Week 6: AIA Vitality is #BetterByBicycle

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Most of the time that I'm on bike, I needed to be somewhere. Be it work, grocery, market, restaurant or bank, anywhere else that I have business. I mean that's the whole point of transport or utility cycling, being somewhere you needed to be. But the truth is I don't always have to be somewhere, sometimes I ride the bike without any particular destination, I just needed to work out. That might come as a surprise if you know me because I'm not really an exercisey or a fitness buff kind of person. I only work out to complete my wellness app's weekly fitness challenge. This wellness app is called AIA Vitality.


Now full disclosure here, I sideline as an insurance agent for AIA Philippines. Three years ago, at the height of the pandemic, there was a downpour of crowd funding posts in my Facebook feed. So many people are getting hospitalized and a lot of them struggled financially to keep up with the medical bills. It was a wake up call for me. I thought to myself, if I get seriously ill in the future, asking for financial help was the last thing I have to worry. So I decided to get myself a health insurance policy. I asked my sister to hook me up with an agent, and I was lucky to fall in the right insurer. Because the policy I got doesn't only assure health and death benefits, but it also came with a wellness program that encourages me to follow a healthy lifestyle. That is the AIA Vitality App. In the first year of going through the program, I loved the app so much that I decided to sign up to become an agent for AIA so I can promote and sell it to my family and friends. 

The premise of the app is simple. I go through online and in-person health assessments then I work to improve my health status through exercise, getting enough sleep, eating the right food, getting vaccinated and joining community health activities. In return I will earn points and get rewards for hitting my health goals throughout the year. What I love about this app is that the rewards are very useful for my lifestyle. I get two Ayala cinema vouchers  every week which I use to take my parents to movie theaters. When Inside Out 2 was released last June, I watched it with my nephew for free, I even gave some vouchers to my friends so they can enjoy too. I was able to send my parents on a staycation in Seda Hotels last year for a discounted rate (70% discount!), then I recently booked a flight with Philippine Airlines and got a discount of 77 USD! How about that?

  


I also earn P100.00 a week for my cycling activity. The app is synched to my Strava account so my rides are tracked. I just need to cycle for 30 minutes 5 times a week to get my cash reward. Since I started with the program, I have already earned P17,000.00. See, I just don't save from transportation or gas expenses, I also earn whenever I ride the bike. Cycling is the best! But one of the best thing I've noticed since I got into the habit of hitting my Vitality goals was getting better quality of sleep. I used to have sleeping problems in the past as a result of my lifestyle and overthinking. I also feel that my mental health improved, and I think I owed it to the increase of my cycling activity even when I don't have to go anywhere. 

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