Strava? Many platforms – including Garmin, Wahoo, Apple Watch, Wear OS Watches, and the Strava app – allow you to record in e-bike mode. Some e-bike brands have an app that you can use to monitor your bike and track your rides, as well as automatically sync those rides to your Strava account. We are continuing to work to add integration for more e-bike brands that can record a wide variety of data like power, cadence and can connect to other sensors/devices. Let’s chat with Mona, Strava employee and e-bike enthusiast! Q: Hi Mona, what motivated you to get an e-bike? I got my first e-bike during 2020 after my friend let me ride theirs, and it was suddenly like I had gotten back all my confidence in riding again for the first time since I was back in college! I felt safe enough to ride in bike lanes on the street and trails without feeling like I was getting in the way or worrying as much about cars trying to get around me. The biggest benefit is that it allows me as a disabled cyclist to be able to ride again with confidence, and it made riding accessible for me again and that was truly freeing! Q: How much do you ride it? During the summer and fall I try to get out for a ride every day while the trails are cleared from snow and ice. Q: Do you use it when you might otherwise use a motor vehicle? I am fortunate enough to live in a place where I can ride from my home to the office completely on bike trails. I will often commute on my bike in the summer and can get to the office faster than I would be able to drive during peak commuting hours. Q: What about battery life? I get about 40 miles with high pedal assist on a full charge. Q: What’s the best thing about having an e-bike? It allows me to move my body and get outside without having to feel self conscious that I am being too slow on the trails and on the street. Especially working at Strava I am surrounded by a ton of super amazing cyclists, my e-bike allows me to join rides with my colleagues around town. Thank you Mona for chatting with us! Next up, meet Erika, Strava employee, Mom, and all round cycling fan. What Motivated you to get an e-bike? When I was pregnant with my first daughter, I didn’t want to take time off the bike but let's be honest, it was getting more difficult to keep up with my husband and have the ride still be enjoyable. So I got my first e-mountain bike in 2017. I rode the bike all the way up to my due date and then was quickly back on the bike once I was cleared by the doctor. The e-bike was a great way to slowly ramp back up! Now we both have e-bikes and I added a road/gravel e-bike to the mix too, which I use to tow TWO kids or go on longer adventure rides. The e-mountain bike has been great for pushing me to my limits in the mountains and getting up those challenging climbs at altitude that I may miss out on under my own power. How much do do you ride it? Every time I’m with my kids, it is primarily on an e-bike. I'll ride an e-bike to the mail box or park. Anything local (within 10 miles) the e-bike is a great option. Do you use it when you might otherwise use a motor vehicle? When it was just the two of us, we used human power bikes for everything. Even for 25+ mile commutes. Now with kids, the e-bikes are a game changer. I’m hoping we have a cargo bike in the future but we don’t live in a huge cycling community, so the street safety is still a concern with little ones. What about battery life? Extended range is the way to go, otherwise we still get some good distance on our bikes: E-MTB 5hrs (50-60 miles) E-Road 4hr (80 miles) add another 50% if you have a range extender What’s the best thing about having an e-bike? I can go further and still have fun. And it didn’t mean I had to slow down during pre-and post pregnancy. And now it is all about getting to share the excitement for bikes with my girls. They love when we ride our ‘fast’ bikes. If you have any additional questions for Mona or Erika, or want to share your own e-bike experiences or adventures, drop us a reply to this post. We would love to hear from you! E-bike activities are not eligible for all challenges on Strava, but we do regularly host challenges where e-bike activities are eligible. For example this challenge which runs March 4-24, 2023. The best place to confirm eligible activity types is on the challenge pages themselves, in the eligibility rules and details. Have a great idea for an e-bike related feature on Strava? Review our idea submission guidelines and then jump over to our Ideas Board to submit your idea.

