Discovery Vitality NEW Rewards for Endurance Performers Cyclists
Discovery should be commended for trying to find the balance between those of us who do things like cycle for three or four hours every Saturday morning and its broader base which it is trying to incentivise to be more active more often.
NEW Vitality Endurance and High Performance category
When:From Saturday, 20 August 2016, the Vitality programme for highly active members; This category is for individuals who are training and competing in peak performance zones and who regularly participate in marathons, triathlons and similar endurance events. That is us guys!!!!
These Endurance and High Performance members typically exercise at lower heart rates for longer periods of time and we want to recognise your ongoing dedication and efforts when it comes to both their training and competing.
In addition to the standard Vitality points for 30+ minute workouts, it will be possible for Endurance and High Performance members to earn 300 to 600 points for workouts of more than 90 minutes depending on the duration of the workout and their heart rate band. For example, members can earn 300 points for a 90-minute workout at 60-69% of their maximum age-related heart rate and 450 points for a similar 120-minute workout.
For workouts of over 90 minutes, we have also lowered the highest heart rate band for our Endurance and High Performance members to 70%+ of maximum age-related heart rate. Now they can earn 450 points for a 90-minute workout and 600 points for a 120-minute workout at 70% of their maximum age-related heart rate.
How to qualify for the Vitality Endurance and High Performance category
From Saturday, 20 August 2016, you will be able to apply online for this category through the Vitality website.
This new category within Vitality is by application only. As well as completing a simple eligibility questionnaire online to ensure that it is safe to exercise for long durations, eligibility will also be based on 2016 race event participation or device-recorded vigorous workouts of at least 90 minutes.
Members wishing to be part of this category will be asked to satisfy ongoing eligibility criteria.
Here is the full breakdown of fitness points from 20 August.
For endurance and high-performance members, the breakdown looks a little different (and here’s some additional background).
