My watch congratulated me for closing my activity rings the other day, when in reality, I was 2 minutes short on the exercise ring so I waved my arm around in the air while I laid on the couch and watched tv. I don't even know how I live with myself.
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I feel like such a fraud...please tell me I'm not the only one.
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Yeah, I've been there. I had an 80+ day streak going on Move, so there were a few days like that. Then I got sick for several days and couldn't get out of bed. So I guess I'm saying, it may catch up with you! I guess it's still good though, it makes you conscious of your (in?)activity everyday.
In all fairness, there are some things that I do that don't affect the Move ring like they probably should, like push-mowing the yard. I'm usually sweating like crazy, but because my arm is generally at rest on the handle, I don't think it registers Move correctly. Exercise ring likes it though (if you activate a work out).
I am sure you aren't alone in being lazy and cheating about your health and fitness. Maybe next time you can wave the other arm on the couch while you are watching t.v. and eating Cheetos, to get the last two minutes needed.
Cheetos are the worst. That will never happen. It would be a good idea to equally work out the other arm though. You may be on to something. Although seems pointless since the watch isn’t on that wrist.
I assume that would raise your heart rate quicker, which is one factor contributing to your moving ring.
I feel cheated. The two minutes I read reading this thread and responding. I will never get that back.
My wife and I bought Sport watches. We proceeded to take a real long walk together on the beach. When we compared the activity numbers her watch was showing low numbers. Curious I called , they asked one question, were you holding hands? Problem solved.
Live on, and do arm waves/circles, without shame: "On average, you can expect to burn 15 to
20 calories for every 40 arm circles."
https://woman.thenest.com/burn-calories-doing-arm-circles-22137.html
I don't purposely cheat, but I often get standing hours while I am sleeping! Makes me wonder if I sleep walk...
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Next time wave your arm around while you read.
I can remember doing arm circles in elementary school. They really do start to burn after a while.
I normally charge my watch while I sleep. It woke me up in the middle of the night last night (I didn’t charge it last night)...It congratulated me on meeting my Standing goal......I was like WTF?
https://giphy.com/gifs/twitter-file-maximum-qLWdMYX1NYF2gCheating never wins!!
This thread is comic gold, thank you. And it’s also full of excellent reminders of why I will never, ever “track my activity” (as that phrase is used by gadget makers).
You are in good company as I was in a meeting the other day at 50 minutes after the hour, several of us who had iPhones and the AW all looked at our watch at the same time and two of the people, not me, were caught swinging their arm in attempt to fool the AW.
I discovered over the weekend that I pick up Move activity while rocking in my rocking chair. I'm fine with it. There is an effort involved in making it rock. Not a lot, but enough. So I'll take the points. Doesn't feel like cheating to me.
The watch is the ultimate arbiter of what counts as move points, it is the umpire calling balls and strikes. You can set an exercise to cheat those minutes, but you can't cheat the move points. Can't argue balls and strikes.