Greetings! What do backcountry snowboarding and dog ownership have in common you might ask? Both have grown increasingly popular in recent years! I’m here to share some tips for maximizing safety and stoke when venturing into the backcountry with your pup. First, meet Lily! My beloved 5-year-old husky/shepherd mix who loves nothing more than a good romp through the snow. Cold Weather and Long Days Lily’s athletic build and thick fur coat make her well-suited for snowy backcountry adventures. It’s important to make sure that your dog is able to handle cold weather and long days of strenuous exercise. Shorter-haired breeds can benefit from a doggie jacket to help them stay warm in the snow. Train, train, train! This is arguably the most important piece of advice, but it’s imperative that you’ve developed a strong bond with your dog through consistent training. Training your dog to obey voice commands and stay away from the edges of skis/snowboards is crucial to ensuring a safe day in the backcountry. Essential Gear In addition to a first-aid kit and the obligatory avalanche rescue gear that all backcountry skiers should carry (and know how to use!), there are a few dog-specific items that I feel are essential to a safe day in the snow. This isn’t an exhaustive list, but rather I’ve called out what I believe is most important: Musher’s Secret is a natural, food-grade wax that forms a breathable protective barrier for your dog’s paws. This has been a game changer for both winter and summer adventures, allowing Lily to run for miles without tearing up her paws. Emergency dog carrying harness. It’s a packable, lightweight rescue sling that allows you to carry your dog on your back in the event of an emergency. Exhaustion, injured paw, or broken bone are just a few examples of what can ocurr, and it’s important to always consider whether you’d be able to carry your dog all the way back to the trailhead if something were to happen. This is an item I've thankfully not had to use, but I always make sure to throw it in the pack. Water and snacks! This may seem obvious, but I’d be remiss not to call it out. Don’t forget to pack a water bowl, extra water, and snacks to make sure all humans and animals are hydrated and well-fueled throughout your day. Start slow, work your way up The best way to build trust in your dog's abilities in the backcountry is to start off with a mellow route. Take it slow and monitor how your pup is doing. Are they getting cold? How are their paws holding up? How quickly do they start to show signs of fatigue? Starting slow and working your way up to longer tours is the best way to ensure you don’t get in over your head. Sometimes it’s best for your dog to stay home As difficult as it may be to leave your dog behind, you must consider if the conditions and route you’re planning are suitable for your furry friend. Be sure to check out FATMAP by Strava, a fantastic tool for adventure planning and navigating. Deep heavy snow can be exhausting for dogs after several miles, and a hard, icy, snowpack can lead to bleeding paws. If your heart is set on a long tour with thousands of feet of vertical climbing in tricky snow conditions, it might be best for your pup to sit this one out. And now the moment you've been waiting for... Have you taken your snow-loving dog into the backcountry? Do you do other outdoor Strava adventures with your dog? Any other advice that I may have left out? Let's chat about it in the comments below!

Be the real Local Legend. Gift a Strava subscription. It’s perfect for anyone on your list who wants more from their workouts – and it’s here just in time for the holidays. 🎁 What they’ll get Gift them a year of more fun and more progress with premium features. Think personalized workout insights, Goals, Routes and more. (And if you’re a subscriber too, you can finally get them to join your Group Challenges.) ✉️ How it works It only takes a few seconds, so you can save the sprinting for your workouts. Just add their details, hit purchase, and your gift will be waiting in their inbox. Strava gifts are digital, so don’t worry about shipping. Make their year and set ‘em up for an amazing 2025. Gift a subscription today. Learn more, including our FAQs, and give a gift here.

