This tracker is great!!! I did a lot of research and even some product trial on my own dollar and this little tracker is everything it is marketed to be and more. I first bought a Garmin Vivoactive. It looked cool was a watch claimed to track swimming, running and golf, NO STRENGTH OR BODY WEIGHT TRAINING. I'm training hard every day for running, swimming, and crossfit style body weight workouts for a tough military selection program. I wanted something accurate, easy to use, durable, and obviously something that I could easily keep a tab on my progress. After having the Vivoactive for one day I hated it and sent it back to Amazon. I did a simple 1000yrd swim and it missed 225 yards of it. To me that a major issue, and I did not care to try it for running. If a device cannot excel at all areas of my training then it is no good for me.
I continued research and found the Moov, something I at first thought was too basic for my training needs. Well after doing hours of research on it and other products to all degrees of price I choose this one and I can say that I'm so happy with my decision. One reason I wanted to write this post was because of all the reviews I read on Amazon and other platforms that lead me to the Moov. Hopefully I can help someone else as well.
Running-
I run everyday with a good mix of interval training and long distance training. The Moov is perfect for this aspect. It connects to your phone's GPS and is accurate. I tested it on a course I run a lot and I know the exact distances and it hit those distances perfectly. There are a lot of different workouts programmed into the Moov such as interval training, sprint intervals, and open training. The coach that I thought I would hate is actually awesome. It is helping to make me a better runner, fixing problems I never knew I had like impact. It gives welcomed notices for impact, steps per minute, and mile times when you get to them. the interval coach motivates you and holds you accountable to meeting your goals. Another plus is you can turn down the coach if you want less attention if your a more experienced athlete. The information after the workout is great and everything you would want. Split times, mile times, total distance, total time, calories burned, and a few more important things that are great for improving your running. So running passed my test.
Swimming-
I tested the same length as I did with the Vivoactive, 1000yrds. It nailed the distance perfect. I showed all my lap times, my turn times, my total distance, total time, and even the stroke I was performing. It gave little tips to make me faster and more efficient in the water. It also gave total calories burned, average stroke rate, average stroke per length, and average DPS. I tested it again doing a interval workout and it did well. I picked up all my distances and noticed when I was on a break and when I was working. The only issue I had was it missed my kick drill, which it will not do because it does not have a drill setting. I wasn;t too worried about it missing those lengths because I really just want my intervals recorded because that is my actual work capacity, who really cares if it misses the warmup. Either way it did well on recording my pull lengths and I'm pleased with it performance. Furthermore, You have to initiate the swim workout before you enter the water from your phone and I was a bit worried that it would be giving off times, not true at all. Even thought the timer starts in the locker room, the real time doesnt start until you start swimming because Moov knows when you start stroking. It is a great tracker for swimming.
Body workouts and strength-
I've tested these areas lightly because they are a smaller part of my training but Moov does well. It records your reps if you do there workouts which I found a little basic for my fitness level but good overall. If you pair it with a heart rate monitor it will be better for determining your calories and actual work but either way pretty good for just being a little device. I'll have to test it more on this area before I give it a better review in this area but like I said this is the smallest part of my training compared to my swimming and running.
Overall-
I would suggest Moov to all types of athletes, beginner and elite. It is basic with no smart notifications which was a huge plus to me. If I'm working out I do not care if the president is calling me I just want to workout. It gives the data that you need and want for getting better and faster. The coach is a constant motivator and gives welcomed notifications. I mean who could really complain about becoming a better more efficient runner and swimmer? It looks cool so if you wear it all day, I do not because I just want data for my workouts, you can do so, and it looks like a cool balance band that people wear. I wore mine at work where I have to be business casual and I had no issues and was even commented for having a cool balance band. Its 60 bucks so it super affordable and gives data and reliability that is way above its price range. The company itself ask for feedback on the app and you can see from the first generation Moov to this one they listen to the customer wants. If you are serious about getting fit or serious about having great feedback this is the device for you easy to use and great reliability not to mention you dont have to charge it which is a huge bonus to me because I have enough stuff that needs a charge. I could keep telling you how great it is but I believe I covered the important parts that need to be said and coming from a guy who researched for hours on end if this review helps you make a decision then my time writing it was worth it.
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Good for swim tracking
I have a Moov Now and a Move HR Sweat I got just for swimming. I am a middle age fitness swimmer with no competitive background. Here is my experience.The Moov Now was indeed DOA. I replaced the battery no problem. The battery lasted 5 months until I had to replace it again. There is a little plastic tool in the instruction manual to pry it open and you have to pay attention to the O ring when you snap it back together. I have not had an issue with the device falling out of the wristband but I’m not hard on it either. It comes with 2 bands, a thin one for your wrist and a thick one for your ankle. I don’t see why you could use the big one on your wrist if needed.I’ve found the statistics it gives me are excellent for my basic purposes. I think a few times it misses a lap but most of it seems pretty accurate. It doesn’t count kick sets since your arms aren’t moving (that time is marked as rest). Most useful to me are:Total laps.Laps per stroke type.Fastest 100.Time per lap (broken down into turn time and swim time)- each lap and average.Time per each continuous swim (ie- 500y without stopping).Rest times.Distance per stroke- average.Stroke rate (per cycle)- average.Strokes per lap (each lap and average).SWOLF (but as I understand this concept correctly it is supposed to be calculated number of strokes counting both arms plus time and the Moov counts only single arm “cycle” plus time, but it you’re only comparing to yourself I guess it doesn’t matter).I have seen myself improve on many of these metrics since I started using it which has really kept my motivation up.The heart rate monitor (separate purchase) is a little button I put under my swim cap. I’ve only had it fail to record once and I think I didn’t give it enough time to get a good signal before I set off. When I first got it I tested it against my resting pulse and it was spot on. I presume the similar technology to a medical pulse oximeter. As far as i can tell the data it provides during workouts is accurate. It provides an interactive graph of your heart rate during each lap and rest time. The reviews on the charging device are accurate, a PoS . It wouldn’t work at first but after wiggling the connection a bit it did. I don’t take the cord out now and move it carefully when I charge it. Crossing fingers it has been ok so far.It takes a while to sync the data to your phone after a work out. I leave it in my locker and shower during that time. This has no screen and does not offer real time data. The basic swim (and other workout) data (but not HR data) can be sent to Apple’s Health app (calories, distance, strikes, time). There is no way to download the data otherwise as far as I know.I also like the sleep tracking function, fwiw.I reached out to Moov once with a question through their site and once via Twitter and never heard back. It used to upload to Map My Fitness but no more. Pretty sure the company has given up on the product if they even still exist. Kinda bummed about that.If and when I move on to another device I think it will be an Apple Watch, but at 10x the price for a lot of other technology I don’t think I need, I think I’ll be sticking with the Moov for a while.
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