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Want to show off your latest Strava activity on Instagram and let friends check it out themselves? Here’s a step-by-step guide to sharing your activity directly to your Instagram story—with a clickable link. 🏃 Step-by-Step Instructions Step 1: Start from the Strava App Open the Strava app. Tap on the activity you want to share (run, ride, etc.). Requires a map or photo uploaded. Hit the share icon (box with arrow) from the activity screen. Step 2: Choose Instagram Stories The share sheet will pop up with options. Scroll across to find the Instagram Stories asset. Tap the Instagram icon labeled “Stories.” Share Your Strava Activity to Instagram Stories ⏱ Note: There may be a short delay (1-2 seconds) while the asset loads. Step 3: Customize Your Story in Instagram Instagram will open automatically with your Strava activity already displayed. Tap the sticker icon at the top of the screen. Select the “Link” sticker from the sticker options. Step 4: Add the Strava Link Tap the URL field. Tap Paste to insert the Strava link (it’s automatically copied from Strava). Tap “Done” once the link is added. Step 5: Final Touches Move the link sticker wherever you want on your story. You can also add text, emojis, or GIFs. Once you're happy, tap “Your Story” to share it! 🚨 What Happens Next: When someone taps your story link and has the Strava app installed, they’ll be taken straight to your activity and prompted to follow you on Strava. This isn’t just about showing off your workout—it’s about building your Strava community, right from Instagram.

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 .

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

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!

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.

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?

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.

We’re renewing our commitment to keeping Segments clean by decluttering duplicate and unused Segments, adding verified Segments and introducing new rules on Segment leaderboards. With these changes, you can more easily find and compete in the places that your community is actually running, riding and moving. We know that the state of Segments is far from perfect - impossible efforts on leaderboards and duplicates (and duplicates of duplicates) of the same portion of road or trail make it hard to get the most out of Segments. What are we doing? Check out the upcoming changes: 📂 Segment Decluttering: We’re combing through our Segment database, deleting any duplicate and unused Segments with bad GPS data. That way you can find the Segments you care about faster. ✅ Verified Segments: The most iconic and popular Segments will now have a ”Verified” badge to show that the distance and elevation stats have been verified and that Strava recognizes that Segment as the “official” Segment. Now when you’re going for the CR on “Hawk Hill”, you’ll know it’s the real deal. 🧹 Leaderboard Clean-Up : With an upgraded auto-flagging system, we’ll be able to remove even more impossible efforts. You can expect to see 33% fewer impossible efforts on cycling leaderboards. We know 33% isn’t 100%, but that’s over 100,000 inaccurate efforts removed from leaderboards! We'll be rolling out these changes over the next few weeks. To learn more and and see our FAQs about how this will impact your experience with Segments, click HERE . You can also join The Strava Club to be sure you don’t miss any future updates or announcements.

You can now add Custom Waypoints onto the routes you create on Web! Insert waypoints anywhere on your route to denote key points like aid stations, bathrooms, views or even when you're supposed to take your next gel. Try it out today under Explore > Create a Route. Place your waypoints on the route, then click the waypoint that you want to customize. Bonus tip: If you have a compatible Garmin device, these waypoints will transfer onto your device when you sync your route. This means that you will be able to see how far away your nearest waypoint is while on the go— so you never have to wonder "how far until the next coffee shop/aid station/water stop" again.

Good news! We’re updating our algorithms to make leaderboards more credible, and taking steps to proactively prevent suspicious efforts from appearing on leaderboards – so you can trust that the results you see are accurate. We're withholding from leaderboards any activities that appear incorrectly labeled (e.g. a bike ride getting uploaded as a run) or have faulty GPS data. With these and other ongoing changes, we can better ensure your efforts will get the ranking they deserve and you can trust that the CR, KOM or QOM (plus all the other times on the leaderboard) are the real deal. These changes will be for all activities moving forward – we can’t yet capture past activities. And of course, you can still report an activity if you think there’s one the algorithm missed. Learn more about that here. This is a big undertaking – we saw around 26,000 1-mile running splits that would have been faster than the world record last week! – and the work will be ongoing. Here’s how we’re committing to cleaning up leaderboards right now: The Details 📝 ✔️ There’s a new threshold for flagging: Activities with too much erroneous data will be automatically flagged – which means all segment efforts from those activities will be withheld from leaderboards. ✔️ We’re doubling down on catching bike rides (or downhill ski runs, car rides, etc.) marked as runs with new run-specific parameters that will flag activities based on their distance and pace data.

Since launching video last summer, athletes like you have brought even more action to activities. Now, we're giving you a new way to upload your video content: on the web. Previously, videos could only be uploaded via the Strava app. Now, you can upload and view on the web as well. Learn more about adding videos to activities via web here: https://support.strava.com/hc/articles/216917387-Adding-Videos-and-Photos-to-Your-Activity What other updates would you like to see with video on Strava? Be sure to subscribe to Whats New so you never miss an update.

January is already coming to a close. So we wanted to check in and make sure you have the tools to make 2023 your best year of fitness. Check out our latest Strava club post to learn about tools like goals and monthly stats to keep you on track. What goals have you set for 2023?

Just when you thought there might not be enough things to love about Strava, we’ve made it easier to discover new reasons. Now you can check out the In Case You Missed it (ICYMI) label to keep up with subscription-specific feature newness as well as smaller releases and updates. Plus, you have the What’s New label for larger releases. Dive in here and stay up to date on launches and features. P.S. Subscribers get the rundown delivered right to their inboxes

It's officially here: Recover Athletics, Strava's recovery and injury prevention app, has added cycling content to its library. This has been a huge ask from the community. Now after a ride, Strava subscribers can access an expanded library of routines created to target and strengthen the shoulders, neck and back. And free Strava athletes don't have to miss a beat with one free routine and access to select content throughout the app. Try it out and let us know what you think!

The coveted Local Legend status is expanding to six new sport types: walk, hike, alpine ski, backcountry ski, nordic ski, and snowboarding. With this expansion, you can claim the title of Local Legend for the most activities on segments during a 90-day period. See if you're already a Local Legend and check out how close your competition is to nabbing your elite status. Just go to: You > Profile > Segments > Local Legends. Read more here!

Three apps you love, working together like never before. Now you can connect Nike Run Club (NRC) and Nike Training Club (NTC) accounts to Strava. Any workout you log with NRC or NTC will upload to your Strava profile so you can keep track of your workouts in one place and make sure your community sees them all. To start collecting even more kudos and encouragement for your hard work, just head to the Nike Run Club and Nike Training Club apps and follow these steps: 👉 In your NRC and NTC profiles, select Settings 👉 Select Partners 👉 Select Strava 👉 Allow Nike to link with Strava ✨ 👉 Log in to Strava (if prompted) 👉 Tap to authorize connection P.S. If you’re not already a member, join Nike's Club on Strava for inspiration and guidance from Nike’s world-class athletes, coaches and community. Check it out here! What's your favorite NTC workout or NRC guided run?

Photos have officially started rolling out on Routes! This update allows you to see what your next adventure looks like before you walk out the door with real, recently uploaded photos from the community. Try it out by heading to your favorite trail and uploading a picture. If it’s a public activity and follows the community guidelines, you could see it featured! Learn more about this update HERE.