Discovery Health - Vitality & Team Vitality plus everything else you need to know

[Frosty]

I just got a call from Disco stating it could take up to a month to process payments as there is an issue with Racetec confirming participation. (but don't worry, we did allocate the points)

And by allocating points they should be able to confirm participation - at least it's better than the generic reply they usually give.

[WR 1.0]

Exactly what I told her.

Her response: "but there are a lot of people affected" 

[shaper]

Have given up on expecting any cash back... if it happens then it's a bonus!!

[Frosty]

Have given up on expecting any cash back... if it happens then it's a bonus!!

stuff that, costs me less than a a minute to send a DM on their Twitter account, maybe longer if I have a lot to say.

 

It might take a few days/weeks to resolve, but they must pay me what's due.

 

Thankfully I got more back than I spent, so I'm willing to continue again this year.

 

Picked up my shoes today, so need to pay attention every month for another cash back.

[Frosty]

Exactly what I told her.

Her response: "but there are a lot of people affected"

at least they admit a lot of people are affected. They could hope it just gets swept under the carpet.

[Frosty]

I activated my Shoe Booster on Monday evening, after eventually finding my perfect¹ pair of running shoes. Purchased them yesterday evening.

 

I haven't done the Vitality fitness tests, as both the wife and I need to complete it before getting the 25% cash back through the HealthyGear card. So it has effectively cost me R2300 + R300 to buy the shoes. We don't shop at SWH, so the card is only there for once-off purchases.

 

15% cash back = R345 (as a family, we're capped at R4000 per month), so I get 15% on the full price of the shoes.

 

75% cash back for the next 12 months should be R2300 x 0.75 = R1725 (max limit is R2k for the shoe booster) - I hope I have understood it correctly.

 

So I expect to get back R1725 / 12 = R143.75 each month - let's see what they say.

 

In the end, the total outlay was R2600, and I expect to get back R345 + R1725 = R2070. It will cost me R530 for the shoes². Had we both done the Fitness test, and got an extra 10% cash back, then I would have spent R520 more.

 

¹perfect is defined as, the best I could get out of what was available.

²assuming I meet 4 goal per month for 12 months.

[Lurch the stalker]

My problem of looking for a device to sync to Vitality is solved.

We had Vitality at our offices with some spinning bikes and I won a Fitbit Blaze by topping the leaderboard in the challenge.

 

[NotSoBigBen]

I activated my Shoe Booster on Monday evening, after eventually finding my perfect¹ pair of running shoes. Purchased them yesterday evening.

 

I haven't done the Vitality fitness tests, as both the wife and I need to complete it before getting the 25% cash back through the HealthyGear card. So it has effectively cost me R2300 + R300 to buy the shoes. We don't shop at SWH, so the card is only there for once-off purchases.

 

15% cash back = R345 (as a family, we're capped at R4000 per month), so I get 15% on the full price of the shoes.

 

75% cash back for the next 12 months should be R2300 x 0.75 = R1725 (max limit is R2k for the shoe booster) - I hope I have understood it correctly.

 

So I expect to get back R1725 / 12 = R143.75 each month - let's see what they say.

 

In the end, the total outlay was R2600, and I expect to get back R345 + R1725 = R2070. It will cost me R530 for the shoes². Had we both done the Fitness test, and got an extra 10% cash back, then I would have spent R520 more.

 

¹perfect is defined as, the best I could get out of what was available.

²assuming I meet 4 goal per month for 12 months.

 

That running thing (which is for prey) is a slippery slope my friend .....

[Frosty]

That running thing (which is for prey) is a slippery slope my friend .....

That's what I thought before I gave it a try in December - no bike. Vitality Active Rewards made me do it.

[Cyclewizz]

I activated my Shoe Booster on Monday evening, after eventually finding my perfect¹ pair of running shoes. Purchased them yesterday evening.

 

 

 

You a runner now ?

You going to have to take twice as many steps to keep up with your training partner.

[Frosty]

You a runner now ?

You going to have to take twice as many steps to keep up with your training partner.

No. What I do is not called running. 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

My problem of looking for a device to sync to Vitality is solved.

We had Vitality at our offices with some spinning bikes and I won a Fitbit Blaze by topping the leaderboard in the challenge.

 

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congrats, dude!

[NotSoBigBen]

No. What I do is not called running. 

 

no not the dreaded 'jogger' tag 

[ibruegge]

My problem of looking for a device to sync to Vitality is solved.

We had Vitality at our offices with some spinning bikes and I won a Fitbit Blaze by topping the leaderboard in the challenge.

 

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Congratulations! How do I get Discovery to come to our office and let me when the spinning challenge?!

[Frosty]

no not the dreaded 'jogger' tag 

Run > Jog > Plod along > me > walk

 

 

edit: but I will become a runner, one day - 5Km (10Km max).

Edited January 26, 2017 by geraldm24

[Lurch the stalker]

congrats, dude!

Thanks

 

Congratulations! How do I get Discovery to come to our office and let me when the spinning challenge?!

Thanks.

We're quite a large corporate, and until now had to be on Fedhealth so when they decided Discovery would be our second option I guess the Discovery team decided they needed to do something to show us why we would want to move over to them?

I was hitting on talking to one of the women from Vitality and she was saying they have different events like this even in public places, but I can't say I recall ever seeing that anywhere before.