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Nolipoli send me the details please, maybe we can join you there

If it comes with a job offer I sure my wife will allow me to help on our honeymoon hahahaha

1.5months and we there for our honeymoon and to Jol with you hubbers hopefully.

Thank you for that interesting information Intern

Why do they not like the Auzzie or American boats? I see they make strange Alu jet boats? Is there a problem with a Glass boat? In SA I only know of Glass boats besides the odd wooden boat. Then aren't sea boats meant to have double engines? But looking at the fact that no skippers is needed makes me wonder...

Silly question but, I see fishing is the sport to do there besides cycling. Do people actually boat like ski and tube etc? Reason is I cannot touch a fish they freak me out lol...

You gents are all correct and I hope to see you guys. I will be in Hillcrest just north of Auckland. So what do you say, can we do a Hubber Barbi?

I want to see if the Apple Watch really gives a heart rate from gel or was it cream that someone posted?

But they were saying if your entire team of 4 members you would get major discounts from partners etc. Another false promise?

Hello Hubbers Guess who is coming for their honeymoon in August? Yes me your crazy 3 wheeling friend!!! I want to show my future wife what life could be like if we decided make the Groot Trek. Quite ironic as my grandparents fled Europe due to the wars and now we want to flee due to the crime and other crap that is going on. I will be in NZ for 3 weeks, staying in Auckland but would love to travel and meet some of you guys. Do you think we could have a Hubbers Barbi for all those in Auckland? And lastly a huge request who has a spare bike and feels like taking me on some awesome trails? We will be available from the 2nd August to the 19th August. Looking forward to seeing some old faces!!!

Hi Guys 1 I am looking for someone that actually meets their goals to join my team if you have a space available. 2 What is the best reward you guys have received if your entire team met their goals besides for smoothies? Thank you in advance

I must say I have the Virgin card that has no monthly fees, had it for years now and no change. No rewards but atleast no monthly fees.

And HealthyCare?

So I just got this reply from Discovery: Thank you for taking the time to send us your feedback. With the successful take up of the Vitality Active Rewards it did come to our attention that certain members were 'gaming' the system. The improvements to the Vitality fitness points structure now better reflect the clinical benefits different types of exercise have on health and we now favour verifiable data. Should you decide not to purchase a fitness device with a heart rate monitor your goals may increase but will decrease over time to ensure that you can make them with the workouts you complete. We found that members recording speed data may have been doing so through not actually completing the workout and therefore we took the decision to reduce the points for this category instead of removing it completely. You can make use of the HealthyCare or HealthyGear benefit and receive up to 25% cash back on a fitness device purchased using these benefits. In saying the above we are always looking at new ways on how we can improve the benefit and if any further refinements are made we will let you know through the website or the Newsletter. Thanks, Discovery Vitality (DV) So my question is how without using their credit card can I make use of HealthyCare or HealthyGear?

That is what I thought and that is what the abusers were doing to get Strava unsupported. I was happy only earning 300 points for every morning ride I did.

But Strava no longer counts? I don't think the Wahoo Tickr works with S-Health then? I know the R1500 Polar H7 strap works.

On a funny note, I should borrow a HR monitor for my Wedding Ceremony. I think I will get 3000 points for a 31 min Sermon sounds about fair based on what saying "I do" can do to your heart rate?

No I did not but someone in this thread did hence why I am skeptical to take on debt only to find the device null and void. The fact that people are battling with Suunto is a concern. Hell even these Fitbit things are useless. I actually have a Samsung Gear Fit watch. It records my HR while I cycle but does not sync this info to S-Health which is an approved APP. Then my cycle gets recorded as steps on Discovery which is useless.

There are 2 sides of the points here: 1 is to get to gold - I agree with your statement 2 is to get weekly goals and rewards, smoothies are nice but I am more interested in getting my gym membership money back The problem with point 2 is based on how they are generated, but more importantly why do they never come down?

Yes so every time they feel like changing the rules are you going to buy another device and incur more debt? Somewhere in these 261 pages was a device that was recommended by Discovery but now is no longer supported, so that was a waste on money. I see no refunds there!!!

But you are forced in a way to have Vitality else it effects your life policy and investment funds. ie you miss out on a potential bonuses.

In order for me to recover a R3000 heart rate monitor will take 2yrs worth of gym refunds so its not happening. We point out all the issues to make the system perfect but Discovery sit on their ass and do nothing! Surely the whole point is to be active, not how many points you can get per activity? Ie if you do 3 exercises a week well done you get a reward??? This threshold rubbish is exactly rubbish, 30 mins vs a couple hours, not to mention terrain vs average speeds required, they do not add up. I would love to force one of these decision makers to complete some of our activities and then report back after almost having a heart attack how many points its actually worth to them...

Mr KnowItAll Please have a look at the attached screen shot its 1500 points, maybe you are not capable of vigorous workout so only get 1200 points! The point is why should I have to waste money on a device that I do not want and possibly in future will not be supported by Discovery as they change the goal posts time and time again?

So BreedtsNek is only worth 100 points without a heart rate monitor compared to 1500 points with. So again lets reward the couch sitting gym swiper! FYI I now need to swipe my gym card 6 times a week as I refuse to waste money on a heart rate monitor.

I sent in my request yesterday and no reply