Strava expands activity tracking beyond endurance with five new sport modes

Strava has announced the addition of five new sport modes, giving users more ways to log activities directly in the app without resorting to the generic “Workout” category.

This follows a recent software upgrade that features Instant Workouts, a Premium feature that suggests personalised sessions based on recent activity and integrates Runna insights.

The new update introduces padel, basketball, volleyball, cricket and dance, all of which can now be selected from the sport picker when using Mobile Record.

According to Strava, the new options were among the most requested by its community and bring the total number of supported activity types to more than 50.

While the platform built its reputation on running and cycling, the steady expansion of sport modes reflects a broader shift toward positioning Strava as a catch-all activity hub.

Team sports and social activities in particular have historically been harder to log accurately, often ending up under the catch-all workout label, which offered little context in training history.

By adding more specific categories, Strava not only improves record-keeping for users but also sharpens the data it can use for insights, recommendations and social features.

A bigger role for Mobile Record

The update also reinforces the importance of phone-based tracking.

Not every activity lends itself to wearing a smartwatch or a heart rate monitor, and sports like dance or basketball are more likely to be captured quickly on a phone.

Expanding Mobile Record’s sport list makes the feature more relevant for casual and hybrid athletes who move between different types of activity throughout the week.

Strava says additional sports are already in the pipeline, suggesting the company is continuing to broaden its definition of what counts as an “activity” on the platform as it evolves beyond its endurance roots.