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

cafecreme

Just to let you know, got my Eurostar tickets through the post on Sat - so after the saga at the beginning of the week getting them ordered, they arrived really quickly. :j Very excited about our £10 trip to Paris now, definitely going to book the two more we can have this year!

Good luck to anyone desperately getting points earned for November, as richchesmat says, the savings in year 2 are worth it even if you don't quite make Plantinun by the time the gym goes up.

camaj

bachgammon wrote: »

Hi
I think I can solve the Fitbug question....

I think we pretty much knew that anyway. However the question is/was what about the past? There was no indication of this limit on their website until recently. If they want to apply this to new customers or to everyone after November, I'd accept that but I think it's unfair if they're going to try an impose it on all of us right now. The sad thing is people don't seem to be bothered that they're seemingly doing this retroactively!!

150points per month is pretty bad because it means people will have to wait a long time to get to 2000 points.

sensar

I will personally take the challenge of Joining Boots Health Insurance in Sep.... with my Brother as well - just to prove that it could be done... :cool:

I have planned out everything to detail... Having though that purchasing something from ebay would have helped, only to be find out its part of the 150 exercise category points...
I guess know if one of us gets a Flu jab that will enable us just over the 3000 points to reach the target in and that is all by December!

Here is the plan I got in store: 2 People...
1. Boots Health Check
400 Points

2. Boots Eyes Exam
50 Points

3. Complete non-smoker Declaration OR Stop Smoking Declaration
300 Points

4. Creating Healthy Meal
100 Points

5. Fitness Assessment (Free at Gym even if you don’t join.)
600 Points

6. Complete Personal Health Review OR Vitality Review
100 Points

7. Complete Stress Management
100 Points

8. Read Self Help Articles
180 Points (60 each month for 2 people)

9. Log in Online at Start of Policy
100 Points

10. Points for joining Boots Health Club
60 Points for 2 people (No Limit on Family)

11. Join GYM (£25 join fee + £25 each month for 3 months.)
900 Points

TOTAL VITALITY POINTS::: 2890 :rotfl:

12. Include Flu jab
100 Points (If Both 200 Points) TOTAL POINTS = 2990 (3090):j

Any suggestion welcome... ANY CHALLENGER ALSO WELCOME...
For those of you wishing you had joined sooner here is your chance...

I did like to know if we reach platinum and my lazy brother decides to discontinue... Does it effect my platinum status?.

TooNice_2

@sensar: Is there any reason you are opting for Boot instead of £85 cashback? I know you get some 'freebies' with Boots, but does it add up to be more worthwhile than Quidco?

If I don't hit Platinum by the deadline, does that mean that I will have to pay 'Gold' rate for a whole year? I don't know if I can convince my friend to join together, so I don't think that I can do the 3000 points joint challenge. Plus, I am also worried about the implications of joining with a friends - does that mean that we have to go to the gym on the same days?

nickallan

I see that someone else is having problems uploading their fitbug info to purhealth, is this affecting anyone else?

I have been told that it is a techical fault, but I need it back up soon as I have a lot of stored walks in the system that I need to convert to vitality points to make sure I reach platinum status safely as I have away from the gym:(:(:(

QQuaver

TooNice wrote: »

If I don't hit Platinum by the deadline, does that mean that I will have to pay 'Gold' rate for a whole year?

Depends on when your renewal is.

If your renewal date is Nov 1st, then if you are Gold, then you'll be gold until you hit platinum by accruing 2000 points since your points will be reset upon renewal.

Then again, if your renewal is say March, then if you are Gold in Nov, you'll pay gold rate until you hit platinum, which say if it was January, then from January you pay Platinum rate:o

Elspeth

Just to share another conversation with the Pruhealth helpline... I rang them on Monday and was told that:

1) If (when I change job - fingers crossed!) I can't make my current gym I can either swap to a different Virgin gym via Pru, or cancel my subscription and join a different provider (via Pru).

2) The eBay registration page ('Getting Started') when you click on eBay in Get Active) should be fixed on 5th September, but if you make eligible purchases in the interim you can get the points by calling (after the 5th) with the details.

And like camaj, I've now had some recent FitBug points awarded but not all. So it sounds like they're getting there!

TooNice_2

@QQuaver: Thanks for your reply. What do you mean by reset upon renewal?
Well, I think I got a little ahead of myself. At the moment, I am not even a member, but I am evaluating the cost/risks of joining in light of the changes.

I saw a couple of comments that says 'think of the savings in year 2 and beyond'. I am probably misreading it, but I interpreted the comment as 'if you do not get Platinum by the time the rule change, you'll have to wait until year 2 to benefit from Platinum (I worry that the gym membership cost will be locked at whatever membership status I am in November when the new rule comes into play for the duration of a 12 months contract).

Or, did I misunderstood, and it's not really the end of the world if I fail to even reach Gold by November? And I can be Silver in November, Gold in December, then Platinum from Feb/March? Obviously I do want to hit Platinum as soon as I can, but I am not willing to take the risk of being locked at Silver for a year because I failed to hit Gold by November 1st.

Bargain_Rzl

According to what I and others have been advised by Pruhealth, your gym membership costs will reduce in the month after your Vitality status improves. So if you're Gold in November and you are still in the same policy year when you make Platinum a couple of months later, you'll then start paying Platinum gym fees almost immediately.

TooNice_2

Thanks. That wouldn't be too bad if I just miss a bracket by a little then (at worse, I'd have to pay the higher cost for a month). Can the cost of insurance every go down? Insurance in Year 1 get more expensive by age. I assume that the cost of the insurance will get reviewed (up) every year as you get older. Yet is that offset at all if I go to the gym often (as I would be fitter to a point).