What is Strava?
Strava is the leading social fitness platform used by over 100 million athletes worldwide. Whether you run, ride, swim, hike, or do any other activity, Strava helps you track your workouts, analyze your performance, and connect with a global community of athletes.
Key Features
GPS Tracking & Recording
Record your activities using your phone or sync from compatible devices like Garmin, Wahoo, Apple Watch, and hundreds more. Strava captures your route, pace, heart rate, power, and more.
Segments & Leaderboards
Compete on millions of user-created segments around the world. See how you rank against other athletes and chase those crowns (KOMs/QOMs).
Training Analysis
With Strava Subscription, get detailed training insights including fitness & freshness graphs, relative effort, power curve analysis, and personalized goals.
Social Features
Follow friends and pro athletes, give kudos, comment on activities, and share your adventures. Join clubs, participate in challenges, and stay motivated with your community.
Routes & Exploration
Discover popular routes in your area or anywhere in the world. Create custom routes with the route builder and get turn-by-turn navigation on your device.
Who It's For
Strava is for anyone who wants to:
- Track their fitness with detailed GPS data and metrics
- Connect with others in the world's largest athletic community
- Stay motivated through challenges, goals, and friendly competition
- Explore new routes and discover where others are training
- Analyze performance with professional-grade training tools
The Strava Ecosystem
Strava's API is what lets hundreds of third-party apps build on Strava, adding analytics, visualization, training and other tools that Strava itself doesn't have.
Is Strava free?
Yes. Strava's free tier includes GPS tracking, activity uploads, social features, clubs, and challenges. Strava Subscription ($11.99/month or $79.99/year) adds advanced training analysis, full leaderboards, route planning, and safety features.
What devices work with Strava?
Strava works with hundreds of devices including Garmin, Wahoo, Apple Watch, Fitbit, Polar, Suunto, Coros, and many more. You can also record directly with the Strava mobile app.
Can I use Strava for activities other than running and cycling?
Absolutely! Strava supports over 30 activity types including swimming, hiking, skiing, rowing, yoga, strength training, and more. If you can track it, you can log it on Strava.
