Discovery Vitality and recording of exercise

[Johan_Kleynhans]

Hi All.

 

Apologies if this topic has been covered before. Tried to search but Tapatalk is not user friendly.

 

Cycled competatively for 20 years and stopped for 15 years. Started cycling again last year.

 

Question 1. Is it worth the while joining Vitality as I train 3 times a week. My immediate aim is to do 300km per month and will build on this. Asking from a benefits point of view. I see the rules have been changed a lot.

 

Second question. If there is a benefit what type of device should I get to record my training. I see some devices and methods of recording has been banned by Discovery.

 

Do I get a wrist watch or a device which I can attach to the bike. I only cycle and don't run or swim.

 

I don't want to spend more than R4000 if possible.

 

What I want to record is km trained, average speed ext. Then I would like to measure my heart beat during the training which I assume Vitality wants as proof. I don't know if it is important to be able to see maps on the device ext.

 

I want to be able to save the data on my computer for later reference. Example: It took me x minutes to complete a certain hill and my heart rate was y beats per minute. Over a period of time as my fitness increases I want to go back to that hill and with the same average heart rate see an improvement in time.

 

If it influences the advice I am 57 years old and will mostly train on my mountain bike. I also intend doing the occasional mountain bike race.

 

It would be nice however if I can also use the same device on my road bike.

 

Thanks

 

Johan

[ChrisF]

You may find some of your answers here - https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/155595-discovery-health-vitality-and-team-vitality-plus-everything-else-you-need-to-know/page-373?hl=discovery&do=findComment&comment=3040854

[MphatiPyga]

Hi Johan, if you are only going to ride I would go for a Garmin Edge type device, if you are going to do that sort of mileage you will get sufficient points to make Vitality worth it in the long run, but you have to buy into the points idea to make it work. However if you are happy with a watch the Forerunner 35 is a great device at a good value price, my wife is using it for cycling, gym and running, plus the added bonus of the step rewards.

 

I've always gotten sufficient info and points from My edge 520, but will be adding a watch to the mix as I gym as well, plus I want one ????

[Albatross]

Johan, I use the Garmin edge 25 on my mtb with a heart rate monitor strap (It is an acceptable unit for vitality). Us over 50s can reach the Vitality goals quite easily. I also ride 3 times a week and get 300 Vitality points for each ride (70% of max HR for 1 hour) the maximum points you are required to attain to meet your target at the moment is 900 so this makes it a doddle for us "more senior" athletes to reach our smoothie goals. oh and the edge 25 is well within your budget.

 

edit: edge + HR strap under R3000

http://sport.takealot.com/sport-garmin-edge-25-hrm/PLID44158704?utm_source=pricecheck&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=PriceCheck

[Johan_Kleynhans]

Guys thanks for the comments.

 

Was looking at the edge range. Will google the 25.

[Albatross]

Guys thanks for the comments.

 

Was looking at the edge range. Will google the 25.

These guys do good reviews

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/tag/garmin-edge-25

[FrikkieMeyer87]

I was on the same mission about a month ago. I'm on Momentum's Multiply program, but it's basically the same thing: Walk more than 10,000 steps in a day, burn more than 300 calories doing any exercise, attend a sporting event (races, etc) or simply visit the gym, and you get yourself an "ActiveDay". The more of these you get, the more discount you end up getting on your other products (life insurance, etc) as well as boosting your rewards level to the point where all your nice discounts like airline tickets etc keep growing!

While my main form of recreational activity is currently cycling, I wanted the best possible chance of recording as much of my daily activity as possible. You may not realize it, but going to V&A, walking around there for a bit, perhaps stopping at the shop for some milk on your way back (i.e. daily routines) make up a crapload of steps, ergo if you record yourself just living life, the amount of effort to go from the 6,000 steps you got throughout the day and the 10,000 required to get an ActiveDay might be as easy as simply walking around the block when you get home.

With all this in mind, I got myself a TomTom Runner 3 Cardio, which is R139pm x 24 from FNB and records every flipping activity that you can imagine. Because it's a GPS watch, it captures your whole route with elevation and all that fun stuff to be viewed after your ride, but it also captures your heart rate over the course of your ride, so you can see your bpm recovery rate after going up a hill for instance. All of this is captured on the watch, synchronized to the TomTom app on your phone and then synchronized to your web profile, including the various partner apps you give access to this data. For example, mine is set to automatically share my rides to Strava, as well as all exercise information (steps + calories) to multiply and Google fitness. The result is that I just carry on living life and don't have to worry about ensuring that Momentum gets and processes this information. It all happens automatically.

For the true cyclist, TomTom also makes a wireless cadence sensor, HRM chest strap and handlebar mount for the Runner and Spark range, so if you absolutely have to have your computer on your handlebar, you can still achieve this and afterwards move it back to your wrist strap to continue counting your steps.
 

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[Pure Savage]

Hi All.

 

Apologies if this topic has been covered before. Tried to search but Tapatalk is not user friendly.

 

Cycled competatively for 20 years and stopped for 15 years. Started cycling again last year.

 

Question 1. Is it worth the while joining Vitality as I train 3 times a week. My immediate aim is to do 300km per month and will build on this. Asking from a benefits point of view. I see the rules have been changed a lot.

 

Second question. If there is a benefit what type of device should I get to record my training. I see some devices and methods of recording has been banned by Discovery.

 

Do I get a wrist watch or a device which I can attach to the bike. I only cycle and don't run or swim.

 

I don't want to spend more than R4000 if possible.

 

What I want to record is km trained, average speed ext. Then I would like to measure my heart beat during the training which I assume Vitality wants as proof. I don't know if it is important to be able to see maps on the device ext.

 

I want to be able to save the data on my computer for later reference. Example: It took me x minutes to complete a certain hill and my heart rate was y beats per minute. Over a period of time as my fitness increases I want to go back to that hill and with the same average heart rate see an improvement in time.

 

If it influences the advice I am 57 years old and will mostly train on my mountain bike. I also intend doing the occasional mountain bike race.

 

It would be nice however if I can also use the same device on my road bike.

 

Thanks

 

Johan

Have a look at the link in the second reply. 

 

In short, get a garmin edge 25, it talks to Vitality well and has great customer service.