U-First Program: When and How we Track your Physical Activity
This article explains what information UMED is using to track your weekly physical activity to ensure you are meeting the 150 minute/week exercise requirement when participating in the U-First Program. Please note, we will begin tracking your activity to ensure you meet the 150 minutes/week, the week after you complete your required Initial Training Session with our Licensed Athletic Trainer, Teryn.
Once you have synced your Polar A370 with your Polar Flow account, your activity will become available for viewing in your account by you and your 'Polar Coach' (Teryn). There are multiple ways to view your activity within Polar Flow. UMED uses the information displayed in your 'Activity Score' to calculate your weekly activity. This can be found by selecting Diary, selecting the Week option and then scrolling to the bottom of your screen and finding the Activity Score section.
Your Activity Score has 5 icons that indicate 5 levels of intensity. These are as follows:
Resting: Sleep and rest, lying down
Sitting: Sitting and other passive behavior
Low: Standing work, light household chores
Medium: Walking and other moderate activities
High: Jogging, running and other intense activities
UMED uses your weekly activity in the medium to high range (moderate to intense activity) to calculate your exercise for the week. These areas should add up to 150 minutes or greater to fulfill your exercise requirement.
Your Polar watch tracks activity by tracking your wrist movements and heart rate. The activity captured through these methods is then transformed into MET values, which is a measurement of energy expenditure expressed as multiples of the resting metabolic rate. Therefore, individuals of different weight who may complete the same activity will find that this activity is categorized as different intensities. There is no specific answer on how much exercise per week needs to be completed to reach your 150 minutes as this differs from person to person.
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