British are more likely to spend a first date on a run than in a bar like sober gene ditch Boozy MeetUps, investigates research

When choosing a date location in the past times, a bar or a pub was probably the first port of approach.

Since then, however, the preferences seemed to have shifted because British now choose to spend a first date instead of in a bar, a new survey has proven.

In a poll that has been completed by the British Amazon employees as part of the Chatterbox series from Amazon, one in four participants would rather practice on a first date, twice the number of those who prefer to visit a bar or pub.

In the meantime, one in ten they would rather go Run or visit the gym for a first date, while nine percent said they would choose an activity to get to know the other person, such as bowling.

A fitness focus in dating was more often for generation Z, with one in ten 18-24 year olds agreed that a run would be their perfect first date.

It comes as an increasing number of Gen Zend turns its back on alcoholWith 21 percent of the under 25s who said last year that they were no more drunk than 14 percent in 2017, according to the Last annual survey in the UK by the drinking act Charity.

Avid Runner and Amazon -employee Stephen Hathaway, 26, from Bristol, runs four times a week and said he would like to take a date for a run.

He said: ‘The hardest thing about dating is the fear around it, especially about how you are going to break the ice – and you don’t have to worry about it on a run.

British now choose to spend a first date instead of found a new Amazon survey (Stock Image)

‘You may be sweaty and sometimes fight for breath, but that will break the tension much faster than when you were in a bar on your best behavior, tries to chat – which can feel robot -like and tense.

‘Plus, you get a high run after about half an hour of running, making you feel more confident by nature. So if you go a drink afterwards, [the] Conversation will flow.

‘I think it is important to show your real self on a date and not to take yourself too seriously.

“If you are going to know very well, you will not look like your best, then you will break those walls between you much faster.”

The 21-year-old Farida Rizk, who works in the Amazon’s Fulfillment Center in Coalville,, however, challenged Stephen’s position.

She said: ‘If I went on a jogging date, I would sweat, pant and be fully focused on not switching. [It’s] Not exactly the first impression I strive for.

‘A first date should be a nice meal or a few drinks where you can actually talk and get to know the person. You want to come across as charming – not craving air.

‘Of course, sports pairs have their moment – it is definitely a trend. But if we are real, most people would rather be on the couch with a pick -up meal. That is the kind of love language that I can find out.

Generation Z Singletons prefer an active date compared to one in a bar, found the research (Stock Image)

‘One of my friends really met her boyfriend through a running club and I was really stunned. How do you even flirt halfway through the run? I would be too focused not to die to have a conversation. ‘

She concluded: “To be honest, if I touch my runners for a first date, I really have to like you.”

Ding -expert Millie Shields discussed the findings and said: “Dating apps can be a struggle, especially when conversations are crossing out, messages are vague or inconsistent, and nobody seems to meet seriously.

‘That is why more people dump the pub and opt for a little more intentionally – such as a run on a first date.

‘It is no surprise that people say that they most likely meet a future partner in the gym or a running club, as can be seen in a recent poll by Amazon employees as part of the Chatterbox series.

‘People go away from the swipe-and-chat culture and attracted to more meaningful, personal connections.

‘That is why running dates increase – they ensure real conversations, shared interests and actual chemistry.

‘Dating apps can feel performative, with people who put together versions of themselves. Now it is less about sweeping and more about meeting the meeting through shared values.