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Master thesis . 2025
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Strava detox

Authors: Erling Garsrud;

Strava detox

Abstract

This qualitative master thesis aims to explore the significance of Strava and similar social digital mobile applications, for the participation in and experience of physical activity. 8 frequent Strava users took part in a project where they disconnected from the application for three weeks. The participants were interviewed before and after the intervention-period and wrote supplementary log data to investigate how they use Strava in their daily life and how they experienced being disconnected. The thematic analysis of the data resulted in three main themes: (1) “The digital fitness community,” (2) “Self-presentation and identity formation,” and (3) “Comparison and the power of numbers: motivation and/or pressure?”. Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan) and Goffman’s dramaturgical metaphor were applied to interpret the data. The findings show that Strava functions as more than a digital training log. It is also a social arena that influences both how training is carried out and how it is experienced. The intervention period revealed ambivalent reactions: some participants missed the motivation and community, while others felt less performance pressure, greater freedom and improved regulation of training load. The thesis concludes that Strava and similar applications have an impact on both participation in and the experience of physical activity, but that these effects are complex and context dependent. This study offers new insight by examining disconnection rather than usage, highlighting how social digital mobile applications influence motivation and identity in ways that can both support and challenge individuals’ psychological needs.

Denne kvalitative masteroppgaven har som formål å undersøke hva slags betydning Strava og lignende treningsapplikasjoner har for deltagelsen i og opplevelsen av å være i fysisk aktivitet. 8 aktive brukere av Strava deltok i et prosjekt der de frakoblet seg applikasjonen i 3 uker. Deltagerne ble intervjuet før og etter perioden og skrev supplerende loggdata. Dette ga innsikt både i hvordan deltagerne bruker Strava i det daglige og hvordan de erfarte å være frakoblet. Den tematiske analysen av datamaterialet resulterte i 3 hovedtemaer: (1) «Det digitale treningsfellesskapet», (2) «Selvpresentasjon og identitetsforming», (3) «Sammenligning og tallenes kraft: motivasjon og/eller press?». Selvbestemmelsesteorien av Deci & Ryan og Goffmans dramaturgiske metafor ble anvendt for å tolke dataene. Funnene viser at Strava fungerer som mer enn en treningsdagbok. Det er en sosial arena som kan påvirke både hvordan trening gjennomføres og oppleves. Intervensjonsperioden avdekket ambivalente reaksjoner. Noen savnet motivasjonen og fellesskapet, mens andre opplevde mindre prestasjonspress, økt frihet og bedre regulering av treningsbelastning. Oppgaven konkluderer med at Strava og lignende applikasjoner kan ha betydning for både deltagelse i og opplevelsen av fysisk aktivitet, men at effektene er sammensatte og situasjonsavhengige. Masteroppgaven gir ny innsikt ved å undersøke frakobling heller enn bruk, og viser hvordan digitale treningsapplikasjoner påvirker motivasjon og identitet på måter som både kan styrke og utfordre individets psykologiske behov.

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