Start earning Vitality points today!

Welcome to 2015! A New Year calls for a fresh start, so there is no better time to find out how healthy you are, get healthy and get rewarded with Vitality. Plus you’ll earn Vitality points along the way too. Remember, if you reach Gold Vitality status this year, you will stay on Gold for the whole of 2016, and you’ll enjoy all the great benefits that come along with it. Don’t wait for the year end rush...start earning Vitality points today!

If you are a non-smoker you automatically received 5000 Vitality points in January this year. You can earn thousands more points right now with these online health assessments:

Find out your Vitality Age: 2 000 Vitality points.
Complete the Online Fitness Assessment: 1 000 Vitality points.
Complete the Mental Wellbeing Assessment: Up to 2 500 Vitality points a year.
If you’re a parent, complete the Kids Vitality Health Review for all children aged two to 18 and earn a further 2 000 Vitality points for each child on your membership.
Improve your Vitalitydrive score and earn up to 6 000 Vitality points per year (up to 500 Vitality points per month)
Complete online challenges to help you on your way to becoming healthy.

Earn up to 29 500 Vitality points when you learn more about your health, fitness and eating habits from registered providers in the Vitality Wellness Network

Up to a 12 000 Vitality points for doing a Vitality Health Check – which includes a blood glucose test, blood pressure test, cholesterol test and a weight assessment.
Up to 20 000 Vitality points for learning about your fitness with Vitality Fitness Assessments and Vitality Exercise Consultations. You will only earn Vitality points for up to two Vitality Fitness Assessments in a year, at least five months apart. The 2 500 points will count towards the 15 000 maximum fitness points you can earn in a year.
Up to 10 000 Vitality points for learning about healthier eating during a Vitality Nutrition Consultation with a registered dietitian.

Do further health checks at a GP or specialist, and earn Vitality points according to your age and gender. Health checks give you:

2 500 Vitality points for a Pap smear if your are 65 or younger
2 500 Vitality points when having a mammogram done if you are over 40
2 500 Vitality points for a prostate screening if you are over 50
2 500 Vitality points for doing a glaucoma screening if you are over 40
5 000 Vitality points for an HIV test if you are 18 and older
2 000 Vitality points for visiting the dentist
Up to 3 000 Vitality points for certain vaccinations

If you go for a Pap smear, mammogram or prostate screening (PSA), you will earn 2 500 Vitality points for each screening. These points will then be carried over to next year as well. This means you only have to go for these screenings every second year, but you will earn your points every year.

Eat healthily by buying HealthyFood and earn more Vitality points

Activate the Vitality HealthyFood benefit and earn a maximum of 1 000 Vitality points every month for buying HealthyFood. Earn 20 Vitality points for every HealthyFood item you buy at Pick n Pay or Woolworths. We will deduct 20 Vitality points for every harmful product you buy. The least amount of points you can earn is zero.

Tip 5: Get active and earn Vitality points every day!

Earn 150 Vitality points a day, per workout for visiting one of our gym and fitness partners.
Up to 200 Vitality points when you record your workout using one of our fitness devices.
Up to 5 000 Vitality points for participating in an outdoor sporting event, including Discovery-sponsored events.
Up to 5 000 Vitality points per race completed when you join Team Vitality
500 Vitality points for completing a parkrun.

Points are awarded for only one fitness activity a day. If you do two fitness activities in one day, you get the highest points you earned between the two activities.

If you have children six years and older, they can earn up to 10 000 Vitality points for fitness activities too.

Earn up to 5 000 Vitality points for a Discovery-sponsored event and 500 Vitality points for a parkrun.
Earn 150 Vitality points for gym partner visits or for working out with a fitness device (from 16 years).

Get 2015 off to a great start and start earning Vitality points today!

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