STUDIES
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about studies in the running, cycling and triathlon industries? Scroll below to view all endurance sport studies.
December 5, 2025
The Human Advantage: How AI Is Reshaping – Not Replacing – Personal Training
Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to infrastructure in less than three years. It now shows up in everything from watch faces to workout apps, and it has inevitably raised a question inside our industry: Will AI replace personal trainers? ISSA’s 2025 “Human Advantage” survey of 90 students and graduates, combined...
December 4, 2025
Tonal’s 2025 State of Strength Report Reveals Shorter Workouts, Smarter Training, and a Major Shift Toward Longevity
Tonal, the pioneer of the world’s smartest strength training system and home to the largest strength dataset in the world, today released its 2025 State of Strength Report, revealing how fitness trends are shifting toward shorter, smarter, and more personalized routines that support long-term health. Drawing on data from 32,000* members...
December 4, 2025
Too Many Endurance Athletes Are Racing on Too Few Carbs, Study Finds
It’s well known that big efforts can’t be completed on pure grit alone. This is why most endurance athletes make it a habit of bringing along some fuel for their workouts and races, be it sports drinks, sugary gels, or chewy gummies. Nutrition can keep gas in your tank so...
December 3, 2025
RunSignup Reports Record-Setting Thanksgiving Day Race Participation
December 3, 2025 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - RunSignup, the leading US technology provider for endurance events, releases their event participation numbers for Thanksgiving Day 2025, the biggest US running day of the year. This year, the platform had a record 1,330,726 participants registered to participate in 1,056 races across the country,...
December 2, 2025
Strava Releases 12th Annual Year in Sport Trend Report, Revealing That Doomscrolling Is Out, Movement Is In
Strava, the app for active people with over 180 million users across more than 185 countries, today released its 12th annual Year In Sport: Trend Report, revealing a fundamental shift in how younger generations are choosing to connect: they're logging off and lacing up. Running and racing boomed in 2025. Gen...
November 30, 2025
Your marathon brain could be making you sick
Maybe you’ve experienced it: you cross the finish line of your marathon feeling strong, only to wake up a day later with a sore throat and a headache. It turns out the problem might not be the race itself, but everything swirling in your head beforehand. In a study published in the European...
November 17, 2025
Protein Powder Is Under Fire. Experts & Brands React to What It All Means
The protein boom is as strong as ever, but recent news created some doubt as protein powder came under fire in the wake of an explosive Consumer Reports expose. The report, which included results from testing 23 different protein powders and shakes, offered a look into heavy metal contamination across these...
November 13, 2025
Scientists uncover a hidden limit inside human endurance
Ultra-endurance athletes can push their bodies to extraordinary extremes, but even they run into a hard biological wall. Researchers tracked ultra-runners, cyclists, and triathletes over weeks and months, discovering that no matter how intense the effort, the human body maxes out at about 2.5 times its basal metabolic rate when...
October 30, 2025
Stop Counting Steps—Track Minutes Walking Instead, New Study Says
Tired of your smartwatch reminding you that you haven’t hit 10,000 steps today? It’s time to dismiss the notification. Walking any distance is beneficial for health, even if you don’t reach this popular (but actually, pretty arbitrary) threshold. Outside
October 29, 2025
FindaRace.com shares strategies on reaching and retaining new runners to drive event growth
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Findarace.com, the race calendar and event marketing platform, has published new insights building on Running USA’s Global Runner Survey. Co-Founder David Wearn, comments, ‘We know how hard it is for Race Directors to know where to put their marketing spend for the best results. Running USA’s report...
