2. Active Minutes
Motiv measures the work you put in towards your cardiovascular fitness. We
track Active Minutes through a combination of elevated heart rate and
movement. Any time you are moderately active for greater than 10 minutes,
you start to accumulate active minutes. Taking a brisk walk, cruising around
on a bike, and dancing can qualify as moderately active.
When you are at 40% or above of your
(the difference
between your resting heart rate and your maximum heart rate), or taking 100
steps or more per minute – it counts as moderate activity. Monitoring your
heart rate day and night helps us customize your Active Minute threshold to
your fitness level. To personalize your active minutes threshold to you, Motiv
Ring measures your resting heart rate each night. For example, a 40-year-old
with a resting heart rate of 65 bpm will have to get their heart rate above 111
bpms for 10 minutes or more to start earning Active Minutes.
National health and fitness groups and government departments all
recommend 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity per week to maintain
good health and be at lower risk of chronic disease and cardiovascular events.
Want to learn more about Active Minutes?
Why 10,000 daily steps doesn’t cut it
3. Accuracy
Motiv tests accuracy against foot pods which are the best source of “truth” for
steps, and compares performance to popular wrist-based trackers.
Additionally, Motiv counts fairly sustained steps and not every random step —
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