Fitness social network Strava has introduced a new safety system called Beacon, which will be available to Premium members who own Garmin fitness trackers. The company is also rolling out an update that allows users to turn off the beacon’s audio and vibration alerts when they are not using them. Beacon syncs with the Garmin wearable’s LiveTrack feature, allowing three contacts to check on the runner without having to sign up to Strava.
Fitness social network Strava has introduced a new safety system called Beacon, which will be available to Premium members who own Garmin fitness trackers. The software sends real-time updates on long distance runners to a select group of contacts, so family and friends can see where the runner is if anything happens to them. Beacon syncs with the Garmin wearable’s LiveTrack feature, allowing three contacts to check on the runner without having to sign up to Strava.