# Sweaty Selfie Contests MapMyFitness Wants You to Prove You Can Sweat by Posting a Workout Selfie By Megan Facciuolo | Published 2014-03-23 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/workout-selfie References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/mmfit?sk=app_451684954848385&brandloc=DISABLE&app_data=dlt-1) & [mapmyfitness](http://www.mapmyfitness.com/) Selfies have taken social media by storm -- now, workout selfies are taking over the gyms. MapMyFitness wants you to snap a selfie during your next workout for its #MapMySelfie photo contest. The health and fitness technology company runs the Internet's largest network for active lifestyle enthusiasts. Its website and mobile application use built-in GPS to map, record and share running routes and workouts. This contest is an effort to map where North Americans favorite workout spots are. Though, taking a selfie after your 10 mile run may seem unappealing and a selfie of yourself with a weight in one hand and phone in the other may be a strenuous task, it will be worth it when you win the grand prize. Two [Pebble](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pebble-ai) Smartwatches are up for grabs. All you have to do is upload your workout selfie to [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/united-we-sweat) with the hash-tag "#MapMySelfie." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 42% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Workout Selfie Contests:** Opportunity for fitness brands and gyms to encourage user-generated content and engagement through workout selfie contests. - **Active Lifestyle Mapping:** Potential for fitness technology companies to leverage GPS technology and user data to map popular workout spots and promote active lifestyles. - **Social Media Fitness Trends:** Rise of fitness-related social media trends like workout selfies presents opportunities for fitness influencers, health brands, and social media platforms to capitalize on user-generated content and community building. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fitness Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for fitness tech companies through leveraging GPS technology and user data to enhance workout experiences, track progress, and build engaged communities. - **Fitness and Wellness Industry:** Opportunity for fitness and wellness businesses to leverage workout selfie contests and user-generated content to increase brand awareness, engage customers, and promote active lifestyles. - **Social Media Platforms:** Opportunity for social media platforms to capitalize on the rising trend of workout selfies by providing features and tools that enhance the sharing and community-building aspects of fitness-related content. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tech-Enhanced Facial Workouts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fitness-for-your-face.md) - [Social Workout Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fitchain.md) - [Adventure-Based Fitness Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mount-fitness.md) - [Supportive Fitness Tracking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/socialpump.md) - [Comprehensive Fitness Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/strava-2.md) - [Socially Connected Workout Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/socialpump-app.md) - [Connective Social Gym Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gym-connect.md) - [Multi-Faceted Virtual Competitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-10k-challenge.md) - [Simple Fitness Challenges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bearystronk.md)