Momentum Active Dayz

[RLucas]

You need to be relatively fit and have decent core strength.. there are pushups etc that need to be done.. but not all that hard if you are active

 

They seem to change this every year... are they whipping out the calipers to measure body fat this time around? 

[Gen]

They seem to change this every year... are they whipping out the calipers to measure body fat this time around?

Yeah they do that too..sigh.

 

At least it is now valid for a year and not 6 months like before.

Edited January 21, 2020 by Gen

[Popit]

They seem to change this every year... are they whipping out the calipers to measure body fat this time around? 

 

RLucas , no they are not .

I did my Health assessment last week .

Had to do as many push-ups in 1 min as possible (26 for a skinny roadie ) , then they calculate the step height according to height and I had to do 6min34 on a step of 38cm high .

You wear a HR strap and at the end of my 6 min , they look at your resting heart rate after 1 min post steps (if that makes sense ) .

You also do the grip strength test ... no idea why .

It is a lot tougher than previous tests , presuming push-ups and step ups is not your thing .

Edited January 21, 2020 by Popit

[Wil6]

RLucas , no they are not .

I did my Health assessment last week .

Had to do as many push-ups in 1 min as possible (26 for a skinny roadie ) , then they calculate the step height according to height and I had to do 6min34 on a step of 38cm high .

You wear a HR strap and at the end of my 6 min , they look at your resting heart rate after 1 min post steps (if that makes sense ) .

You also do the grip strength test ... no idea why .

It is a lot tougher than previous tests , presuming push-ups and step ups is not your thing .

Did you manage to achieve the highest score with the push ups? Going next week and was wandering about this

[Long Wheel Base]

Finally have some of my cover points loaded. Sitting on 742.

Short term for the wife = 120

Medical myself = 100

Medical for the wife = 100

Retirement myself = 120

Risk myself = 120

Short term myself = 120

 

Still a few more they need to load, although what is the max? That is 680 for having cover.

[Popit]

Did you manage to achieve the highest score with the push ups? Going next week and was wandering about this

I have asked what their criteria for the push-ups is . As I mentioned I managed 26 . I am 54 years old .

Not sure how they score this , awaiting answers to my queries .

[Gen]

Finally have some of my cover points loaded. Sitting on 742.

Short term for the wife = 120

Medical myself = 100

Medical for the wife = 100

Retirement myself = 120

Risk myself = 120

Short term myself = 120

 

Still a few more they need to load, although what is the max? That is 680 for having cover.

Lekker

 

I have a client and his wife that are on 1008 points as of this morning but we are still waiting for some of their product points to be allocated.

[throttles]

Finally have some of my cover points loaded. Sitting on 742.

Short term for the wife = 120

Medical myself = 100

Medical for the wife = 100

Retirement myself = 120

Risk myself = 120

Short term myself = 120

 

Still a few more they need to load, although what is the max? That is 680 for having cover.

 

Take a car each to Tygerwheel for the R99 momentum multiply assessment.

you can buy a voucher and get 25% off on the multiply online store. 

Unfortunately the cheapest voucher is R500 bust lasts for 3 years..

[Long Wheel Base]

Take a car each to Tygerwheel for the R99 momentum multiply assessment.

you can buy a voucher and get 25% off on the multiply online store. 

Unfortunately the cheapest voucher is R500 bust lasts for 3 years..

If I still need points at the end of the year i'll do that. Last few years I have got 1500 by July/Aug so haven't needed to spend any extra money. Will still do my health assessment soon, Momentum come to my work and do them here so I don't even need to go on my own time. Then I will meet with my buddy for my annual financial advice talk of 15min and then 2 hours nonsense talk. All "free" points luckily.

[bleedToWin]

RLucas , no they are not .

I did my Health assessment last week .

Had to do as many push-ups in 1 min as possible (26 for a skinny roadie ) , then they calculate the step height according to height and I had to do 6min34 on a step of 38cm high .

You wear a HR strap and at the end of my 6 min , they look at your resting heart rate after 1 min post steps (if that makes sense ) .

You also do the grip strength test ... no idea why .

It is a lot tougher than previous tests , presuming push-ups and step ups is not your thing .

 

Do the ladies do modified push-ups?

[milky4130]

Level 5 will affect your discount you receive on your monthly gym fee, No?

 

 

I did the Fitness assessment Test late December 2019 & achieved a 5. All i remember them testing was Hamstring Flexibility & Shoulder Flexibility. Height, Weight Waist measurements & the Step Test to see how quickly your Hear Rate Recovers.

[Christie]

☝️ Momentum dropped the push-ups and sit-ups a yearor 2 ago. The did a skin fold test for fat measurement when I went last.

[throttles]

☝️ Momentum dropped the push-ups and sit-ups a yearor 2 ago. The did a skin fold test for fat measurement when I went last.

 

I went for mine in Sep/Oct 2019..

 

I was required to do multiple exercises but No "skin fold". 

 

Clearly the Biokinetics people are doing what the want wrt tests.

[Popit]

Do the ladies do modified push-ups?

Ladies push - ups ...yes . Knees on the ground !

[Jackes]

Rather just cycle or swipe at the gym 3 times a week, will get the same amount of points without paying the Biokenetics consultation per person.

 

Also, if you are stuck behind a desk the whole day, 300 calories is easier to do than 10,000 steps. 

[Long Wheel Base]

Also, if you are stuck behind a desk the whole day, 300 calories is easier to do than 10,000 steps. 

So an interesting thing I have picked up. I always used to have those red/grey pedometers for my steps, then started using the cheapest garmin watch which was the vivofit 2 at the time, upgraded as it died to 3 and then 4. As I have never really managed more than just over a year out of a vivofit before it dying I decided to persuade my folks to give me a forerunner for xmas. So I commute to work and if I ride a bit extra I get the 300 calories no problem but on the step side of things, with the old vivofits I would get to work and already have over 4000 steps that it picked up while riding. With my new forerunner, i'll be lucky if I have 1000. So if for some reason I don't get my 300 calories from the commutes(happens on days when I am tired and just pedal easy) and I have a slow day at work, I can struggle to get 10k steps. With the vivofit, majority of the time I would get my 10k steps before lunch time and on a bad day I would get it while riding home. So some devices definitely pick up steps a lot easier than others.