Categories and subcategories - details, scores, types

In Activy there are 4 basic categories of activities:

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.

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:

Standard scoring (check the details for your challenge in the app under the "Rules" tab):

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:

Standard scoring (check the details for your challenge in the app under the "Rules" tab):

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.

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.