Vitality Fitness Assessment
The Vitality Fitness Assessment is a quick and easy test that will tell you how fit you are. It allows you to understand your current fitness level and know which areas you need to focus on. You’ll receive an exercise plan based on your areas of need and your fitness goals.
What the Vitality Fitness Assessment involves
- Physical measurements such as weight, height, waist circumference and body fat percentage
- Fitness test
- Health and fitness report
- Exercise programme
Where to go
Visit a biokineticist in the Vitality Wellness Network
Remember to bring your Discovery membership card, identity document, exercise clothes and a fee of R165. You can claim this amount back from your Discovery Health Medical Savings Account, if you have funds available.
The 6-minute walk test makes the Vitality Fitness Assessment more accessible
To accommodate more Vitality members with the Vitality Fitness Assessment, Vitality and Virgin Life Care have developed the new 6-minute walk test as an alternative to the assessment’s step test, especially for seniors and people with a heart condition.
You'll earn Vitality points
You'll earn 7 500 Vitality points for completing a Vitality Fitness Assessment. You can earn these points twice a year for having the assessments five or more months apart.
You can earn bonus Vitality points based on your fitness level.
| Fitness level | Bonus points |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | 2 000 |
| Level 3 | 4 000 |
| Level 4 | 6 000 |
| Level 5 | 7 500 |
Your Vitality points will be automatically awarded two to four weeks after your assessment. The Vitality points you earn for a Vitality Fitness Assessment contribute towards the fitness category and you can earn a maximum of 15 000 fitness points and 15 000 bonus fitness points a year.
