diff --git a/libraries/CurieIMU/examples/MotionDetect/MotionDetect.ino b/libraries/CurieIMU/examples/MotionDetect/MotionDetect.ino
index 400ad461..8bd08106 100644
--- a/libraries/CurieIMU/examples/MotionDetect/MotionDetect.ino
+++ b/libraries/CurieIMU/examples/MotionDetect/MotionDetect.ino
@@ -44,17 +44,17 @@ void loop() {
 static void eventCallback(void){
   if (CurieIMU.getInterruptStatus(CURIE_IMU_MOTION)) {
     if (CurieIMU.motionDetected(X_AXIS, POSITIVE))
-      Serial.println("Negative motion detected on X-axis");
+      Serial.println("Motion detected on positive X-axis");
     if (CurieIMU.motionDetected(X_AXIS, NEGATIVE))
-      Serial.println("Positive motion detected on X-axis");
+      Serial.println("Motion detected on negative X-axis");
     if (CurieIMU.motionDetected(Y_AXIS, POSITIVE))
-      Serial.println("Negative motion detected on Y-axis");
+      Serial.println("Motion detected on positive Y-axis");
     if (CurieIMU.motionDetected(Y_AXIS, NEGATIVE))
-      Serial.println("Positive motion detected on Y-axis");
+      Serial.println("Motion detected on negative Y-axis");
     if (CurieIMU.motionDetected(Z_AXIS, POSITIVE))
-      Serial.println("Negative motion detected on Z-axis");
+      Serial.println("Motion detected on positive Z-axis");
     if (CurieIMU.motionDetected(Z_AXIS, NEGATIVE))
-      Serial.println("Positive motion detected on Z-axis");
+      Serial.println("Motion detected on negative Z-axis");
     interruptsTime = millis(); 
   } 
 }
diff --git a/libraries/CurieIMU/examples/ShockDetect/ShockDetect.ino b/libraries/CurieIMU/examples/ShockDetect/ShockDetect.ino
index 467299a2..0c9c2044 100644
--- a/libraries/CurieIMU/examples/ShockDetect/ShockDetect.ino
+++ b/libraries/CurieIMU/examples/ShockDetect/ShockDetect.ino
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ static void eventCallback(void)
 {
   if (CurieIMU.getInterruptStatus(CURIE_IMU_SHOCK)) {
     if (CurieIMU.shockDetected(X_AXIS, POSITIVE))
-      Serial.println("Negative shock detected on X-axis");
+      Serial.println("Shock detected on positive X-axis");
     if (CurieIMU.shockDetected(X_AXIS, NEGATIVE))
-      Serial.println("Positive shock detected on X-axis");
+      Serial.println("Shock detected on negative X-axis");
     if (CurieIMU.shockDetected(Y_AXIS, POSITIVE))
-      Serial.println("Negative shock detected on Y-axis");
+      Serial.println("Shock detected on positive Y-axis");
     if (CurieIMU.shockDetected(Y_AXIS, NEGATIVE))
-      Serial.println("Positive shock detected on Y-axis");
+      Serial.println("Shock detected on negative Y-axis");
     if (CurieIMU.shockDetected(Z_AXIS, POSITIVE))
-      Serial.println("Negative shock detected on Z-axis");
+      Serial.println("Shock detected on positive Z-axis");
     if (CurieIMU.shockDetected(Z_AXIS, NEGATIVE))
-      Serial.println("Positive shock detected on Z-axis");
+      Serial.println("Shock detected on negative Z-axis");
   }
 }