How peer pressure built a $5 billion fitness revolution
Episode description
In Singapore, a group of runners charge 50p per kilometre to run on strangers' Strava accounts.
That's how far people will go to look fit online.
This episode explains the psychology behind why being watched changes everything.
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Today’s sources:
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