Health insurance - do any of them give you credit for being fit? :-)

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HappyG(rrr) Feb 2018 11:39am, 22 Feb 2018 28,352 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) I'm surprised I haven't read more about this before, but do any of the private health insurers do anything to benefit fit folk (like us)? e.g. free gym membership, regular MOT (e.g. annual fitness check), regular servicing (e.g. quarterly physio even if not injured, monthly sports massage, even if not injured) etc. Or Just a significant discount if you can prove that you maintain a reasonable level of activity - not sure how they would police that? Fitbit or other step counter? Or events completed? Or self attested activity log? Surely there must be a huge benefit to them to encourage healthy living to reduce their costs? G
becca7 Feb 2018 11:51am, 22 Feb 2018 7,612 posts	0 becca7 Vitality does this but I'm not a member so I'm not sure of how much of a benefit it is.
StuH Feb 2018 11:52am, 22 Feb 2018 2,137 posts	0 StuH Vitality used to do all that years ago when I was a member. I think they still do but not to the same extent, they must have been making a loss the benefits were so generous.
Bazoaxe Feb 2018 8:54pm, 22 Feb 2018 12,559 posts	0 Bazoaxe I had a colleague who used to twirl his pedometer on his finger during meetings as it registered more steps and earned him more vitality points.