SurreyMoves+

Download the free SurreyMoves+ app via Apple Store or Google Play and get moving. You just need to search Moves + on your app store or alternatively click on the links.

• Apple Health (iOS devices only) *
• Withings / Health Mate
• Fitbit
• Strava
• Google Fit*

*You can connect a range of other apps to both Apple Health and Google fit which are then synced through this integration. These included:

• Garmin Connect (iOS devices only)
• Nike Run Club
• Run Keeper

If you want to track all types of activity, you can do easily through connecting Strava to Apple Health or Google Fit and then Apple Health / Google Fit to MOVES.

Step 1. Connect Apple Health (iOS device) or Google Fit (Android) to your MOVES account

Step 3. Connect Strava to Apple Health or Google Fit

Step 4. Log running / cycling through Strava

Step 5. Activity tracked on Strava is sent to Apple Health or Google Fit

Step 6. Activity from Apple Health or Google Fit is sent to MOVES.

To change trackers you must first remove the tracker you have connected. This is done via ‘edit profile’ in the app. Click ‘remove tracker’ then ‘connect tracker’ and follow the steps.

• Steps Walked
• Miles Ran
• Miles Cycled
• Swimming (Note that not all trackers have the ability to track swimming)

Please note that any static running or cycling done in a gym will not be recorded. You must track these based on distance, through a GPS tracker.

Points will last from whenever students join during the academic year until 31st July. After this date, the points will be reset.

You must have enough points to redeem a reward – those available to redeem will have ‘available’ displayed. Those you cannot redeemed will display ‘you need more points’

1. Merchant Claim

Follow the instructions, you will be prompted on pressing claim to hand your device to the salesperson you are redeeming the reward. They will confirm receipt of the claim on your device.

2. Code Claim

On claiming the reward, a unique code will be revealed. Instructions will be given on how to use the code to claim your reward.

You get points for the following four activities:

1) Steps walked – for every 100 steps walked you get – 1 point

2) Miles cycled – for every mile cycled you get – 15 points

3) Miles ran – for every mile ran you get – 45 points

4) Metres swam – for every 100 metres swam – 5 points

On average, if your tracking app or wearable is updated with activity, it will sync with MOVES every 24 hours (at 23.55).

Your activity is converted into points by the MOVES app. The trackers sync at regular intervals with your MOVES account:

Apple Health

When you open the MOVES app, activity will be synced. If you don’t open the app, any points earned will be rolled over, when you open it. This is supported for up to a week (7 days). So, make sure to open your app every day.

Strava

This year, there has been a change to the MOVES app which means it will only request data if a user has logged activity on Strava. This means Strava users will be unable to manually sync their data, but their account will instead sync automatically at night.

Please ensure you are opening your tracking app and MOVES regularly with all trackers.

• Your bio
• Connect/Remove tracker
• First Name
• Last Name
• Marketing opt-in preferences
• Hide activity on newsfeed

• Mover: When you first log your first activity
• Spender: When you first redeem a reward
• Streak: When you log activity for three consecutive days
• Perfect Week: When you log activity for seven consecutive days
• Veteran: When you exceed earning 50,000 points
• Millionaire: When you log 1,000,000 Steps

You can browse all live and upcoming challenges, but you can only join those that are live. You can click the ‘Join’ button to compete in the challenge. Activity will be counted from when you join the challenge onwards so join when it starts for best results!

1. Disconnect tracker from Moves, uninstall Moves and re-download from the app store. Log in to Moves.
2. Make sure that you connect the tracker only ONCE to the account. (Do not connect a tracker to two different moves accounts as this will result in no points being synced).
3. Check carefully that all syncing permissions are properly enabled to ensure the communication between the tracker and Moves.

For Fitbit, you will need to go on to the Fitbit app and turn all-day sync to ON and Always Connected to ON (usually find this within the settings of your wearable device within the app).

For Google Fit you need to ensure that sync is on. You may need to check within your phone settings -> Google accounts -> Account sync -> Google Fit data ON

Once connected please do not disconnect the tracker and wait 24 hours – the sync happens every night at 23.55 so in the morning the activity from yesterday should show. If you disconnect the tracker then you will not receive any points.

OR

There are a couple of things you could try to resolve the problem, but worth bearing in mind that it will take at least 24 hours for syncing to start anyway – it’s not instant.

