Connect a health app or wearable
Connect the health app that’s already on your phone – Apple Health or Google Fit – or a wearable device like an Apple Watch, Fitbit or Garmin. Once connected, your tracked activities will be automatically synced and you will start earning points when you complete the Weekly Goal or select Challenges.
Let's get you connected
Earn 100 Live Better points when you connect.
Connecting a health app or wearable makes it easier for you to earn points, without having to do a thing! Plus, you'll earn 100 points for connecting a health app or wearable for the first time.
The Weekly Goal (where you can earn 200 points each week) and some Challenges require you to have a health app or wearable connected to be able to earn points.
How to connect
Connecting a health app or wearable is simple. Follow the below steps to get yourself set up.
Step 1
Open the My Medibank app and click on the Live Better icon.
Step 2
Navigate to the ‘Manage app/devices’ section.
Step 3
Click 'connect' next to the health apps and/or wearables you'd like to sync.
Health apps and wearables you can connect
Connect one or more of the below health apps or wearables to ensure your activities are automatically synced to your Live Better rewards account.
If you don't own a wearable, you can connect a health app that already comes on your phone that tracks your steps by default along with other activities. You can also earn points by purchasing a wearable with one of our Live Better rewards partners.
Click 'Learn more' below to read how you can make the most out of each health app and wearable, including instructions on how to use the product, to ensure all your activities and actions are synced correctly.
You can also check out the Live Better rewards how-to guides that explain how you can track various activities across different health apps and wearables.
How your data is used
Data from your connected health app or wearable is only used to track progress on the Weekly Goal and some Challenges. By law, the information collected by Live Better rewards will never affect your private health insurance premiums. Click here for more information.
Keeping your personal information safe is important to us. Read more about Medibank Data Protect here.
Ways to earn with Live Better rewards
The Weekly Goal
Step, exercise, stretch or meditate and you could earn 200 points every week. Complete 7 activities during the week, with a cap of 2 activities per day.^
Challenges
There’s a variety of activities to choose from to help you eat, move and feel better and range from 750 – 1,000 Live Better points.^
Visit an MCA dentist
Earn 1,000 Live Better points when you claim back on your dental check-ups up to twice a year at an MCA dentist.~
Members' Choice Advantage
Earn 500 Live Better points once per year for your first consult with an eligible Members' Choice Advantage provider.#
Visit our optical provider – Specsavers
Earn 5 points for every dollar that you spend on prescription optical items at Specsavers.+
Shop with partners
Earn points when you shop with our partners including THE ICONIC, Brooks, HelloFresh and more, with new partners being added regularly.
Things you should know
* Must be 18 years or over to register for Medibank Live Better. Must be a Medibank member with hospital cover, extras cover, or hospital and extras cover, be up-to-date with premium payments and have signed up to Medibank Live Better with the My Medibank app to redeem rewards. Excludes Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), Ambulance only cover, ahm covers and other selected covers. Additional terms and conditions may apply to the redemption of a reward depending on the type of reward chosen. See full Medibank Live Better terms.
+ Aus. residents 18+ who are Medibank members with hospital cover, extras cover, or hospital and extras cover and have registered for Live Better rewards in the My Medibank app with their My Medibank details. Further eligibility criteria apply, see full T&Cs for details. Limit 1 entry per person per week. Max 4 entry/person. Max 1 gift per person. Ends 28/05/23 11:59pm AEDT. T&Cs apply, see https://www.plexus.co/terms/live-better-weekly-goal-competition
^Medibank Live Better Challenges and Goals Earning Policy: The participant of a Medibank Live Better Goal may not receive Live Better points or may have their already credited Live Better points reversed in accordance with the Medibank Live Better terms and conditions. To earn Live Better points, the participant needs to properly complete the target number of activities per week of the eligible Goal according to the Goal instructions. The target number of activities may be subject to change, please refer to the Weekly Goal instructions in the My Medibank app. The number of Live Better points available for Medibank Live Better Challenges and Goals is subject to change without prior notice. The maximum number of Live Better points that each Medibank Live Better Member can earn from successfully completing Health and Wellbeing Challenges or Medibank Goals in a calendar year is 40,000 Live Better points. To the extent of any inconsistency between this Policy and the Medibank Live Better terms and conditions, the terms and conditions will take precedence.
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