In Activy there are 4 basic categories of activities:
- Foot
- Wheels
- Exercises
- Steps - read more
The categories on legs, on wheels and exercise also have subcategories. By making an entry in Activy, after selecting the main category, you can expand the list of subcategories.
You can save each discipline, but you won't get points for it in every challenge. Check the rules of your challenge in the app. You can save activities directly in the Activy app (check details and adjust your phone's settings) or by syncing with Garmin, Polar or Strava (check details on how to connect the devices). Remember, activities only transfer as soon as the two apps are connected.
Foot
In this category, you will save all GPS-enabled fot activities such as running or hiking, as well as treadmill (for more on treadmill saving, click here).
You can manually enter activities in the "treadmill" subcategory into the app, up to a maximum of 3 days back and up to the last day of editing. Activities added after the edit date will not be credited. Remember to add the estimated distance (min. 1.5 km) and a photo.
Subcategories on foot:
- Run
- Trail run
- Walk
- Nordic walking
- Hike
- Cross-country skiing
- Ski-tour
- Wheelchair
- Treadmill
Standard scoring (check the details for your challenge in the app under the "Rules" tab):
- Distance: 6 points per 1 km - activity must measure min. 1.5 km
- Bonus: 10 points - for the first 2 activities in this category per day, provided there is a 30-minute break between them
- Limit: 100 points per day, once the threshold is exceeded, points do not accrue
Wheels
In this category, you will save all wheeled activities using GPS of the type bike, mountain bike, rollerskates and stationary bike (for more on stationary bike saving, click here).
You can enter activities in the "stationary bike" subcategory into the app manually, up to a maximum of 3 days back and up to the last day of editing. Activities added after the end of the edition will not be credited. Remember to add the estimated distance (min. 1.5 km) and a photo - if this option is enabled in your challenge, check the Rules tab for details.
Subcategories on wheels:
- Bike
- Road bike
- Gravel bike
- Mountain bike
- Electric Biek
- Scooter
- Roller skates
- Skateboard
- Hand bike
- Stationary Bike
Standard scoring (check the details for your challenge in the app under the "Rules" tab):
- Distance: 2 points per 1 km - activity must measure min. 1.5 km
- Bonus: 10 points - for the first 2 activities in this category per day, provided there is a 30-minute break between them
- Limit: 100 points per day, once the threshold is exceeded, points do not accrue
Exercises
In this category you can record yoga, swimming, team sports or fitness, among others.
You can enter all activities in this category into the app by syncing with your Garmin/Polar watches or Strava app, or manually - up to 3 days back and up to the last day of the edition. Activities added after the end of the edition will not be counted in the challenge.
You must add a photo and description to each activity in the "exercise" category, otherwise it may be removed. It doesn't have to be a photo of your face, just show others that it really was a workout in the pool. 🙂
The points for each sub-category were calculated based on metabolic equivalent (METS) and averaged and adjusted according to Activy's challenge rules. So that the challenge is fun, not a world championship, where every second or millimeter counts. Example scoring: 30 minutes of yoga = 3,3 points x 30 min/10 min = 9,9 points.
Distance in the exercise category
In some subcategories, you can measure the distance while kayaking or horseback riding, for example. If the activity is saved through integration, the distance will appear in the app. When saving directly in Activy, you can enter kilometers manually. On the other hand, this does not affect the number of points. In order to average the results, in this category, the points are affected only by the duration of the activity, not its distance.
Are elevations granted extra points?
We are very much aware that elevation is an important element characterising the effort put into an activity. Unfortunately, the recording of elevation using GPS is always indicative and estimated. We also know that on some phone models this mechanism can be problematic. Additionally, the amount of elevation in an activity can be ‘fooled’ relatively easily.
We have considered and tested such a model, but the technical limitations, measurement errors, the possibility of cheating and the additional complexity of the already extensive scoring would not work out well for the challenges. At this point in time, the use of elevation in challenge scoring is not included.