1. It may be that permissions have not been granted correctly to MOVES (Your Fitbit needs to give permission to Moves to access your data and sync with Moves)

Disconnect and re-connect the Fitbit account with MOVES. This should secure new authorisation and the user will be asked to grant required permissions to the MOVES app.

How do I manage apps connected to my Fitbit account?

• Tap your profile
• Scroll down and tap Manage Data > Manage 3rd Party Apps.
• Log in to your Fitbit account.
• Disconnect and re-connect Fitbit, ensuring all permissions are given

2. If you think the Fitbit app permissions are ok you may need to Revoke the connection with Moves on your fitbit app. You can do this via your Profile, Manage data and Third Parties > revoke Moves by Openplay . Then start the process again.

Please remember…

• Your activity must first be pulled through to your Fitbit before Moves can award you points.
• This means that you must have your sync turned on
• Check that your Bluetooth is on and your Fitbit is connected.

You may have syncing disabled for Google Fit within your phone settings, which will prevent Moves from reading any data from your tracker

Solution:

1. Disconnect the tracker in the MOVES app. (Edit Profile -> disconnect tracker)
2. On Android Device go to Phone Settings
3. Select Accounts -> Select Google / Gmail account linked to their Google Fit (e.g. Freddie@gmail.com)
4. Click ‘Account Sync’. Ensure that the toggle or setting ‘Turn Google Fit Data on’ is set to ‘On’
5. Go to Google Fit settings and check that measurements for activities are in MILES (rather than km).
6. Re-connect Google Fit in MOVES.

Withings can send, on occasion, inconsistent activity data to the MOVES platform. If you continue to have problems and want to keep using Withings, please try the following:

iOS Devices

1. Connect Apple Health to MOVES
2. Connect Withings to Apple Health under ‘apps’
3. Apple Health will send up verified data from Withings to MOVES

Android Devices

1. Connect Google Fit MOVES
2. Connect Withings to Google Fit under ‘apps’
3. Google Fit will send up verified data from Withings to MOVES

Find below a list of possible explanations for this problem…

1. You did not log an activity with GPS

For running and cycling, Moves provides points according to the distance that you travelled so you will need to make sure that you have turned on GPS tracking when logging these activities.

2. You manually entered your activity

Any activity that you have manually entered activity will not be converted into points. Manually added data is anything that you added in post-workout and which the tracker does not have an accurate reading of. This is to limit the chance of people abusing the system and allows us to more fairly and accurately provide points to our users.

3. You did not sync your Fitbit

In order for us to convert your activity into points, we will need you to sync your Fitbit every day so that we can pull through data into Moves. Your Fitbit settings can be set to automatically sync which means that you won’t have to open the Fitbit app, however, you should also check that the Bluetooth connection is ON so that your activity can be recorded.

4. You are not logging the correct activities

Moves can pull through activity relating to:

• Walking (steps)
• Running (miles)
• Cycling (miles)
• Swimming (metres)

1. Please try deleting the app, reinstalling and logging in again.
2. If this doesn’t work, it could be related to the way you are inputting your email address. Please ensure you are logging into the correct institution by selecting SurreyMoves+ and not Moves at the top of the institution list. Ensure you are using the @surrey.ac.uk email address which you registered with originally, and make sure you are not adding a space after this as we have found previously that this is causing errors.
3. If you are still unable to find a solution, please send any screenshots to surreymoves@surrey.ac.uk so we can look into the error messages you are receiving.

We’re sorry to hear that your points are not syncing. In the first instance, please try the following:

• Ensure your tracking and Moves+ apps are both up to date .
• Use only the nightly sync and do not try to manually sync if the data doesn’t look right for a particular day – often the points will catch up if they were initially incorrect and often the nightly sync is more accurate for this.
• Disconnecting and re-connecting your tracker – under ‘Edit Profile’.
• Force closing Moves app and re-opening it.
• Make sure you have a good internet connection when opening your Moves app.

Please email surreymoves@surrey.ac.uk with Moves+ issue as the subject and list the following:

• Brief overview of the issue
• When did you first notice it, date would be ideal, so we know how far to look back.
• What operating software your phone has i.e. Apple is IOS and Samsung is Android.
• What tracker you are using i.e. Fitbit, Strava etc…?
• Do you have a wearable device or are you tracking through your phone directly?
• Screenshots from Moves+ and the activity tracker you are using to show any discrepancies.

We will investigate the issues directly with the App developer and get a response to you asap.