How GPS can make you better at running
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- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2018
- GPS & running: the good, the bad, and the art
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Source: www.nature.com/articles/ncomm...
“Exercise contagion in a global social network”, Sinan Aral & Christos Nicolaides. Nature Communications, 2017.
The Global Positioning System, or GPS, is changing the sport of running. Using GPS makes it easier to track, analyze, and share data about your runs. Some people, like Gene Lu, use the technology to create elaborate drawings, but you don’t need to be an artist in order to use GPS to improve your running.
Researchers at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology conducted a study and determined that runners who share their efforts on social networks tend to run farther, faster, and longer than those who do not. With GPS, it’s easy to track and share data about your run. Along with the proliferation of GPS technology, the number of fitness-focused social networks has also increased. Now, runners have many options for where they can go to share their runs: Strava, Nike Run Club, MapMyRun and many others have all made sharing your run easy by developing mobile apps that users can download to their phones.
Whether you’re like Gene, who uploads elaborate runs mapped to look like Darth Vader, or just using the app to track your daily jog, social network sharing, made even easier by GPS tracking, can help you improve.
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"3/10th of a kilometer", you know what else is 3/10th of a kilometer? 300m, that's how the friggin' metric system works.
lol, at least they use metric ! But I do agree x/10th of a km is really weird. More like 0.3 km , near half a km. Any case, 300m is most appropriate
meter
You're not lying lol
It’s probably purposeful. Especially when talking to people who don’t know the metric system that well, if I say “yeah, I ran a .3 of a kilometer more today” vs “I ran 300 meters” we think of that as not that long
It's not long at all.
I think it’s less of a vanity aspect and more of good-hearted spirit of competition. For me, seeing runs posted on social media motivates me to push myself - it’s inspiring to see other runners’ statistics.
Soooo there's a correlation between good runners and posting to gps... Correlation does not equal causation. It also makes sense that only good runners post their runs. I wouldn't post a slow short run...
lol did you watch the video
Nathan Koon
Use your please. Why would some that runs slow post their run they wouldn’t, they would feel bad and discourage themselves from running. It makes sense that people who post about their run are doing better when compared to the average runner because the those people are just better runner from the start.
totally professional that’s not what this is about.
If I have a slow run on Monday I am not posting it
If I have a good run on Tuesday, I will post it
Thus, it 'appears' that GPS is helping me run but, no. I used GPS both times. I only shared my 'good' run
If GPS "helps" runners improve like Vox claims, then go find an Olympic runner that doesnt use GPS (most Kenyans) and give them GPS.....watch their times stay the exact same
i'd post it either way. for me, it's to keep track of my progress :)
Implying I actually run.
You're more of a 'Save as' person than a run person?
It's actually pretty easy to get into it. Didn't think I could keep it up in the beginning, but now running away from my problems has never been easier :)
I like how I can look up run data months after a particular run. It's cool.
Strava has a feature where it creates a large and randomly centred "dead zone" around your start-stop points so it's impossible to find those exact locations. I think this about how much data a person is willing to share without thinking about it, rather than how much data is maliciously taken from them.
Yes, and runners are also allowed to list their runs as private, meaning only their friends can see them. Kind of unfair for the video to not address this.
@@kevinoneill4490 It's almost like there's some sensationalism in this video...
This video is really bad lmao. They never mentioned Strava outside of those two negative aspects. They talk about social media and running but don't talk about how Strava is social media dedicated solely to running and cycling, and the effects of segments and giving kudos (for better or worse).
Nah, to be fair that is outside the scope of this video.
@@TheMurmuringGolem - if you're going to mention Strava and privacy concerns, it's a no brainier to briefly mention the simple defences.
This is a vid for consumers, who presumably like solutions
Isn't it more the soldiers fault that they used Strava in a military base than Strava's fault for releasing the data? One would imagine the US army had a rule prohibiting the use of personal mobile devices while on duty/in a base.