Strava is proud to announce that our Live Segments can now be ridden in the virtual world on Rouvy! This exciting new feature marks the first time that Strava Live Segments have been available for athletes recording a virtual activity. Find a supported route on Rouvy with Live Segments to compete against the King or Queen of the Mountain (KOM or QOM) or your Personal Record (PR) if you’ve ridden the segment in the past. While previously the changing of seasons meant that competing on Live Segments would need to cease until the return of warmer weather, the inclusion of Strava Live Segments on Rouvy means that your training and competition can continue all year long. What is Rouvy? Rouvy is an indoor riding app which allows athletes to ride virtually on real world routes through the power of augmented reality and 3D avatars. Learn more about Rouvy on their website at https://rouvy.com/. What are Strava Live Segments? Live Segments give athletes the ability to compete on Strava segments in realtime while recording their activity. To learn more about Strava Live Segments, have a look at our Live Segments article on the Strava Help Center. Requirements To ride Strava Live Segments on Rouvy, an athlete must ensure that their Strava account is correctly connected to their Rouvy account. This connection can be performed via the Connected Apps page on Rouvy.com. Once the connection is successfully established between the two accounts, the setup process is complete and you are ready to ride Strava Live Segments on Rouvy. Strava Accounts: Free versus Subscribed Any Strava athlete will be able to ride Strava Live Segments on Rouvy. While Strava athletes using our free plan will be able to compete on Live Segments and see their segment efforts on Strava, Strava athletes with an active subscription will additionally be able to compete against QOM/KOM and PR avatars on-screen during Live Segments. How to Ride Strava Live Segments on Rouvy After the requirements above have been met, riding Live Segments on Rouvy is as easy as opening the Rouvy app and selecting a route. Routes which feature Strava Live Segments will display a count of the number of segments on the route next to the Strava logo: When you begin riding a route, a notification will appear alerting you to the Live Segment which is approaching: Shortly afterwards you will see the start of the segment come into view. The QOM/KOM and PR avatars will also appear from behind you to reach the start of the segment at the exact moment you do. At that point, it’s time to give your best effort! As you put in your segment effort, you can track your current time, progress, and distance to the finish along the top of the screen. Crossing the finish line will cause the segment effort’s time to be displayed as a notification along with your time to the QOM/KOM and PR.

You can now set default shoes and bikes for different foot and cycle activities! For bikes this applies to: Ride, E-bike Ride, Virtual Ride, Handcycle, Velomobile Ride, MTB Ride, Gravel Ride and E-MTB Ride activities. And for shoes it works for: Run, Hike, Walk, Virtual Run and Trail Run activities. Thank you to @CreakyCrank for posting this idea and for the 139 votes received from our community. We hope you enjoy this update. How much gear do you have?

Weightlifting + HIIT + Strength Training + Stationary Bike + Pilates + Yoga + Rebound + Rowing + VR Fitness + CrossFit + Circuit Training + Rock Climbing + Stair Climber + Jump Rope + Kickboxing + Online Programs + Obstacle Fitness + Zumba + Treadmill As you can see from the list above, there’s a wide variety of ways to get active indoors. Chances are you’ve tried one of these out, but did you record it? If not, why? In this blog, we'll teach you how to use devices you likely already own (your smartwatch or mobile phone) to record indoor workouts. We'll walk you through how to upload these activities to Strava so that you can benefit from tracking trends and progress over time. I don’t have a fancy device to record indoor workouts You don’t need an expensive fitness device to record your indoor workouts, in fact you probably already have the tools you need. If you don’t know where to start, don’t worry, we're about to walk you through how to use what’s readily available to you to record and track your activities on Strava. I don’t think my indoor workouts are worth tracking on Strava There are plenty of reasons (besides 's) you should track your indoor workouts on Strava. The primary reason is that these activities contribute to the big picture of your fitness journey and by excluding them you’re missing out on tracking progress towards your personal goals as well as valuable insights into your training. There are also a bunch of features that you’ll benefit from: Fitness : Identify patterns in your training and see the big picture of how all your workouts add up over time. Your score is entirely relative to you and serves as a benchmark, to show how many points you currently have compared to any date in the past two years. Relative Effort : Measures