New | Adaptive Training Is Now Available for All Stryd Membership Subscribers
After a month of beta testing and incredible feedback from Stryders around the world, we're thrilled to announce that Stryd Adaptive Training is now available to all Stryd Membership subscribers—regardless of which Stryd pod you own.
You can get started today! Your existing Stryd works perfectly with this powerful new training system and is available now via your Stryd mobile app.
Let’s review the new features & how you can get started with Adaptive Training.
Training That Finally Fits Your Life
Here's what we've learned from Stryders over the years: your best training block is the block that you can complete. That's exactly what we built with the new Adaptive Training feature.
One runner captured it perfectly when they said Adaptive Training "allows both structure and forgiveness when life gets in the way."
Adaptive Training represents a fundamental shift in how you interact with your plan. Instead of forcing you to change your plan when life happens, your plan adapts to you.
Have an unexpected work trip? Want to join friends for a fun run? Your training adjusts automatically, maintaining the right balance of stress and recovery while fitting seamlessly into whatever schedule you're working with.
As one beta tester put it, the system is "well suited for practicing fairly often while adapting training to your life, not just the other way around."
Another runner appreciated how they could "easily adapt training without having to cancel the whole training program.”
Built Around How You Actually Train
Adaptive Training starts by meeting you where you are. The system assesses your current fitness level and begins with a natural, comfortable volume that builds on what you've already accomplished. If you've been running consistently and doing quality workouts, you'll receive recommendations that honor that foundation rather than starting from scratch.
From there, you structure your week in a way that makes sense for you. Choose which days work for easy runs, workouts, and your long run—Monday through Sunday—so the plan follows your rhythm. Whether you're working around an eight-day shift pattern or juggling family commitments, the system flexes to fit.
One beta tester noted it was "fairly easy to adapt the training to my eight day shift pattern and I continue to be offered a good balance of easy runs, long runs and workouts."
You also tell Stryd how much time you have available, and workout durations adapt to your schedule. No more skipping workouts because they don't fit—the training meets you where you are. Multiple runners highlighted how helpful this was for fitting their schedules, with one simply stating it's "very helpful to fit my schedule."
Training With Purpose and Clarity
Your training unfolds through purposeful phases—Base, Peak, Test, Recovery, and Maintenance—that organize your work into blocks designed to help you improve efficiently. Throughout this progression, you receive daily workouts that sync automatically to your watch, along with clear, plain-language explanations for what's changing and why.
Beta testers consistently praised this transparency and variety. One runner appreciated that "it seems really varied," while another called out the "variety of runs and workouts suggested." The guidance is simple and natural, so you always understand not just what you're doing, but why it matters for your progress.
You can also train toward specific race goals, selecting between 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Marathon distances. This gives your training clear direction while maintaining the flexibility that makes the system so practical.
The Early Results Speak for Themselves
Our beta period validated what we hoped would happen: when training adapts to you, rather than demanding you adapt to it, you train more consistently and see real results.
Get Started Today
Ready to experience training that adapts to your life? Adaptive Training is included with your Stryd Membership subscription, and setup takes just a few taps in the Stryd mobile app.
App Version Requirement for Adaptive Training
Android: 9.0.1-901523 or greater
iOS: 9.0.0-81545 or greater
Start by opening the Stryd app and navigating to the Adaptive Training feature. You'll answer a few questions about your goals, available training days, and time commitments. The system then generates your first week of training, which you can review and adjust as needed. Your daily workouts sync automatically to your watch, and you can make changes anytime—whether that's adjusting your weekly volume, rescheduling workout days, or changing your race goal.
For detailed setup instructions and answers to common questions, visit our help center articles on Adaptive Training. The guides walk you through each step and help you understand how to get the most from the system.
How To: Get Started with Adaptive Training >>
Adaptive Training Works With You
After seeing how beta testers embraced this new approach, we're confident that Adaptive Training represents the future of intelligent training guidance. It's training that finally understands that you have a life outside of running—and that the best performance comes when your training supports that life rather than fighting against it.
Whether you're juggling work schedules, family commitments, or simply want training that adapts when plans change, Adaptive Training is ready to help you reach your goals. All you need is your existing Stryd pod and a Membership subscription.