MY VITALITY
– Gwendolyn Williams –
Vitality not only keeps you covered come what may, but also encourages you to make positive lifestyle changes.
For our member spotlight this issue, we asked Gwendolyn Williams how she is making the most of the discounts available from our partner brands through the Vitality Programme.
Whether it’s enjoying a Caffè Nero coffee on us, or a discount on outdoor gear from Runners Need, she’s turning her activity points into perks.
What Vitality plan do you have and why did you choose Vitality?
I have Vitality health insurance. It offers the accessibility to a wide range of consultants, doctors and health care professionals when needed.
What does your Vitality plan offer that you didn’t expect?
The advice and support whenever I need it and the reward partners accessible through the Vitality Programme.
What are your favourite Vitality perks?
I enjoy the coffee from Caffè Nero, I use that as a treat for myself and being able to get my running shoes and my outdoors gear from Runners Need.
What’s your coffee order?
Whatever they have on as a special! My last one was the Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Do you have a favourite Vitality partner?
Champneys is my favourite partner. It’s great knowing that when I need a break, I can go to Champneys to relax and enjoy the treatments or activities on offer.
How many Vitality points do you average a week?
The max – 40 points. I volunteer as a Countryside Ranger at the National Trust, which involves doing conservation and land management work on the estate. I also enjoy walking and hiking.
How easy do you find it to achieve your points?
It’s really easy because as long as you’re being active and moving, you can rack up activity points.
How else do you earn points?
During the week, I generally do some type of physical activity (a spin, boxing or HIIT class).
How would you describe Vitality as an insurer in three words?
Value for money.
Prize draw!
Do you or someone you know have an amazing story that you’d like to share with Vitality?
Are you a super volunteer at parkrun, or do you earn your points in a unique way? Do you know someone who has been a hero through illness? We’d love to hear from you and share your story.
Submit your story via the link below and be in with a chance to win an Apple Watch Series 9.
Opening date 25 January 2024 and closing date 29 February 2024 inclusive.
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Reach Silver status in no time and feel the benefits
Getting rewarded for the healthy choices you make is just one of the ways that Vitality helps its members to make sustained behaviour change over time.
By moving from Bronze to Silver status and beyond with the Vitality Programme, you can unlock a whole host of new offers, from discounts on getaways through Expedia and Mr & Mrs Smith* to savings on Specialized bikes, all you need to do is earn 800 Vitality points.
Now – that might seem like a lot, but it might be easier than you think...
All adult Vitality members can earn 100 points per plan year when you complete an online Health Review, plus a further 100 if you are a non-smoker.
You’ll also receive another 100 points per plan year when you have a dental check-up and a further 50 points for an eye test.
A Vitality Healthcheck, through our partner Bluecrest – which offers face-to-face or virtual appointments – can also earn you up to 240 points per plan year.
This will check your BMI, cholesterol and glucose, with an extra 60 points awarded for every healthy result recorded.
Then, all you need to do is earn 40 points using a linked activity tracking device or app.
*Only available on plans with Vitality Plus
More from our members...
Care for everyday needs
Ashleigh’s story: ‘I got an appointment three hours later’
Vitality health insurance member Ashleigh had been having some perimenopausal symptoms but could not get a local GP appointment for eight weeks.
Through the Vitality GP app she was able to book one the same day, getting an appointment within three hours.
After speaking to one of our GPs through her smart phone, she was referred for further tests with a specialist consultant.
“I was able to choose a consultant that specialised in my health needs, and immediately booked a follow-up appointment for two weeks’ time,” she explains.
Ashleigh was then referred by the specialist consultant for a procedure in a day hospital.
“We booked the procedure, and everything was approved by Vitality because we’d gone through the system, and it was all integrated. I was then able to have the procedure done and have my follow-up appointment with the consultant.
“I’ve just been so impressed in that from the very beginning it has just been so seamless and so easy to navigate, and the care has been really exceptional.”
Care Hub allows Vitality health insurance members to make a claim in three easy steps.
Cover for your every need
Hayley’s story: ‘Don’t think, just do... life’s too short’
Life insurance is not only for when the unthinkable happens, it can be there for us while we’re living too. As Hayley Morris found out.
Hayley Morris never expected she would need to use her Vitality life insurance plan, let alone make two claims on it before her 40th birthday.
But after initially being rushed into hospital with a blood clot in her lungs aged 36, just two years later she was diagnosed with cancer and would have to undergo an operation.
Despite the devastating news, Hayley and her partner David had some peace of mind knowing that she was covered through her Vitality Serious Illness Cover plan, a type of life insurance that pays out a lump sum if you are diagnosed with a listed illness.
As both Hayley’s cancer and her blood clot, also known as a pulmonary embolism – a medical issue only covered by Vitality – were unrelated, she was able to make two separate claims.
“The cover has done wonders for us,” says Hayley. “It meant I knew that my daughter, Bella, would still have money for when she got married or buy her own house, and things like that [if something happened to me].”
Not only that. Hayley’s cover continues today, thanks to Vitality’s unique approach to paying multiple claims in full, so she knows that her financial protection is still in place in the future – for her whole family.
Hayley says: “Don’t just think, just do. Life’s too short. We think it won’t happen to us, but I’m living proof it can.”
Find out more about Serious Illness Cover below.
Watch Hayley’s full story
Win!
We hope you’ve been inspired by the new all-digital Vitality Magazine, but we want to know more from you – our members – about what you’d like to see every quarter.
Tell us what you liked, what you would like to see more of, or any other suggestions about the content of this magazine and you could be in with a chance to win one of five £100 Waitrose & Partners vouchers.
Once you have completed the survey below, you’ll be entered into the prize draw.
Opening date 25 January 2024 and closing date 29 February 2024 inclusive. Terms and conditions apply
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