Originally Posted by
Wyoguy
I am beginning to see what you are saying about Strava. It seems like an extension of social media. I have about a dozen friends that were on it and post and show their results. I used it to monitor a walk yesterday and got congratulations for walking to the bank from my brother in law. I want to monitor my work out not get participation awards from friends and family for exercising.
On Strava, it's your choice to decide which, or any, of your activities can be seen by other Strava users. Others can't see activities marked "private". So if you are getting unwanted social attention, you have the means to stop it.