Active duty personnel often live on the military bases their stationed at, so that’s where they’d do a good bit of exercise for convenience sake. A military base is pretty much a self contained town. Still, the military should probably address the potential security hazard that gps tracking poses and maybe lay some restrictions on it on base.
Who cares, it's not like every major nation on the planet doesn't already have that information through satellite mapping. If you want to hide your military base, put it underground... anything on the surface is already known to the world. Just silly to pretend it's somehow hidden just because they said so.
The soldiers listed their runs as private, so nobody could look up their individual locations. But Strava published everyone's data together-- including private runs-- so people could deduce that a bunch of runners in a tiny part of Afghanistan (or wherever) corresponded to a military base.
The military has updated their rules regarding GPS logging since this happened
"listed their runs as private,"
I think I'll stick to my GPS app that just stores everything locally thanks.
GPS tracking and online leaderboards is also a much better introduction to a sport than the physical reality. There's less potential embarrassment for a new user to feel and allows them to become comfortable in a "safe space" before, say, joining a club or taking part in an organised race.
I've been doing this for about 10 years; so it's great to see this trivial idea being covered.
Everytime I did a drawn run, I'd spell out a friend's name for their birthday. It was to honor a friend in my highest regard yet motivation to become fit.
"I'll probably try making a dickbutt in this run."
Is a thought that crossed my mind while watching this video.
I started doing this around thanksgiving, my runs have been slower because of checking on the route but it's so much easier to finish all the miles when there is an fun end goal that isn't just a number
That feels intuitively right, competition makes you better
I use my GPS watch to run for the first time this Cross Country season, and this year I preformed way better than last year. Last year, I only beat my Personal Record (PR) in two races. This year, I kept beating my PR in almost every race. The boom happened after I started running races with my Garmin 4Runner.
For me, someone who uses lots of apps for recording workouts, calorie intake, vitamins, and body composition... Stats about activity and health in general are motivating... It can take some time to feel results, but to see numbers changing, you know what you're doing is working. I feel great seeing an increase in strength lifting a certain weight, speed, or higher Vo2 max... a lower resting heart rate... That stuff keeps me going just s much as seeing or feeling physical results.
Why does it always have to be about social media?
We get validation from others thru social media. That's about it.
Bhaskar Puri yes I understand how social media works but it’s just annoying hearing an endless cycle of social media is the root of everything. It seems like no one does anything to please themselves anymore; it just seems like we do things to be validated rather than the activity in of its self validating the person.
@@lolzorsPwnage
Might seem that way but you don't need social media nor be super active on it. I use Facebook to chat with mates and very rarely post anything and neither does anyone else on my Facebook really. Twitter is just pointless I've used it for about 3 years and looking back it's the most shallow platform there is. Nobody shows their bad side online only the good side. Everyone seems perfect on social media and hopefully people will become more aware of that in the future. It's all a sham.
Great work Vox, you’re enlightening us...
"Can make your home address public knowledge"
- *Laughs in Swedish
you can literally google someone living in Sweden to get their home address, phone number and tax info to determine their income.
That's so creative of him !!!!
I'll start doing some drawings as well 😁
Gotta admit, that title at the beginning was probably one of the most creative I’ve seen on this channel.
This is some next level dedication
WOAH that first run I did not expect that he would run a "VOX". Amazing.
_(Watches this while eating cheetos)_
(Watches this while taking a phat shet)
(watching this as procrastination instead of running)
Wait... americans run inside cities? Don't you have a park or something.
The only park big enough in NYC for a long run is full of tourists.
Naim It‘s pretty hard to run in a park, even here in Europe. If I want to run, I go to the forest. I can run through most parks here in two minutes.
@@Cat-ct9hn If only my city has a forest...Nope, the nearest one is 20 km away, so much for "Welcome to the jungle" theme
Central Park gets boring after a while
itn not nice for the knees but the sidewalks are usually nice and level, relatively clean and not always littered with tourists. you'd just need to plan a general route
I love this video. Nice job.