how much cardiovascular work went into any activity that has heart rate data or Perceived Exertion. Chart these values over time to easily spot trends. See how Jane uses it to make sure she's not over or under training. Fitness and Freshness : Helps track your levels of Fitness, Fatigue, and Form over time. Fitness = Accumulation of training. Fatigue = That tired feeling that limits your performance. Form = When one is very fit but not fatigued. Goals : Set a distance, time, or elevation goal and the timeframe in which you'd like to achieve the goal (weekly, monthly, or annually). Power and segment goals can also be set from the Strava website. See how caling uses goals to stay motivated and maintain both a healthy body and mind. Training Log : View all of your training in one place. Filter by activity, distance, time, relative effort, and month. See how Granola uses it to track training after an injury. Clubs : Participate in clubs, and if you’re doing an indoor workout that records distance you can also compete in the leaderboards. Group Challenges : Group Challenges allow you to set a goal and a timeframe to see who can reach the challenge goal and beyond. See how Lindsay uses it to hype her friend group and chase that top spot. If you need some extra inspiration to record when you’re active, check out our blog on Recording All The Things ! Demos of those features in use Fitness Relative Effort Goals Training Log 01 Fitness apps for mobile devices Most of us have a smartphone, and most smart phones can support fitness apps. Mobile apps allow you to easily record the elapsed time of an indoor workout. However, if you’re looking to record additional data like heart rate, cadence, distance, etc, you will likely need to pair the corresponding sensors . If this interests you, make sure to read part 04 of this blog! Strava for iOS or Android The Strava mobile app can record a wide variety of activities—including indoor workouts. You can check out a full list here . If you don’t see your activity listed, don’t worry because you can always use the inclusive “Workout” category. Helpful articles: Stationary, Indoor and Treadmill Activities Recording an Activity And if you don’t have a heart rate monitor to help measure how hard you worked, you can always use Perceived Exertion . This feature lets you manually record how intense your efforts feel on a 1-10 scale ranging from “Easy” to “Max Effort.” What’s great about tracking this type of data is that it can supplement or stand in for your heart rate data and that means you can still use features like Relative Effort, Fitness & Freshness, and Fitness. Other options Even if you prefer to use other fitness apps to record your activity, there is usually an easy way to get them to Strava. Most popular fitness apps offer a direct syncing integration by connecting your accounts. Below is a list of popular fitness apps that let you record indoor activities and sync directly to Strava: Weight lifting and bodyweight workouts: Fitbod, Aaptiv , Sworkit, Barre3 Indoor cycling : Zwift, Peloton, Rouvy, Wahoo RGT, Wahoo SYSTM, TrainerRoad Yoga : Glo, Sworkit, Peloton, Mindbody General Indoor workouts : Wahoo Fitness Hot Tip : HealthFit is an integration that can sync any activity from Apple Health to Strava. So if you can get the workout into Apple Health, you can get it to Strava! 02 Smart Watches If you have a smartwatch, you can likely use it to record indoor workouts. Below we cover a few of the most simple/straightforward options, but it's important to note there are a variety of watches, apps, and syncing services that can be used to accomplish recording/syncing to Strava. Apple Watch The Apple Watch comes with a native workout app, which is very simple to use. It has a ton of sport types, records heart rate, and calculates estimated calories burned. It even reminds you to record an activity if it senses you’re working out. If you’re unfamiliar with the app, take a look through Apple’s article on using the Workout app . To get those activities to Strava, all you have to do is connect your Strava and Apple Health accounts and future activities will be synced automatically. You can find instructions on how to do so here . Note: There are a variety of other fitness apps you can use to record workouts on your Apple Watch, including the Strava app. If you prefer to use a different app, check our Help Center and Community Hub to see whether automatic syncing to Strava is supported. WearOS Watches The Strava app can be downloaded to your WearOS watch in order to record activities. The app can track elapsed time, and if the watch has a built in sensor, you can also track heart rate data. If you want to learn more about how to use the app, check out our help center article: Wear OS and Strava When you record with Strava for WearOS, your activities will sync automatically to your Strava account shortly after you save them. Note: There are a variety of other fitness apps you can use to record workouts on your WearOS watch, including Google Fit, the watch’s native workout app. Google Fit does not automatically sync to Strava so if you prefer to use a different app, check our Help Center and Community Hub to see whether automatic syncing to Strava is supported. Prefer a different watch app? No problem, there are plenty of apps that can record indoor activities and many of these offer ways to directly sync to Strava. Search our Help Center to see if your app/fitness platform is listed. If not, ask the Strava Community Hub for advice on how to sync data from your preferred app to Strava. If all else fails, we’re always happy to help if you reach out to our support team . 