Discovery Vitality in 2016

Hmmm.. Interesting..

Gonna have to test this when it doesn't matter.
 
Just got myself a Samsung Gear S2. What's the HR training like? And do I just start running, or what?
 
What are your guys' goals atm ???

If mine gets over 500 not sure how I'll get that
 
abudabi said:
Hmmm.. Interesting..

Gonna have to test this when it doesn't matter.
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I realised I'm not fit and rested enough to get and maintain high heart rate whilst weight training. Asking for trouble in pursuing it.

Cardio is going to be the only way I'm going to be able to get above 70% of max HR for 30 minutes :/
 
TheJman said:
So has anyone done the numbers on next year's points?
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Getting to gold is so easy, that I don't bother with working it out. Do the big things and you will get there very early in the year.
- biokineticist fitness test (can do 2 times a year if you must)
- wellness day (weight, length, stomach width ect)
- hiv test
- dietician (can do 2-3 times a year if you must)
- non-smoke declaration

With the above you will be on silver and almost on gold. Go to the gym a few times or do the active rewards for a few months and you will be at gold or far beyond gold.
 
Tinuva said:
Getting to gold is so easy, that I don't bother with working it out. Do the big things and you will get there very early in the year.
- biokineticist fitness test (can do 2 times a year if you must)
- wellness day (weight, length, stomach width ect)
- hiv test
- dietician (can do 2-3 times a year if you must)
- non-smoke declaration

With the above you will be on silver and almost on gold. Go to the gym a few times or do the active rewards for a few months and you will be at gold or far beyond gold.
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In 2017 there is only 1000 points on offer for visiting a dietician.
 
Tinuva said:
Getting to gold is so easy, that I don't bother with working it out. Do the big things and you will get there very early in the year.
- biokineticist fitness test (can do 2 times a year if you must)
- wellness day (weight, length, stomach width ect)
- hiv test
- dietician (can do 2-3 times a year if you must)
- non-smoke declaration

With the above you will be on silver and almost on gold. Go to the gym a few times or do the active rewards for a few months and you will be at gold or far beyond gold.
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Yeah, always found it easy to get to gold - but just heard some people talking... they've changed a lot of the things... one of which is only one fitness assessment a year.... have a feeling this is gonna keep happening until it's like ebucks... a million levels that no one really knows how they work
 
diapason said:
In 2017 there is only 1000 points on offer for visiting a dietician.
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TheJman said:
Yeah, always found it easy to get to gold - but just heard some people talking... they've changed a lot of the things... one of which is only one fitness assessment a year.... have a feeling this is gonna keep happening until it's like ebucks... a million levels that no one really knows how they work
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Ok so it looks like I was actually a bit ignorant in my previous post here. I apologize for that, you guys had valid questions.

2 500 points Vitality age - only a single online assessment now hmm
20 000 points Vitality Health Check - well up to 20k. Blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, a weight assessment and signing a non-smokers declaration
7 500 points Vitality Fitness Assessment - These will be part of the 30k fitness limit
1 000 points Dietician

So that is a possible 31k points that will get you to silver, then you need another 14k to get to gold. So you will actually have to exercise through out the year, not on and off. If you do about 500 points average a week, thats 2 000 points a month, you should reach the 14k then in 7 months. If you got hit by the "up to points", you may need another 2-3 months, which means you should be active for at least 7-10 months of the year. If there are more members on your plan, each member has to do this (me and my SO). If you have kids...that changes things a bit.

Interesting changes...

Source: https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/vitality-news-oct16-points-updates-for-2017


Then on top of that, they also changed Vitality Fitness Assessments, you now have to go to specific Discovery partners (like Virgin Active biokineticist) for this, because they have to re-train the testers by the sounds of it.
 
I think I read that wrong, there are more points on the fitness tests ect, the picture shows more.

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Looking at the above, I'd say it would still be fairly easy, just different hoops and you can only do it once a year now for most things.
 
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Yah it's a bit tougher next yr as you will need to earn points throughout. I reckon many people will realize this too late next yr and unlike other yrs, catching up on points is a lot tougher.

PS. Maybe there should be a 2017 thread.

Also how many revisions do you guys think there will be this year? I reckon April and Sept 2017
 
Tinuva said:
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So that is a possible 31k points that will get you to silver, then you need another 14k to get to gold. So you will actually have to exercise through out the year, not on and off. If you do about 500 points average a week, thats 2 000 points a month, you should reach the 14k then in 7 months. If you got hit by the "up to points", you may need another 2-3 months, which means you should be active for at least 7-10 months of the year. If there are more members on your plan, each member has to do this (me and my SO). If you have kids...that changes things a bit.
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14k is 300 pts per week and if only doing gym card swipes then it's 3 visits per week. Pretty rough for those without HRM devices. Of course one could do the park runs each week if so inclined.
 
StrontiumDog said:
14k is 300 pts per week and if only doing gym card swipes then it's 3 visits per week. Pretty rough for those without HRM devices. Of course one could do the park runs each week if so inclined.
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The person who goes frequently goes 2.5x a week on avg over 12 months.

So yah, I stand my by what I say.. come June, expect to hear loads of people whine when they realize they can't make up any points and races count for squat so no way to make it unlike other years.. fun times ahead.

Also curious if Discovery lower the required points per year if you join mid year because it's pretty unlikely then.
 
krycor said:
The person who goes frequently goes 2.5x a week on avg over 12 months.

So yah, I stand my by what I say.. come June, expect to hear loads of people whine when they realize they can't make up any points and races count for squat so no way to make it unlike other years.. fun times ahead.

Also curious if Discovery lower the required points per year if you join mid year because it's pretty unlikely then.
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Yup, 100% spot on - will still be doable - but will have to be consistent - so even when you're sick, you should go to gym ;) :P .... side note though, to get the 300 points for a workout - I think they are trying to kill me... I'm relatively fit, and it's no easy to get my heart rate up to that % for that long
 
TheJman said:
Yup, 100% spot on - will still be doable - but will have to be consistent - so even when you're sick, you should go to gym ;) :P .... side note though, to get the 300 points for a workout - I think they are trying to kill me... I'm relatively fit, and it's no easy to get my heart rate up to that % for that long
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I'm finding even 200 points a struggle if not doing cardio. Even in my semi-unfit state my HR recovers too quickly, dropping below 70% as soon as I stop the activity for too long :(
 
StrontiumDog said:
I'm finding even 200 points a struggle if not doing cardio. Even in my semi-unfit state my HR recovers too quickly, dropping below 70% as soon as I stop the activity for too long :(
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Yup, exactly the same - I can only imagine how difficult it is for proper athletes...
 
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