They showed the best running watch of all time, the Garmin Forerunner 305 (the red one). I had one until this year when a button developed a small hole and water got inside during this year's icy swim from Hopkinton to Boston.
Great video keep up the good work
Great idea to test!
Inspiring video, thanks alot
There needs to be a story analyzing the privacy fears of the past. The tradeoff was exactly how reporters said we would lose our privacy.
That musical translation from sober, sad, no more privacy to happy go lucky music and abruptly end. 11/10
Hi, figured the privacy part when I first started using Strava. Therefore I have always made it a point to start my run/cycling from a fixed point, away from my home.
How can i see on my google or whatever map, where did i go through, when i walk or run? This made me excited
“This video was sponsored by Pepsi”
I have to use a GPS watch everyday. How else will the coach know my splits?
Back in my cross country days, we'd have one or two days a week where our coach actually cared about splits (intervals, tempo runs, actual races) and we'd have to do those on a track or a small closed loop course. We'd start our run at the same time and the assistant coach would write down on a sheet your splits as you came through the finish line. Then the other days we just ran normal runs for distance or maybe tempo runs where the coach just assumed you were trying. Maybe for the top runners he'd have them wear heart rate monitors so he could track their exertion.
How much satisfaction can working out really bring you if you are just doing it to get some likes? What happens when no one notices? This obsession with what other people will think about what we do is so huge that we need to be validated for everything we are up to, how can we stay sane if we are pushing ourselves into doing things just for superficial reasons?
Although, drawings are super cool! :)
Go back and listen at 3:20
Even when I didn't share, recording a run always inspired me.
Likes on social media is not the only reason for working out. Your body is programmed to release a large amount of dopamin after a workout. That „high“ you get from sports, which can last up to a whole day, is the real reason why people keep doing those runs. It’s like a more healthy drug. But sure: The likes can help too.
As killer said, our body wants dopamine.
It was already proven, that likes and comments like:" Wow, amazing, :O" also let your brain produce dopamine, so you get addicted and work out more.
I wish I could find an app like that but for driving. Driving a few hours a day and different places everyday, I think it would be interesting to see what I end up with
Several of the Star Wars ones were done in Portland, OR! I thought I recognized those street layouts, especially the TIE Fighter, which was done in the Laurelhurst neighborhood.
1:15 sounds like The Strokes' "80s Comedown Machine"
finally, i've got a motivation.
Vox, Great presentation. May I know if you are Geography major? You often use geographic data in your presentation. Way to go.
What's the app called
That VOX intro is frickin awesomweeeee They did a great jobb
He sounds and looks just like my informatics teacher. This is so trippy!
Any gps fitness apps anybody would like to recommend for android.
Makes me want to go run now...
In pulsemeter watch world GPS came in as crucial addition to running performance metrics and it wasn`t all about the data, it was all about performace and it`s measuring.
I'm an amateur photographer and a cyclist. I find I'm drawn to capture photos of my rides and the beautiful countryside, to share with my rides when I post them online.
I run, I share my times/distance/speed/elevation and only show the map if it's a race and not my usual loop that shows my residence. I guess everyone has a different level of what motivation they want and what level of data/metadata they are willing to share to get the motivation.
Data from Runner's World magazine is a very specific and VERY enthusiastic subgroup. I'd assume, since they subscribe to a magazine about running
I use GPS to track all my running and biking. I’m doing for 2018 km this year.
Wouldn’t these intricate GPS mappings/drawings of your run be most ideal in North American cities where a lot of the urban planning is in a grid pattern?
Which is better - Strava or Nike Run Club ?
Nice! What's the best app to do this?
Which app did he use to create/share this GPS drawings?
What app, other than Google Maps do people use for running? (looking for recommendations)
ankan555 I’ve never heard of anyone using that. Everyone I know uses Strava.
Wow, inspired
how can the be 3 variables be distance, time and speed, when speed = distance over time
Great!
