It’s Okay If You’re Not Motivated to Run Right Nowĭepending on where you go for your dose of motivation, your run may also come with a coach-curated playlist. Researchers analyzed the daily exercise patterns of over one million people who ran more than 350 million kilometers in a global social network of runners over a five-year period, and found that people would run farther and more often if they saw their friends doing it, too. Even when we can’t physically be together, running habits can be “socially contagious,” according to research published in the journal Nature Communications. On the NRC app, for instance, you can add friends, create your own challenges, and support one another by sending cheers mid-run or offering kudos on completed efforts.īeing a social cheerleader and connecting through apps like this has its benefits. While I still miss group workouts and the support of a local track club, audio-guided runs and the virtual competition many offer excite me more than solo miles. “Tough days were not just invented, but communal tough days-globally tough days-it’s been generations since we’ve seen anything like this,” says Bennett. But this specific time period is universally challenging for all. Yearning for connection and running to find solace is nothing new-it’s part of why we love running. Finishing a run is another victory, and it’s proof that we can still achieve something.” “In stressful times, we all yearn for something, anything that gives us hope in the world and hope in ourselves,” he tells Runner’s World.
This year’s runs tracked in that app are up 144 percent over last year’s number.īennett isn’t surprised, saying that right now, we’re all just looking to feel more connected. Under Armour is reporting a similar trend, with MapMyRun’s biggest single day of workouts logged in the app’s history happening on Tuesday, April 7.
According to Nike, NRC welcomed more than one million new runners in March, saw a 42 percent increase in runs logged, and a huge uptick in AGRs, specifically the mindfulness runs created in partnership with Headspace. Turns out, I’m not the only person who’s turning to audio-guided runs (AGR) right now. Hearing their friendly voices in my ear felt like running with my buddies alongside me-like old times-encouraging me to tackle the run better than I would’ve otherwise on my own. Within just a few minutes, I was smiling and picking up the pace.
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