A polling exercise finds that some people in Britain adopt unconventional approaches to outperform friends on fitness apps. Reports say participants try to rack up activity points by strapping wearable trackers to pets such as dogs, as well as by jogging in place rather than running outdoors. The findings are framed around peer competition, with respondents seeking to “beat” friends through the activity metrics recorded by devices and apps. While the examples highlighted include tracking pets and using indoor exercise, the common theme across the accounts is social ranking within fitness platforms. The polling does not indicate that these tactics change the underlying health guidance associated with fitness apps, but it suggests that users are motivated by friendly rivalries and scorekeeping. Overall, the story depicts how users may test creative ways to generate recorded activity figures within app challenge systems.