- Fitness app Strava releases global figures for the year
- 108% rise in median activities of women aged 18 to 29 in UK
Women led an unlikely global fitness boom in 2020 with large increases in the numbers running, cycling and walking during the pandemic, according to the world’s biggest online fitness platform.
Strava, which tracked more than 1.1bn activities uploaded by its 72m users over the past year, found the number of uploaded runs and cycle rides nearly doubled compared with the same period in 2019, while the number of walks recorded tripled year on year.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/dec/16/women-behind-huge-increase-in-running-and-cycling-in-2020 under the title “Women behind huge increase in running and cycling in 2020”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
