This is really cool.

I love using technology in all my hobbies, and when it comes to running, tech-driven gear is especially motivating. I enjoy exploring new routes, but sketching them by hand is a time consuming task for a busy person and awkward to do on a phone.

Now my PT bot can analyze the areas I've already run and create new routes automatically using AI, Strava, and GraphHopper. All I need to do is upload the GPX file to WorkOutDoors or Runna on my watch and head out to conquer new paths...

#Running #AI #Strava #Maps #Routes #Run

BBC: Three enjoyable ways to slow your brain's ageing

"...The brain area important for spatial navigation, the hippocampus, is believed to be the first part of the brain affected in Alzheimer's disease......For instance, studies show that ambulance and taxi drivers have among the lowest rates of Alzheimer's-related mortality compared with other roles, precisely because these drivers had been using their brain more for "spatial processing", the researchers propose. It's also long been known that taxi drivers who had spent years learning the city's streets without the use of a map, have an enlarged hippocampus...."

bbc.com/future/article/2026050…

#maps #mapping #gis

Three enjoyable ways to slow your brain's ageing

Our brains thrive on a challenge, but it doesn't all have to be hard work to see the health benefits. Here are three simple and fun ways to protect your brain as you age.

^{Melissa Hogenboom (BBC)}