Feedback on “Your Weekly Snapshot” feature

[_windrunner]

I’m now seeing the “Your Weekly Snapshot” at the top of my feed when using the app. I do not enjoy how this serves almost entirely to make me feel bad about my effort so far in the current week. This is detrimental to my experience on Strava. 

My training schedule each week is highly variable due to plenty of factors such as work, personal commitments, weather, etc. I should not have to see a feature telling me I haven’t been working as hard when I have been putting in more or the same amount of effort as my schedule allows. 

Please enable a toggle for this feature so we do not have to see it. 

[datasith]

They compare your previous and current weeks. Up-triangle? You're doing better. Plenty of psychology studies show the harmful effects in brain chemistry from gamification (to put it succinctly). I suspect it the feature is aimed at their competitive/pro users, so they should offer a simple way to opt out for those of us who see it as detrimental. 

[Nosila]

Thank you! I agree there is no real added value in the snapshot, especially as one can assess progress simply by reviewing past activities.

[dtfrederick]

This is an unhelpful feature, please give us an option to remove it. 

[trailblazery]

👎🏼 stop promoting overtraining and unhealthy fitness periodization. Horrible feature and irresponsible design. 

[marissashaver]

Agree with this -- that it's an irresponsible feature and unhealthy conglomeration of what "fitness" or "wellness" looks like.

[sponge_pudding]

I agree it’s very annoying and needs to be removed!

[WesPlate]

Joining the petition to remove this feature or make it optional. Strong dislike.

[hampsta]

This feature appeared for me in the last few days. I don’t like it, it doesn’t motivate me (the opposite in fact) and I’d like the option to switch it off. 

[Stevecabe]

UPDATE: I’m going to a shakeout run for the LA Marathon and I’ve been told Strava will be there. So I’m going to ask their reps about this and see if we can’t get this moving for the good of all runners everywhere.

[datasith]

Thank you! If you could post an update here summarizing your experience (doubt you'll find anyone outside of marketing there) we'd be appreciative!