Strava gains a function to block training from strangers

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Although applications developed for monitoring exercises can encourage us to train or improve the way we perform exercises, they can expose information about your routine and there are those who do not like this idea. Previously, the Strava app allowed anyone to see their workouts and there are users who missed the presence of a feature that allowed greater control over their privacy. Fortunately, the app is starting to implement several features today for people to control the privacy of their data in the program.

In the last Strava update, the option to hide the map for each activity was added, preventing other users from viewing the person's data. When activating this functionality, future training information will be hidden, in addition to blocking Global Heatmap routes. Information such as calories, heart rate, pace and power can now be set to private.

Custom stat maps

In addition to gaining more privacy for workouts, subscribed users will also have access to “Custom Stat Maps”. Now it will be possible, through the editing screens, to see the preview of the heart rate, pace and elevation without the need to use hashtags. Another interesting thing is that both free users and subscribers will be able to define which information will be shown during training.

Visibility of the starting and ending point of training

Now Strava will have greater control over the visibility of maps generated by GPS. Currently the user can hide up to 1.6Km from their starting and ending points. With the new update it will be possible to hide the location from any location, regardless of the distance. This adjustment and the others mentioned above will undoubtedly be very useful for professional runners and cyclists, who work a lot on top of their training.

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