The Moov Now is more than your average activity tracker, this device will actually coach you during your activity making your workout more efficient, increasing your fitness and weight loss. The Moov Now can coach you whilst you run, cycle, swim and during a 7minute intense workout, it can also coach you through cardio boxing but you will need two devices, one for each hand, meaning double the price. Each activity has a variety of programs and feedback for example the run/walk feature has four self-explanatory options: Walk to sweat (brisk walking), Run Further and Easier (running efficiency), Improve Pace and Distance (speed endurance) and Push to the Limit (sprint intervals). Each option will give you real time feedback though your smartphone. The cool thing about the Moov Now is that it targets specific activities rather than just counting your steps as so many other fitness trackers do, this gives you a much clearer idea of how you are performing and where you can improve. There is no need to charge this device as it uses a coin cell battery, a feature that seems to becoming more popular with these sorts of products, that should last you 6 months and is fairly cheap to replace. There are a few downsides to this product, I was most eager to test out the swimming coaching as many activity trackers aren’t compatible with swimming, there is no coaching during your session, you set up the app, leave your phone in the locker, go for a swim with the Moov Now on your wrist and review your progress when you have finished. I found the data really hit and miss, often the lap count was wrong reporting I had done more than I had, the strokes where mixed up and it recorded rests when I hadn’t taken any, disappointing to say the least. As for the other tools the cycling and running are pretty neat but I enjoy running to music so I would never use the running tool long term. The 7minute workout is fun and motivating like those work out DVDs but with real time feedback and increasing in difficulty as the days go by, this was probably my favourite feature. I can’t talk about the Moov Now without mentioning one major problem I had with the wearable band, twice I caught the strap and it sent the disk spinning out and twice the strap came undone, once whilst I slept (no idea how) and another time whilst I was running I managed to clip it with my trainer, the strap is a bit of a let-down as I could have easily lost the disk which is an expensive mistake. So would I buy one? Personally no, I like my exercise and I am already set in my ways but if the swimming tool worked more consistently and the strap was more secure I might consider it.
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Rating 3.5 out of 5
Pros
real time feed back
Detailed breakdown of your work out
No need to charge it
Waterproof
App is easy to use
Cons
Inconsistent when recording swims
Disk can fall out of strap and the strap can fall off (potentially an expensive loss)
Doesn’t take in to account age or fitness level
Syncing and downloading data can take up to 5 mins
Can’t manually enter or correct data
Limited to 5 types of activity
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