Jogging is something that tends to be most productive when done in tandem with other people. While going solo lets you go easy on yourself, having someone by your side brings out the competitive fiend in all us helping, propelling us to push ourselves that bit harder. While having a running partner is great, wouldn't it be awesome if you could compare your running times with your friends and other people around the world on an online leaderboard? That's exactly what Strava offers - an online platform that lets you not only track your running times and share your routes with other people, but challenge friends to beat your records, try to beat their records, and take part in monthly challenges set by the app based on your running level. Strava is one of the most innovative fitness apps of recent years, hooking joggers and cyclists up a buzzing online community of likeminded fitness freaks. But if Strava doesn't make things quite gamey enough for you, then there is another option...
Gamer, Researcher of strange things.
I'm a writer-editor hybrid whose writings on video games, technology and movies can be found across the internet. I've even ventured into the realm of current affairs on occasion but, unable to face reality, have retreated into expatiating on things on screens instead.
