It supports a community of more than 36 million athletes in 195 countries who upload 20 activities per second.
Thats a lot of people, a lot of movement, and naturally, a lot of data.
On that note, weve rounded up the most interesting insights from the report.
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The global data revealed the power of bothgoal settingand community in helping athletes log consistent activity.
On top of that, athletes who worked out together tended to upload longer activities.
Group hikers logged an average of 135 minutes per hike compared to the 100 minutes logged by solitary hikers.
Exercise isn’t just a leisure-time activity anymore.
The exercise commuting trend is growing particularly fast in certain states.
Together, these bike- and run-commuters in the U.S. offset 156.6 million pounds of carbon dioxide in 2018.
Worldwide, bike- and run-commuting offset more than 1.3 billion pounds of CO2.
(Calculations are based onEPA intelthat the average passenger vehicle emits about 404 grams of CO2 per mile.)
Across the country, Tuesdays were the peak day for intense activity.
Strava recorded 10,404 Turkey Trot races that day averaging 4.5 miles in distance.
Not too bad for the Concrete Jungle.
