Discovery Vitality in 2016

[Malasius]

This is ridiculous, what was so inaccurate with strava?

You can manually add workouts, and Discovery is so useless they can't tell difference between real GPX data...

 

[Malasius]

Discovery have really messed up so badly with this whole Vitality Active Rewards, perhaps everyone should just cancel Vitality?

https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/vitality-newsletter-february-2016

 

[Ancalagon]

I'm kinda surprised that they didn't see this coming.

 

[xcaliber]

Don't know if this was mentioned yet. But discovery are no longer supporting strAva, mapmyfitness and other apps

 

[TofuMofu]

It's a toss up between fitbit, Garmin, jawbone and polar device. What's the best?

I love Garmin. Got one, never have any issues.

 

[Patrick_Hockstetter]

I love Garmin. Got one, never have any issues.

Thanks.

All I need is a heart beat monitor and Garmin connect?

 

[abudabi]

It's a toss up between fitbit, Garmin, jawbone and polar device. What's the best?

Not quite correct... for heart rate as was requested, only the following are good enough :
Apple Watch, Samsung Gear watch and certain Polar and Garmin devices.


https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/vitality-news-fitness-devices

 

[cerebus]

Just saw the changes.... this sucks mightily.

 

[kripstoe]

I'm not that surprised about these changes. The number of people getting rewards for not doing that much actual exercise was quite obvious. That said, I think the changes are harsh on those of us who do attend the gym regularly. Discovery has now swung too far in the wrong direction.

 

[Napalm2880]

#VitalityMustFall?

 

[Cray]

Eish, must admit I saw this coming, have seen a few people wearing two devices at a time. Still think they have gone to the other extreme...

 

[Patrick_Hockstetter]

I'm not that surprised about these changes. The number of people getting rewards for not doing that much actual exercise was quite obvious. That said, I think the changes are harsh on those of us who do attend the gym regularly. Discovery has now swung too far in the wrong direction.

But to keep a vigorous hr for over 30 min shouldn't be too hard?

Bike for 20 min and Walker for just over 15?

 

[TofuMofu]

I'm not that surprised about these changes. The number of people getting rewards for not doing that much actual exercise was quite obvious. That said, I think the changes are harsh on those of us who do attend the gym regularly. Discovery has now swung too far in the wrong direction.

Yep, they could have changed it to reward the ones that actually do something and not the ones that go for a walk in the mall.

 

[TofuMofu]

Eish, must admit I saw this coming, have seen a few people wearing two devices at a time. Still think they have gone to the other extreme...

You can only get points for 1 exercise a day anyway so that won't do a thing.

 

[Napalm2880]

But to keep a vigorous hr for over 30 min shouldn't be too hard?

Bike for 20 min and Walker for just over 15?

The problem is that "Vigorous" was defined as >70% of your HR. It's now changed to >80% which is actually quite tough. Especially if you're trying to make 1200 points every week.

 

[Cray]

You can only get points for 1 exercise a day anyway so that won't do a thing.

Not for getting double points it won't, but it will help people cheat for their significant others.

 

[Patrick_Hockstetter]

The problem is that "Vigorous" was defined as >70% of your HR. It's now changed to >80% which is actually quite tough. Especially if you're trying to make 1200 points every week.

What is vigorous hr?

 

[jman]

You can only get points for 1 exercise a day anyway so that won't do a thing.

I'm guessing this person wearing 2 devices would be wearing one for their own points, and another device to give points to their SO, for example, while the SO sits at home

 

[kripstoe]

But to keep a vigorous hr for over 30 min shouldn't be too hard?

Bike for 20 min and Walker for just over 15?

Not quite. 80% of max heart rate for at least 30 minutes. That's quite rough for reasonably fit people.

 

[Cray]

I'm guessing this person wearing 2 devices would be wearing one for their own points, and another device to give points to their SO, for example, while the SO sits at home

Exactly.