Pruhealth gym loophole Article Discussion

dacouch

Well spotted, I did not notice that, its good to see MSE actually have some teeth and have taken action to keep the advice on MSE neutral and free from advertising.

The no PMs must be why he rergistered with the NOTPMI user name.

Its quite telling that no he is unable to tout for business that he does not take the time to come on MSE and help people now there is no money in it. Its a shame he doesn't come back on and give unbiased advise now he has been censored as he could no doubt help other MSE members

sly_dog_jonah

Getting back on topic... :rolleyes:

Have had a Fitbug for a week or so now. When attached to an ankle it can register steps when cycling, but it doesn't register the steps very accurately. My 20minute / 5mile commute registers <2000 steps which is a little annoying as I'm not getting adequately rewarded for this exercise IMHO. Polar heart rate monitor isn't an alternative because the journey is <30mins each way.

It does work a treat with football training though

Inspiring_2

Hi All,

I have just signed up to PruHealth - mainly for saving some money on La Fitness Membership fees.

However, looking at their website, Vatality partners => LA fitness => it seemed that from 30 September 2009 onwards, you will have to pay £30 even you are a Platinum member? :mad:

Am I missing something here?

Bargain_Rzl

Hi Inspiring,

I can't see where it mentions that - am I looking in the right place?

http://www.pruhealth.co.uk/insurance/vitality/vitality_partners/la_fitness

Inspiring_2

Ah, I do apologize - I went to pruprotect.co.uk instead

Being googling too much - that lead me to the wrong site :cool:

punkypickle

Just to let you know that with a bit of careful planning, I've reached Platinum status with a month to go on my policy.

I've now joined Virgin Active for £15 a month.

I don't think I particularly busted a gut to get there, otherwise you could do it a lot more quickly. I filled in all the online questionaires, bought a few things on Ebay, got a fitbug, and shopped at Sainsburys (which I do anyway). Did a basic health screen (free with Boots Health Insurance), flu jab, pap and 2 free fitness tests at my local gym!

I would highly recommend booking a day pass at the gym of choice before signing up (although you can cancel at anytime after the first month) just to make sure that it's what you expect.

Anyway I thought I'd put some feedback as I scoured the forum before I signed up and it was a valuable resource...so giving back

miniemma

Hi all,

I just got myself and my husband a Fitbug each and was wondering if anybody knows if 'non bug activity' counts towards our 10,000 steps?

We did an hour of cycling today which equates to 17,000 steps when added as a non bug activity but it's not showing on my pru points.

Finding 10,000 steps nearly impossible otherwise

miniemma

scrap that question just found this

"Only steps recorded by your Bug counts toward your Vitality points"

I know it makes sense as it would be easy to cheat otherwise but I put a lot of effort in today

sly_dog_jonah

miniemma wrote: »

scrap that question just found this

"Only steps recorded by your Bug counts toward your Vitality points"

I know it makes sense as it would be easy to cheat otherwise but I put a lot of effort in today

You can attach the fitbug to your ankle or trainers (securely) and then clock up steps as you cycle. I attach the 'safety' strap to my sock and attach the bug to the lace crossovers and then tie the bow around it. Seem pretty secure on a 5mile 20min commute i get around 1500-2000 'steps', which seems to correspond well to an average cadence of 60-80 revs/min.

Kudos to PMISpecialist who originally posted this tip :T

miniemma

sly_dog_jonah wrote: »

You can attach the fitbug to your ankle or trainers (securely) and then clock up steps as you cycle. I attach the 'safety' strap to my sock and attach the bug to the lace crossovers and then tie the bow around it. Seem pretty secure on a 5mile 20min commute i get around 1500-2000 'steps', which seems to correspond well to an average cadence of 60-80 revs/min.

Kudos to PMISpecialist who originally posted this tip :T

5 miles takes me an hour

thanks for the tip, i'll give it a go