How to Export Your Fitness Data From Any App

Use this when you are backing up your account, migrating services, or preserving years of history. Archives are usually slower to generate, but they capture the broadest set of raw data.

Use this when one run, ride, or gym session needs to move between platforms. These exports are faster and often come in workout-friendly formats such as FIT, GPX, or TCX.

Use this when your goal is not really export, but ongoing data availability between apps. Apple Health is the most common example on iPhone.

WHOOP is best approached as a data export request or structured app export rather than a social-workout platform. If you need your underlying records, use WHOOP's export tools from the app settings instead of assuming Strava can serve as your backup.

Use Strava's account archive when you want a broad backup. Use per-activity exports when you only need a specific workout in a portable training format.

Apple Health is strongest as a complete health-data export from the Health app on iPhone. It is useful when you want the central record that multiple apps have been feeding over time.

Garmin is one of the most export-friendly platforms because it supports standard activity files and makes it practical to move individual workouts without exporting your entire account first.

Fitbit supports full account export and remains workable if you want to back up historical data before changing ecosystems. It is better to export deliberately than to rely on a sync partner to preserve the only copy that matters.

The pattern is usually the same even when the menus differ: look for a trend or history export on the web dashboard, a download-your-data option in account settings, or a dedicated support workflow for data access.

When an app lacks a clean public export button, your fallback is usually either a formal data request or a one-time bridge through a broader platform you already use.

Many platforms expose data portability through account-management or privacy workflows instead of the main training interface. It is less convenient, but it is often the official archive path.

If your workout was mirrored to Strava, Apple Health, or Garmin Connect, that secondary platform may give you a cleaner export format even when the original app does not.

The worst time to test export is after you decide to leave a platform. If you care about portability, download a sample file now and confirm it opens in the destination you plan to use later.