What's New on Strava: Muscle Maps, New Sports, and Expanded Training Tools

Strava continues to evolve how athletes track, understand, and share their movement. Over the past few weeks, we've rolled out a series of updates designed to make the product more reflective of how people train today. Some recent changes introduce entirely new ways to log activity; others offer real-time data to better measure progress.

As part of our ongoing look at what’s new, here’s a closer look at the latest features and how they’re helping to improve the experience for athletes.

Get a clearer picture of your fitness

More ways to record and understand your activity.

We’re testing a new muscle map feature designed to help users visualize their strength workouts. It’s rolling out to everyone over the next few days, and we’re just getting started as we continue expanding how different types of training show up on Strava.

That same thinking is also behind another recent update. Five new sports are now available to log directly in the app: Basketball, Volleyball, Dance, Padel, and Cricket, bringing the total to 52 sports on Strava. This expansion gives more athletes the specificity they’ve been asking for, allowing their time and effort to be reflected more accurately. 

And with Heart Rate via AirPods, you can stream heart rate data directly from AirPods Pro 3 to Strava. For Apple Watch users, this enhances tracking accuracy; for mobile recorders, it enables live heart rate tracking without additional hardware.

Strava is also improving data reliability with enhanced Google Health integration, allowing you to sync Strava data more seamlessly through your apps and devices settings.

Level up your training

Tools to push your performance further.

Instant Workouts have expanded as well. Subscribers get weekly recommendations now including select workouts from Apple Fitness+ for iOS users, step-by-step guidance for running and riding workouts when you’re recording with the Strava app, and audio cues for runners, making it easier to get out there for your next workout.

For athletes who rely on real-time data, Live Elevation now allows you to track elevation gain and current elevation live on the Strava Apple Watch app or Mobile Record for hiking, trail running, and all types of cycling. 

Training tools continue to evolve. If you haven’t manually set pace zones as a subscriber, Default Pace Zones now automatically adjust based on your 5K Performance Prediction, helping runners better understand effort without extra setup.

Stay consistent & connected

Features to keep you motivated and sharing your journey.

New Streaks shareables make it easier to showcase your progress, while subscribers can celebrate milestones with Best Efforts shareables. Progress is also more visible on your device with the new Streaks widget - your streak can now sit front and center on your home screen. 

These updates are designed to give you a clearer picture of your fitness, level up your training, and help you stay consistent and connected. The best way to understand what’s new is to open the app and explore the new options. More improvements are coming soon!