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

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punkypickle

Ok Guys and Girls, (sorry am reposting from another thread as there are a few relating to Pruhealth)

I'm thinking about joining Pruhealth via Boots Health Insurance (in my opinion works out better that Quidco I think) but I have a couple of questions for you

1) Do you get the same offers through Boots Pruhealth...in particular Eurostar, Cineworld and Mark Warner

2) If I get a fitbug, do you have to pay extra for it on renewal of your policy (on it's website it's £84 for first year then £9 a month)

3) With the Fitbug, do you have to upload it every day or can you just do it once a week (I have a mac which it doesn't work on so I'll have to upload it at work)

4) when I reach Gold status, I plan on joining Virgin Active. Does the activity count swimming or fitness classes or only gym use....also how do they tell? Do you have to swip to get into the pool/classes?


Hope someone with the Boots policy can help me out, I'm thinking of joining Sept 1st but need to know these things first....I've been a swat and worked out exactly how to reach Platinium status for someone who is realistic about how many times they will actually use the gym and fitbug! I will post up my plan soon to help other newbies.

camaj

I got a reply from Pru about the fitbug problem, they say there was an issue in july/august and my points should be awarded before 5th September.

punkypickle wrote: »

Ok Guys and Girls, (sorry am reposting from another thread as there are a few relating to Pruhealth)

I'm thinking about joining Pruhealth via Boots Health Insurance (in my opinion works out better that Quidco I think) but I have a couple of questions for you

1) Boots is essentially the same as going direct, the only difference is you get a free health check (200 vitality points and £25 saving) and eye check (not sure if you get points for that) and you're supposed to get some other discounts on boots products.

2) I'm confused too but I can't see how they'd take money from you. If they did, I think people would drop fitbug for Polar.

3) It stores 7 days, so I have last Thursday's data on their as well as Friday's, so as long as you upload before the end of day 8 you'll be fine. You can even check out the stats for any day stored on the fitbug, it's very clever and well built.

I don't know if it'll work, but perhaps try using a windows emulator for the mac. I imagine the problem is the fitbug manager software which downloads the data to the computer and uploads it to the site.

4) I belong to LA Fitness. You have to swipe to get past reception and as long as you've been swiped then you're on the system. In fact one time I went to change my card and I got points for that because they had to swipe my old card to access the details.

richchestmat

Current fitbugs store 14 days of data and warn after 7 or 10. After which point older walks are overwritten by new ones.

sensar

Does anyone know what happens when you reach a platnium status in a family premium & then some how one person cancels his premium - does it affect the others Platnium status.

punkypickle

Cool, thanks for your help I've just looked into a pc emulator for my mac (my OH is going to be pleased, he's still grumpy having to "convert") so I can use a fitbug (was thinking that work might not let me download software). Also might invest in a polar computer...the OH has got one but has pretty much superglued it to his bike so I can't share :rotfl: :rotfl: but they're only £30 for a bike one..

Sensar...I joined Pru today (via boots) so maybe we can do the platinum challenge :money:

TooNice_2

1. Where would you get a basic/full health screen if you are with Pruhealth?

2. Does Boots provide other incentive other than the free health screens and eye check?

3. Is either of them better in terms of customer support?

4. How long does it take to sign up?

5. How long does it take to receive the Fitbug?

QQuaver

TooNice wrote: »

1. Where would you get a basic/full health screen if you are with Pruhealth?

Nuffield http://www.pruhealth.co.uk/insurance/vitality/vitality_partners/screening_nuffield
The Diagnostic Clinic http://www.pruhealth.co.uk/insurance/vitality/vitality_partners/screening_diagnostic

2. Does Boots provide other incentive other than the free health screens and eye check?

I think there was bonus points on activation, but am not sure it's on now:
http://insurance.pruhealth.co.uk/boots/index.jhtml

3. Is either of them better in terms of customer support?

Pru does both of the customer support as far as I know.

4. How long does it take to sign up?

Immediately I think.

5. How long does it take to receive the Fitbug?

Don't know, don't have it;)

punkypickle

TooNice wrote: »

1. Where would you get a basic/full health screen if you are with Pruhealth?

2. Does Boots provide other incentive other than the free health screens and eye check?

3. Is either of them better in terms of customer support?

4. How long does it take to sign up?

5. How long does it take to receive the Fitbug?

The Basic screen is usually £25 but is free with Boots..I think you go to one of their bigger stores to do it, although I could be wrong! So you get 200pts for a free check (£25 with Normal Pru) and 25 points for the free eye exam (which isn't on the Normal Pru).

Don't know that there's any other incentive, I've been working it out based on vitality points made as soon as possible!

Customer service is though Pruhealth

I signed up on Friday, just waiting for the card to come through

I intend on getting a fitbug so will let you know! (Got to get the pc emulator working on my mac though..it's very very slow!)

sensar

sensar wrote: »

Does anyone know what happens when you reach a platnium status in a family premium & then some how one person cancels his premium - does it affect the others Platnium status.

Is their no one on joint premium that knows the above question...

punkypickle great news (I will be joining tomorrow!!! - as I;m not working) I bet ya we will get to Plats faster then the ordinary Pru.

Also punkypickle are you on single premium? (;) if you are - you got to work extra hard.)