Vitality rewards you even more for healthier living
Vitality makes choosing to lead a healthy lifestyle even more rewarding in South Africa.
The Science behind Vitality
Vitality is Discovery's science-based behaviour‑change programme that rewards members for living healthier lives. Vitality combines insights from behavioural economics and clinical science to encourage sustainable lifestyle changes. By rewarding healthier behaviours, Vitality helps members reduce health risks and improve long‑term outcomes.
Over 29 years of research shows that members who actively engage with Vitality live longer, healthier and more rewarding lives.
Vitality focuses on helping members manage controllable lifestyle behaviours that have the biggest impact on long‑term health.
Every healthy step contributes to your progress and your rewards.
Live longer with Vitality in South Africa
Vitality members who engage actively with the programme live significantly longer. It rewards members for healthier behaviour which lowers health risks and increases life expectancy.
Members with Gold and Diamond Vitality statuses at age 40 can expect to live up to 22 years longer than the insured South African population: a finding backed by nearly three decades of proprietary research
Physical Activity
Nutrition
Vitality Health Check Assessments
Sleep
Every healthy step contributes to your progress - and your rewards.
A longer, healthier, more rewarding life with Vitality
Backed by over 29 years of research, Vitality rewards healthier behaviour that lowers health risks and Increases life expectancy. Gold and Diamond members at age 40 can expect to live up to 22 years longer than the insured South African population.
How Vitality Works
Know your health
Health checks and screenings create a baseline
Improve your health
Earn points by getting active, eating well and living healthier
Earn points and status
Your actions build your Vitality status, from Blue to Diamond
Get rewarded
Earn points and get rewarded in multiple ways
At the start of every year, your Vitality points reset to zero but you still keep the rewards and status level that you earned the previous year. This is to help encourage you to keep healthy every year.
How to earn Vitality points
You can earn Vitality points every time you take a step to know or improve your health.
All these points add towards your Vitality Health status
KNOW YOUR HEALTH
Earn up to 28 000 Vitality points
By completing all your Health checks and assessments.
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GET ACTIVE
Earn up to 35 000 Vitality points
A year for exercising in a way that suits you. Plus, earn weekly rewards for achieving your exercise goals on Vitality Active Rewards.
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EAT WELL
Earn up to 12 000 Vitality points
Per year for buying HealthyFood at Checkers and Woolworths.
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Vitality rewards for healthier living
Unlock a range of health, lifestyle and leisure rewards, with greater value at higher status levels.
Get a discount of up to 75% every month on a local club membership at Virgin Active or Planet Fitness when you visit at least 36 times in a rolling 12‑month period.
Get up to 25% back in Ðiscovery Miles on HealthyFood items at Checkers and Woolworths, in‑store or delivered to your door.
Enjoy up to 25% back on personal care items at Clicks or Dis‑Chem with HealthyCare.
Save up to 50% on fitness devices and Nike performance footwear and apparel.
Enjoy up to 25% off your next holiday with the Vitality Travel Platform.
Get half-price movies at Ster-Kinekor.
Vitality Plans
Can't wait to get started?
Choose the Vitality plan that works for you.
Rewards are based on your engagement in your respective[or selected] Vitality programme/s and subject to limits, terms and conditions.
Vitality Active
Save 75% on a gym membership at Virgin Active
Half-price movies at Ster-Kinekor.
Enjoy 25% back on HealthyFood with Checkers and Woolworths.
Earn weekly rewards from coffees and smoothies to shopping and entertainment rewards for reaching your exercise goals with Vitality Active Rewards.
R159
Single member per month
Every additional adult member on the policy
R159
Vitality Premium
75% saving at Virgin Active or Planet Fitness.
25% back on HealthyFood items at Checkers and Woolworths.
25% back on personal care items at Clicks or Dis-Chem.
50% saving on fitness devices and Nike performance gear and apparel.
25% off your next holiday with the Vitality Travel Platform.
Half-price movies at Ster-Kinekor.
R429
Single member per month after 3 months
Every additional member on the policy
R85 per dependant
Charged for the first two dependants on your membership
Get 3 months free
