Mooving in - unboxing the moov

This blog is all about my experiences with the Moov exercise tracker. Its a small wearable device, designed to track movement in conjunction with a phone app. Unlike other wearbales, like fitbit and Jawbone, its not about daily movement, but about your workouts. Not only does it track what you do, but HOW you do it. The idea being, that you can get useful information. For example, the running app will measure stride length and cadence, and give you tips for improving as you run. It's waterproof too, so it can be used in the pool, and apparently will track strokes, laps, and things like stroke length.

Anyway, we'll slowly see how I get on with it - whether my times improve, and whether it drives me on to more and more exercise.

First off, the unboxing:

It arrives in a typically tech cardboard box, in a sleeve.

The Moov core itself is similar in size to an average mens watch. It has 2 bands, one for the wrist, and one for the ankle, and also comes with a charging cradle. (Note that version 2 - the Moov Now comes with different bands, is smaller, and uses a replaceable coin style batttery. Its lifetime is apparently 6 months, as opposed to the 10 exercise hours of the rechargeable version).

Charging takes about 40 minutes, although apparently a quick 15 minute burst will get you through a normal training session.

The core snaps into and out of the bands, and they fit snuggly and easily on the wrist/ankle. you wouldn't want to wear one all day, but its not designed for that, so not a problem. It does look a bit like you're out of jail on remand though, especially if you wear it round the ankle for a run!

Apps are available for Android and iPhone. I have an Android, so have downloaded the Swim and Walk/Run apps for now. In the pipeline is an integrated app that allows all the programs to be accessed without the need for multiple installations.