Strava Is the Last Good Form of Social Media

Strava is the last good form of social media

If a man runs through a forest but doesn’t post it on Strava, it didn’t happen. I won’t believe it, anyway: the athletic tracker app is my new addiction. The name is borrowed from the Swedish word meaning “to strive.” Users document their sporting activities – hiking, kayaking, surfing, skiing – and share their adventures with their followers. Founded in 2009 by two Harvard graduates who met on the rowing team, the app has 150 million users. Tha…

I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.

I covered my body in health trackers for six months. It ruined my life.

I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life. - vo - WiredFocus

It’s never good when an alarm surprises you in the middle of the night. I was recently on vacation with my family, and a weird beeping woke everyone up around 2 am. My wife thought it was a carbon monoxide detector. I thought it might be the baby monitor. It was actually a signal from a little sensor on the back of my arm prompting an app on my phone to go berserk. My blood sugar was low, and my fitness program was in jeopardy. A few months ag…