It also makes you an easy target
I hope everyone's safe, not doing the same route everyday
Now I need to app to help me doodle on runs
Whats the app called that he's using?
every walk i do, and certainly every cycle is tracked by my Apple Watch - though it’s so old now it’s becoming difficult - need a new watch 😅
Vox when r u releasing yr next neflix season?
What app do they use?
what app did he use ?
The app he used looked like the Nike Run Club, right?
good reason to avoid social media. useless info cluttering up my life. WHY WOULD ANYONE EVER CARE about you going out for a run?
The social media part isn't the main motivator for me, it's more the stats. If my phone's GPS is screwy and unable to track my pace then I don't get those updates every kilometre on how fast I'm going, so I can't really compete against myself and end up going slower than I would have with GPS.
damn look at that pace, gotta be the pegasus turbo
Vox, you all should check out someone called WallyGPX. He does the same GPS drawing but instead of running, he bikes them.
Trail running, people. You don't need to track or post anything, because it's actually enjoyable.
It’s so hot sitting out here on the porch. Texas...
*shows gps on phone*
*ok hand sing appeares*
him:i pulled a little sneaky on ya
What's wrong with sharing your running status online? It's like sharing how much you ran in real life.people congratulate you,with then inspires you,you're more healthy,ect. It's just showing your accomplishements on a platform where everyone can see I don't see anything wrong with it. it's probably because I'm a extrovert and like sharing my stuff.
This goes between stupid and fine a lot of times.
I am a runner and to protect my identity what it do is i run to a mall turn on location and track my run
Please explain to be how many Kenyans and Ethiopians use GPS to become better runners. Misleading title.
Oh my God this is fun run 😂
so... how do you do this kinds of drawings? in google maps?
there are websites and apps that let you draw out runs ahead of time, the one that popped into my head first is mapmyrun
I think this vid brings up a contemporary issue, where a lot of people are 'living for likes' in social media. I'm glad It motivates people to accomplish stuff, but I don't think 'I NEEDA POST THIS NOW, SO I COULD GET LIKES' is a healthy way to improve one's self-esteem or whatever you see fit..
0:27 that’s Grove Street / Bedford Street in NYC, aka Friends apartment
Hey Vox, what app is he using?
NRC
Veterans will be proud! They made sophisticated technology public so people can take doodling to next level...
Ketan Agnihotri that’s the byproduct
They made sophisticated technlogy public to further development of said technology. GPS makes so much possible and opened so many doors.. If it helps people get in shape or go outdoors I'd say power to them. Just hope they realize they don't need social media and the fake temporary gratification it brings to live a healthy life
Does running on hard ground hurt the knees?
Phenol Chow yes, but of that the only place you can run then it is still more beneficial than not running.
There’s more to measuring performance than distance, time and speed. Running a mile on a flat street vs running a mile on a technical trail with 600ft of elevation gain.
Yeah, I use GPS to track my run too!
I literally didn’t see that his run spelled out VOX for half the video... I thought it was a house or a stick figure sideways 😂😂
What city is he in
yes
Cool thumbnail! The runner jumped off a bridge and ran through a bunch of buildings!!
Can't believe no one has commented on how cute this running guy is...
oh wow how interesting
So you're saying that I can become a really good sportsman and finally have stamina by using my eccentric nature and boosting my ego?
4:50 Is this Moscow?
What about a “postpone post publication to (random value) 7 days from now” button? Could partially save some privacy! (Because I’m not telling to the world I’m out of my house right now, and potentially not telling my routines)
I did it the last time i running about almost 7 miles without feeling much tired because i tracked it by GPS, after running just posted the result to the social media lol
2:25 oh hey Chicago!
The gps animation said vox
nice
So, really, social media is helping you run better.
Also, trade off: a sense of having to/wanting to run to impress my friends, for the reveal of your home, and the times you are usually not at that home, which anyone can use for whatever purposes.. wow, would not put those on equally weighted sides of the scales.
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