Goals and Challenges - About the Activity Converter and Adding Converted Activities

Overview

Learn how to convert non-stepping activities like cycling and yoga into steps and distance. This guide provides detailed information on activity converter and how to add a converted activity. This information is useful to clients and members using the Engage App. 

About Activity Converter

The activity converter allows you to convert your time spent performing common activities like cycling and yoga into steps and distance straight from the Engage mobile app. When you convert an activity, you have the option to select which metrics (steps, distance, and active minutes) you want added to your daily activity. You can choose to add 1, 2, or all 3 metrics, depending on what your device has already credited you for.

Data added through converted activities will be combined with any device data synced for the day.

Please note: It is up to your challenge admin to enable the activity converter. If you do not see the option to add activity, it is not allowed for your challenge.

Things To Keep in Mind

• Activities can be logged for up to 7 days (the current day and the previous 6 days).
• The activity converter should be used to get credit for activities that aren’t tracked by your device based on steps, such as cycling and yoga. Do not convert activities that have already been credited to your account via a connected device.
• Make sure to only add metrics that were not picked up by your connected device. If your device credited you for active minutes spent on an activity, but not steps or distance, only add those missing metrics. Check and uncheck each metric as needed in the converter.
• You should aim to only convert the time you were actively engaged in an activity. If you're performing an activity with longer periods of rest in-between (such as a sport where you rest between games), do not convert rest time to add via the converter. Only add the active time you spent performing the activity.
• Activities should be logged individually on the specific day it was performed. Do not add data for multiple days under one entry. This will throw off challenge stats.
• Grace period rules always apply. Once a challenge ends, all scoring is final and challenge stats can no longer be updated. Any converted activities added or removed after your challenge ends will save to your Engage account but will not update your challenge.
• Converted activities are added to any device data synced for the day. Syncing from your device will not be interrupted if you add a converted activity entry during the day, but totals between your device and Engage will no longer match due to the additional data logged in Engage.

Adding a Converted Activity

Follow the steps below to add a converted activity: 

1. From your Activity section, select the + Add activity button

2. Select the Convert activity button 

3. Choose your activity, select your activity duration, and select the corresponding date

Note: by default, the date will be set to today.

4. Select Convert activity to review the converted totals

When reviewing the conversion, you have the option to select which metrics you want added to your daily activity. You can choose to add any or all of metrics, depending on what your device has already credited you for. 

5.  Select the metric(s) you want added:

6. Select Save activity to save your entry 

7. Once your activity has been added, you’ll see a confirmation at the top of your screen confirming that your activity has been saved.

Success! Your activity is saved!
 

Deleting Converted Activities 

Follow the steps below to delete converted activities from the Engage app:

1. To see a full list of your previously added activities, select View added activities from your Activity section. 
2. To delete a converted activity, select the delete icon:

3. Select Yes, delete to confirm that you want to delete the activity.

Success! The activity is now deleted!