6 months free gym membership (with Pru Health)

psychy

Eh? 4 and 2 year old?

Surely they wouldn't be able to do the lightest weights or the lowest setting on the treadmill.....

Vlad24

For anyone that has received their pack - do you get some sort of voucher that you take to the gym or do you have to fill something in etc..?

Thanks

hoops120

I've just taken advantage of this offer, and have today received my members pack.

As far as I can tell from a quick glance through the pack, the process is the same as described on their website:

[URL=http://]http://www.pruhealth.co.uk/uk/prudential/presales/vp_holmes.jhtml?_requestid=26047[/URL] (sorry, don't seem to be able to work out how to insert a link!)

"Locate your preferred club using the link above.
Call the Holmes Place Member Service Centre on 020 7562 2121 9am to 8pm Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm Sat and book an appointment to view the facilities
Take your PruHealth membership card and one other form of identification
If you like what you see contact the Holmes Place Member Service Centre to confirm your membership choice and authorise your health club payments. They’ll send you a membership pack.
Monthly gym payments are collected via direct debit "

I'll phone them myself in the next couple of days, and if I find out anything different I'll post again

Lungman

psychy wrote:

Eh? 4 and 2 year old?

Surely they wouldn't be able to do the lightest weights or the lowest setting on the treadmill.....

I should have pointed out we live near a family cannons gym that has a swimming pool for children - just in case anyone thought I was a sadistic dad!

Xad

Do we have to select the gym before 28th february, or can we select it after that date as long as we've signed up with Pru? Does everything have to be done before this deadline or just the Pru signup?


Also, what does this mean: Holmes Place memberships are based on 12 month contracts. Does that mean we can't cancel earlier without incurring a penalty of some sort?

panyg

Xad wrote:

Do we have to select the gym before 28th february, or can we select it after that date as long as we've signed up with Pru? Does everything have to be done before this deadline or just the Pru signup?

I was told that you have 12 months to take up the offer. As long as you sign up before 28th Feb, that's fine.

Xad wrote:

Also, what does this mean: Holmes Place memberships are based on 12 month contracts. Does that mean we can't cancel earlier without incurring a penalty of some sort?

Holmes Place will not allow you to cancel before the 12 months, you sign a 12 month contract. Sometimes you can negotiate a 6 month contract (I was able to) but I don't believe you will get this choice through Pru. I have just cancelled my contract to rejoin through Pru and my contact states that the member has to pay the full contract value if they cancel earlier than the 12 month period.

Symeon_2

if something bad happens can I still use NHS?. Sorry if it is a silly question but I don't live in England for long. And what about this cancelation can I cancel it at any time during first 12 months? BTW my premium is £15:)

Xad

To get things like a fitness assessment, improving bmi etc you need assistance by a staff member - so does that mean you have to pay personal trainer fees?! Or are those checks/tests free?


Regarding the points system, you can only get a certain amount of points in each category and area.
Education - 400
Fitness - 1500
General - 50
Nutrition - 600
Screening - 1200
Smoking - 200
http://www.pruhealth.co.uk/uk/prudential/presales/vitality_activities.jhtml

And heres the detailed limits:
http://www.pruhealth.co.uk/uk/prudential/download/acrobat/activities_summary.pdf


Also, do the points get carried over each year? I read something saying 25% gets carried over. I read that in an old article so i'm not sure whether its changed cause the points system was different on the article.

Alice_B

hoops120 wrote:

I've just taken advantage of this offer, and have today received my members pack.

As far as I can tell from a quick glance through the pack, the process is the same as described on their website:

[URL=http://]http://www.pruhealth.co.uk/uk/prudential/presales/vp_holmes.jhtml?_requestid=26047[/URL] (sorry, don't seem to be able to work out how to insert a link!)

I'll phone them myself in the next couple of days, and if I find out anything different I'll post again

Yep, that's exactly what I did at Cannons. Made an appt with the gym, turned up with my PruHealth membership card, joined the gym, phoned PruHealth then and there from the phone at reception and they authorised my membership. I got my gym membership card straight away.

adrianr

Xad wrote:

Do we have to select the gym before 28th february, or can we select it after that date as long as we've signed up with Pru? Does everything have to be done before this deadline or just the Pru signup?

I asked PRU this, they said you just have to sign up to the PRU before Feb 28th and you can join the gym anytime upto 12 months after that date. It is worth noting that this promotion started late last year and the deadline was 15th Jan, so they may continue this promotion for anther 6 weeks ?