Pruhealth scrapping its free/discounted gym loophole in November. Discussion

Bargain_Rzl

Oh, I've just thought! What dates did you do your Nutrition meal plan and your Stress questionnaire? Because if you did them earlier than mid-May, you'll be able to gain your second set of points for doing them again before the end of November (50+50) which would mean you could just make 12 gym visits during November and you'd be on Platinum by the end of November, which would mean you'd only be stuck on Gold for one month instead of two.

harbinger13

2008/07/01 - 10 2008/07/02 - 10 2008/07/03 - 10 2008/07/04 - 10 2008/07/11 - 10 2008/07/14 - 10 2008/07/15 - 10 2008/07/16 - 10 2008/07/17 - 10 2008/07/18 - 10 2008/07/22 - 0 2008/07/23 - 0 2008/07/24 - 0 2008/07/28 - 10 2008/07/29 - 10 2008/07/30 - 10

In the month suddenly they have not awarded me points for 2 visits - I have got 13 out of 15 - not sure why they did not. Written to them. But would any one of you - our diligent specialists - have an idea .

Sorry, I have had to count/search points using a comb! Need every point before Nov1 to reach plats .

Thanks for your help

Bargain_Rzl

harbinger, that does look strange. Normally the only times you'd be awarded 0 for something would be if you'd hit the points limit for the category (which you clearly haven't as you've got points for later visits).

Fitbug can show up as 0 if you've been to the gym the same day, but as far as I know, it's always prioritised that way round - if you'd been to the gym and got 12,500+ Fitbug steps on the same day, it would always be the gym that would show 10 and the Fitbug that would show 0.

Definitely query it, I can't think why it wouldn't have given you all your points.

oh, and by the way, "diligent specialists" my ar5e - it doesn't take that much intelligence to know more about PruHealth's rules than their CS advisors do :rotfl:

Bargain_Rzl

Oh hang on, harbinger, I think I know what's happened...

Did you by any chance start your policy around the 25th of the month?

In which case, your 150-points-a-month limit will apply from 25th-24th of each month, not from 1st-31st The fact that all your zeroes are in a block leading up to the 25th-ish of the month leads me to that conclusion

(Not to be confused with the gym fees, which always run from 1st of the month.)

MikeDaveRoss_2

My first year with Pruhealth was up end of July & in an attept to increase my vitality status next year to Platinum (upon hearing of the changes come Nov) I went to the gym every day in July...

Now looking at the my online vitality points statement, the visits are registered but with 0 points next to the last ones...

I phoned Pruhealth who informed me you can only claim for 15 visits per month!?!

I told them I was never informed of this & they're 'looking into it'...its the different between me paying £8 in Nov or £22!

Anyone else heard of this? I cant see or was aware of anything other than one visit per day, 1500 points per year limit...

EDIT: Caught up with the news on previous pages RE 15/150 monthly points limit but Pruhealth asked me how I activated my gym membership. Seems if it was online you may have agreed to the terms (if they were in place?) but I had to active by phone when the offer first started for Virgin...will update when I get a response from Pru.

whowants2brich

brownbabygirl wrote: »

if you have improved your BMI or blood pressure I a told u can get extra points and that cld put u close to platinum at least

As you're female (I'd be scared if you were male with a name like that ) then you can have a pap smear at your GP for free - and a flu jab while you're at it - 250 points in total, and would push you over to platinum!

If you can have both of these before the end of October, you'll be platinum in time...

Good luck!

Scumbag_3

I'm sure there is a faster way for people to rack up points in a short time:

There is a 1500 point limit on the Exercise category
There is a 15 visit/150 point per month limit on the Gym category
There is a 10 point per day limit on combination of fitbug & gym visits

....however I see nothing that says there is any specific limit on the number of points per month that you can get via fitbug (regardless of what the muppets on the helpdesk might be telling people!)

Hence ** As long as you have not reached the 1500 per annum exercise limit ** in a 30 day month, you could visit the gym 10 times (100 points), and use fitbug for 12500+ steps on the remaining 20 days (200 points). Giving a grand total of 300 points in that month

This could be the best way to get up to that all important platinum level by renewal time for anyone who is struggling. It obviously doesnt help for those who are already maxing out on the Exercise limit (ie have been going to the gym religiously all year), but there are plenty of people (like me) for whom the change of terms has come as a surprise, and therefore need to rack up some points swiftly

If anyone can point out the point on the .pdf where I've missed something, then I'll engage in a bit of hat-eating

Good luck to all
SB

xssc32x

Hi, could somebody please help me understand a few things about the changes to Pruhealth/gym membership. My current situation is that i've had pruhealth insurance via Boots since Sept 17th 2007. My premium is £16.33 per month and I pay £0 for the use of Cannons Gym in Warwick. My current vitality points are 1840 (up to max number of 1500 for Gym visits, and have also done all I can online) what happens to these points when i renew my policy on Sept 17th, will they carry on rolling over? and as long as I get the platinum status (2000 points) by Nov 1st I will still not have to pay for gym membership? Or is it advisable to do boots health check (around £25) and ensure I am at Platinum status before Sept 17th when I am due to renew policy? Any help would be appreciated.

QQuaver

xssc32x wrote: »

what happens to these points when i renew my policy on Sept 17th, will they carry on rolling over?

The points will be reset, you will retain 10% of the current points.
Your status (Gold?) is valid until Sept 2009.

Or is it advisable to do boots health check (around £25) and ensure I am at Platinum status before Sept 17th when I am due to renew policy?

Yes, if you can't get it elsewhere.
If you joined via Boots, then the health check is free. Order a voucher on the website. It will be delivered by post, but is in your inbox as well to print out.

whowants2brich

xssc32x wrote: »

Hi, could somebody please help me understand a few things about the changes to Pruhealth/gym membership. My current situation is that i've had pruhealth insurance via Boots since Sept 17th 2007. My premium is £16.33 per month and I pay £0 for the use of Cannons Gym in Warwick. My current vitality points are 1840 (up to max number of 1500 for Gym visits, and have also done all I can online) what happens to these points when i renew my policy on Sept 17th, will they carry on rolling over? and as long as I get the platinum status (2000 points) by Nov 1st I will still not have to pay for gym membership? Or is it advisable to do boots health check (around £25) and ensure I am at Platinum status before Sept 17th when I am due to renew policy? Any help would be appreciated.

Your points will be reset and you'll need to get a whole new 2000 points to become platinum. You will therefore not hit platinum status for the next membership year, and your gym fees will be gold for the next 12 months.

I'd strongly suggest that you pay for a health test (or get a free one as you're with boots and I think it's free for boots health club members). You'll get the 200 points, be platinum, and keep that membership level (and virtually free gym membership) for the next 12 months.