03 Manual Activities If you don’t have the equipment above, forgot to record, or for whatever reason weren’t able to record your workout, you can always create a manual activity after the fact. Manual activities are also eligible for Perceived Exertion, which we explained the benefits of above! Manual activities allow you to record core details like: date & time, sport type, gear, distance, duration, elevation, perceived exertion, and public or private notes. Learn more about creating manual activities: Uploading Manual Activities 04 Bonus data If you’re looking to get more insights from your recordings, consider investing in biometric sensors. There are plenty to choose from ranging in price and functionality and they’ll help contribute data that can tell a more complete story of your effort. If you can only pick one sensor, we absolutely recommend a heart rate monitor! Heart rate is core to so much of what powers analytic features and is a great way to get to know your body. We’ve even heard stories where heart rate data was used by our members’ doctors to discover important and sometimes life-changing information about their cardiovascular health. The Strava Mobile Apps for iOS and Android can both pair to compatible Bluetooth heart rate sensors. Heart rate monitors, like most devices, range in accuracy. Optical monitors built into smartwatches have a reputation for being less precise than a chest strap. However, I personally find chest straps incredibly uncomfortable and have found a nice compromise using an arm-band monitor . Scosche’s monitors are reported to be as accurate as a chest strap, and as I mentioned, might be more comfortable for you! Learn more about pairing sensors to Strava: Pairing Sensors with the Strava app Other biometric Sensors If you’re curious about what additional data you can get while you’re recording, there are other options like power meters and cadence sensors. Keep in mind that the Strava app can only connect to Heart Rate monitors at this time. If you want to use other sensors, make sure your preferred app supports it.

For those of you who record your activities on the Strava app, you can now stream your music right from the Record screen. So don’t be shy – drop those playlists below, and learn more about Strava x Spotify here.

Best Efforts are a cool way to track your progress and they allow you to see which portion of an activity was the fastest at certain distances. Best Efforts tracks your top three all-time efforts and top five annual efforts at each distance, as well as your fastest efforts from each run. Follow your progress at benchmark running distances from 400 meters to 50k with Best Efforts. How to access the feature: Mobile : Visit your profile page on the mobile app and scroll down to “Best Efforts”: Here you will find your top efforts for the distances that you have completed. At the top, toggle between distances to view the Best Efforts. You can tap into “View Analysis” to see more details on your progress at the given distance. You can also find your Best Efforts on an activity by going to the "My Results" page of an activity: Website: On your web profile page, look for "my stats" on the right side of the page, select the "run" icon, and you'll see your Best Efforts listed. Visit a specific activity page on which you achieved the Best Effort > Click Best Efforts on the left side of the screen > View Best Efforts for all benchmark distances. When viewing another athlete's profile on the Strava website, you will see your best efforts compared to theirs. How I use Best Efforts Of course, competing on leaderboards is a blast. But what gets me excited is our Best Efforts feature, It’s like having a cheerleader motivating me. When I’m competing against myself, that’s when the magic unfolds. It’s like a challenge to beat my high score, and when I do, man it feels great to see my progress. Additionally, it’s nice to be able to check out my speed records during longer road races. Seeing my comparisons from past performances is why I keep utilizing Best Efforts! Experiencing GPS Issues If your device had GPS issues during an activity that resulted in an incorrect Best Effort, you can remove or edit your Best Efforts to ensure that there isn’t bad data displayed (NOTE: This can only be done on your mobile device) Learn more: Best Efforts - Running Estimated Best Efforts for Running How does the Best Efforts feature keep you motivated? Let us know below!