A lot of strange things happened during the corona crisis, but I never thought I would become a runner. “Couch to 5KForget about apps. About a year later, I got off the couch to run his first half marathon, and I did a few more.
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During the pandemic, I started making my own sourbread, and since I ate too much, I was starting to feel like my body was losing its sharpness. She lived in New York for many years, so she was a veteran when it came to walking, but it didn’t do much for her fitness. So I started using the Couch to 5K, and when he was finally able to endure 5km, he decided to join a neighborhood running group.
It may sound like a cliché, but it was an eye-opening change. I fell in love with my running buddies and they gave me so much practical advice and encouragement from the beginning that I was able to do more than I thought I could.
I also signed up for the popular fitness app Strava. As I got more and more into running and racing, I used Strava more and more, and it generated data about my body, like my heart rate and running pace, and overall fitness, from my location, distance I ran, elevation of the route, and more. I began to record everything, even the scores that were given.
The app also has social networking features, and at first glance it looks a lot like Facebook. Strava users have a profile page with running maps and other workouts posted to their feed. This information will also be visible to your fitness buddies, who can encourage each other by giving each other “Wow!” It’s kind of like liking someone’s post on Facebook.
But experts say runners should be careful about giving out personal information because of the similarity to Facebook. Users of fitness-tracking apps like Strava aren’t just paying for subscriptions, they’re also paying for personal data.
And how we handle that information can have dire security implications, both digitally and physically. Especially if you haven’t taken important steps to protect your personal data. Read on for a guide from CNET to help you stay safe online and on the road.
someone might be tracking you
I regularly run by myself through the streets of New York City, so this is something I think about a lot. Not only women in big cities, but also runners are attacked and subjected to violence or worse. It’s disturbing to think that technology, including my favorite apps, facilitates crime.
