Glossary

The MoveTogether glossary.

Plain-English definitions for the fitness, wearable, and competition terms used across MoveTogether, from Activity Rings and Percentage of Goals to Move Leagues and HealthKit. 18 terms total, ordered alphabetically.

Close-up of a wrist wearable showing three concentric activity rings mid-workout.

Apple Activity

Active Calories

Calories burned through movement, as distinct from your basal (resting) metabolic rate.

Apple Activity

Activity Rings

Apple's three daily activity targets, Move (calories burned), Exercise (minutes of brisk activity), and Stand (hours with at least one minute of standing).

MoveTogether feature

Coach Mo

MoveTogether's AI fitness coach.

MoveTogether feature

Demotion Protection

An automatic one-time safety net in Move Leagues.

Apple Activity

Exercise Minutes

Minutes of brisk activity tracked by Apple Watch and Apple Health.

Platform

HealthKit

Apple's framework for sharing health and fitness data between apps on iOS.

Health metric

HRV (Heart Rate Variability)

The variation in the time between consecutive heartbeats, measured in milliseconds.

MoveTogether feature

League Cohort

The group of up to 30 MoveTogether users at your tier who compete against each other in a single Move League week.

MoveTogether feature

Move League

MoveTogether's weekly recurring competition loop.

Apple Activity

Move Ring

The Apple Watch ring that tracks active calories burned during the day.

MoveTogether feature

Past You Ghost

A row on every MoveTogether leaderboard representing your personal best for the equivalent week, racing you as if it were a live competitor.

Scoring method

Percentage of Goals

A MoveTogether competition scoring method that scores each participant by how completely they hit their own daily activity goals, Move, Exercise, and Steps.

Scoring method

Raw Numbers

A MoveTogether competition scoring method that sums total activity volume directly, combining Active Calories, Exercise Minutes, and a step contribution into one points total.

Scoring method

Ring Close Count

A MoveTogether competition scoring method that awards a fixed number of points each time a participant closes an Activity Ring (Move, Exercise, or Steps).

MoveTogether feature

Roast Mode

A Coach Mo coaching style that delivers sarcastic, data-grounded motivation instead of supportive encouragement.

Activity metric

Step Count

The total number of steps you've taken in a day, measured by accelerometers in your watch, fitness tracker, or phone.

Health metric

VO2 Max

The maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during intense exercise, measured in milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute (mL/kg/min).

Scoring method

Workout Based

A MoveTogether competition scoring method that counts only logged or auto-detected workouts, not all-day passive activity.

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