Motorola Motoactv :: How To Use The Intervals With It
Jan 24, 2012
I had an interval workout schedule for this AM...1 mile x 3 times with 3 minutes of rest between. Anyway...i started running and when i got to the 1 mile mark i double click the start workout (new lap). Since i though the interval was broken, i was expecting a new lap to show on the screen (my MA is set to 1 mile laps), but this was not the case...The device told me "new interval *@ pace i set it up*"...i was confused...anyway...after the 3 minute recovery jog i did start a new lap...and behold! i heard a "new interval" message...[removed]!again i ignore the message...i was running my second mile when suddenly i heard yet another "new interval *@ pace i set it up*"... I was like [removed] is going on here...i though this was broken! I choose to ignore...after i finished my second mile i started a new lap...another message of "new interval"...Anyway...i just kept pressing the button to create new "laps" as i planned...when i started the last mile i got a "intervals done" message!
When you start the workout you haven't start the intervals yet. Sounds stupid, but i didn't hear a new interval message after the first mile! Also in the website the 1 lap say i did .22 miles @ 11:32 mpm. The second (recover) i did 3 minutes .44 miles @ 6:52 mpm and goes to the next interval (.63 4:17 @ 6:50 mpm). All the intervals are [removed] like this!So you need to start a new lap after you start the workout for the first interval to kick in! Then the MA will let you know when to start/finish the intervals...you can start a new interval manually if you want (by starting a lap). Just keep in mind that if you have a 3 rep of fast + rest, after 6 "new laps" the MA will tell you are done!
I just got the Motoactv. I did my cardiopoint testing at Lifetime and the Motoactv does not sync with the enewleaf program. Some of my workouts have 3 different zone levels in one workout, how do I set that on a workout for the Motoactv?
When creating running workout, is there a way to have more than the 2 intervals. For Example, it I'm training in different Zones, I may want to train in Zone1 for 5 minutes, Zone2 for 5 minutes, then Zone3 for 5 Minutes and repeat that set 4 times. Right now, it appears I havew to enter Interval (single) for Zone1, Zone2, and Zone3 and then add those intervala in that order 4 times instead adding them once in a single stage and then tell it to repeat 4 times.Is that correct or am I missing something? If that is true, I think you should make that enhancement in your next update.
what is the difference between Laps and Intervals? and which do i use if i wanted to use the jeff Galoway style training....run 3min walk 2min. Which do I use, Laps or Intervals and how do i set it up?
I am trying to set up interval training based on my custom heart rate zones. For example, 2 minutes in zone 1, 2 minutes in zone 2, 1 minute in zone 3 (all repeated 12 times). However, when I choose single intervals, I do not get the interval training tab. I do get the interval training tab for interval sets, but the second interval options in the set are limited. Is it possible to have multiple intervals in one stage (3 in this case)? If so, how do I go about doing this?
After using the coached interval feature a couple of times, I have noticed a problem. Once my other workouts are synced, the table in the heart rate zones tab shows the total number of minutes spent in each individual heart rate zone. This is not happening with the programmed interval workouts. I know my zones are being recorded because of the feedback I get during the workout and the color coded graph portion seems to be accurate. The table on my recent 25 minute interval workout reads 1:55 in Z2, 2:32 in Z3, 0:36 in Z4, and 0:00 in both Z1 and Z5. Clearly these durations do not add up.
I've owned the MotoActv for two month, I got the mysterious "moisture issues" that everyone seems to be getting even though I've never used it in the rain. But the thing that is driving me nuts is the music. When I hit random shuffle of all my songs, I hear songs I don't want to hear... song that I do not own on my computer. Where are these songs coming from? Today I heard "Boot Scoot Boogie!" I abhore country music as does my wife. Doing a computer wide search shows no evidence that the song exists on my computer. Yet there it is playing in mile four. Other mystery songs have showed up too. The performance music playlist seems to be filled with songs I never heard of, yet evidently I perform well to them.
Let the developers know what new innovations you would like to see in Motoactive. Let them know what Apps, websites, hardware features that are out there that you love and would like to see incorporated into Motoactv.
Got new phone yesterday. Internet was working but now is not. its connected as is the wifi but their is no green tick beside the wifi.. My e mails are still coming through but not my picture messages
I have a Xperia Z3 compact, all working well. but when i get a message the tone or sound only goes once, then stops,, is there a way to make it ring again at intervals ????? my old phone did this, so if i missed the sound the first time may hear it later,, so i didnt have to keep checking if i had any messages... have tried all the tones to see if easier to hear,, but they still only sound once,
My device runs on AOSIP Hammerhead 2.2 ROM with Solo Gapps. Everything was fine until 2 a couple of days back my device started rebooting at regular intervals. Sometimes when I unlock the screen it reboots, or which working with some application it reboots. After suggestions from some friends I did a dirty and clean flash as well and did a fresh flashing of the ROM + Gapps. But it still ain't resolving my problem.
This has been frustrating me for the past 3 hours. I just opened my MotoActv today. I plugged it into my computer, installed Motocast, and set up my Motocast ID. I can sign into mymotocast.com just fine, but cannot sign into motoactv.com. It gives me the message "Invalid credentials. Please try again."
I see that people say they use the MA as a watch. Perhaps it's a problem with my unit, but if I wear the MA as a watch, no Bluetooth, no music etc. I have it timed out at 15 secs (makes a boring watch) and the brightness guite low... it never lasts the whole day before I have to recharge it. Seems a bit pointless having a "watch" that runs out of power before the day is through.If you use the MA simply as a watch (ignoring the silly steps counter which can't be turned off!) how long do you get?
The unit worked normally for my workout yesterday. This morning I tried to turn it on for my workout, and nothing happens. I plugged it into the computer to see if I had inadvertently killed the battery. The white charging light comes on, but the display doesn't show the battery percentage graphic, and nothing happens when I push the power button. The Motorola charger is at home, so I can't try that until after work.
Just installed the Motoactv, all OK except for the FM, it doesnt work at all, earphone connected, it senses the connection since it report no signal when I take it out, but it cant find any stations
Just got my motoactv, and want to do the PC setup but when I plug it in it doesn't seem to be recognized at all by the PC. Is there anything I can do to get it to connect?
I've tried 2 different pc's and get the same thing on both..
my device is 3 weks old ; working fine until today
running with gps and it just stops and restarts a new run or randomly exits the run; this happens multiple times so I have useles tracking of the run wrist band; never wet or humid or heavily perspired on; up to date firmware
After having a ton of syncing problems that never got resolved I now get "Please wait, syncronization in progress..." screen for a long period of time. It will eventually time out.
I have tried uninstall, reinstall, and even a factory reset erasing everything. Nothing works. I have had this issue with the last couple versions of the MOTOACTV app but I am currently on 2.0.52. I emailed support a logcat a while back but never heard anything from it. I love the MOTOACTV, but without the app.
Oh and I am using a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0.4.
So before this last update I think my wifi was always on. When I got back from a run by the time I could get to my laptop the data was already synced. After this update it seems the wifi is off and when I click on wifi settings it says "enabling wifi". How do I turn this off or on so either it always connect to my wifi when in range or stays off until i tell it?
