Walking is one of the most common ways our members earn Vitality points for getting active. To track your steps you’ll need to link a compatible step tracking device to Vitality via the Member Zone.
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Vitality points earned - Step tracking
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Popular devices for this activity |
| No. of steps |
3 |
5 |
8 |
Apple Health (using the Vitality Member app for iOS), Garmin vivofit |
| 7,000 |
✓ |
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| 10,000 |
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✓ |
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| 12,500 |
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✓ |
If you’re aged 70 or over or have a verified Vitality Age gap of five or more years, you can earn three activity points for reaching 5,000 steps in a day.
Tracking your heart rate allows you to earn Vitality points for a wide range of physical activities. Tracking your heart rate usually means you will need to wear a Heart Rate strap in order to measure this. Some manufacturers, however, do have selected devices that measure your heart rate on your wrist when wearing the device. We support heart rate tracking when using Garmin or Polar devices and we also offer a discount of up to 40%* on many of these devices when bought through the Member Zone.
*You can get up to 40% off one eligible Garmin or Polar device per plan year.
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Vitality points earned - heart rate workout
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Most popular devices |
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Running |
Cycling |
Gym |
| Minutes/Intensity |
5 |
8 |
Apple Watch, Garmin, or Polar |
Apple Watch, Garmin, or Polar |
Apple Watch, Garmin, or Polar
(Please note: some devices may need additional attachments)
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| 30 - 59 minutes at 60% max |
✓ |
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| 30+ minutes at 70% max |
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✓ |
| 60+ minutes at 60% max |
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✓ |
We only allow calories to be tracked using selected Garmin devices. To start tracking your calories, you'll need to make sure you've linked your calorie tracking device to Vitality.
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Vitality points earned - calorie workout
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Most popular devices |
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Running |
Cycling |
Gym |
Swimming |
| Minutes/Calories |
5 |
8 |
All Garmin Forerunners, Edge, Fenix, vivoactive, and Garmin Swim
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All Garmin Forerunners, Garmin Swim |
Garmin Forerunner, Garmin Edge 800, Garmin Swim
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Garmin Swim and other selected Garmin devices |
| 30 - 59 minutes at 300 kcals per hour |
✓ |
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| 30+ minutes at 600 kcals per hour |
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✓ |
| 60+ minutes at 300 kcals per hour |
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✓ |
parkrun is a series of 5K runs that are held on Saturday mornings in open space all around the UK. They are open to everyone, are free to enter, and safe and easy to take part in.
As a Vitality member you can earn Vitality points for taking part in a parkrun:
| Activity |
Vitality points earned - parkrun
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Count towards Active Rewards? |
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5 |
8 |
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| Volunteering |
✓ |
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| Taking part in run |
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✓ |
✓ |
To claim your Vitality points for a parkrun, first register on the parkrun website. There you will be assigned a barcode. Take this barcode to a parkrun and once you have taken part, get your barcode scanned and then within the next 2 weeks your points should show on your points statement. Vitality points earned for volunteering at parkrun events do not count towards Active Rewards, but Vitality points earned by taking part in the parkrun do and appear as Get Active points on your Vitality points statement in the Member Zone. Not all plan types are eligible for Active Rewards.
