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.
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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