The Vitality Open – your guide to mastering the lingo
Joined the Vitality Open but struggling to get your head around how it works? Don’t worry – all you need is familiarity with the terms. Get better acquainted with Vitality vocab here.
Find all the terms and phrases you need to wrap your head around the Vitality Open and become a goal-hitting, rewarding-winning champ in no time:
| Term | Definition |
| Vitality Open | The Vitality Open is a challenge designed to reward people for living healthier. The Vitality Open encourages people to get active and drive well and it’s open to all South Africans 18 years and up. All you need is a smartphone to download and use the Discovery app. |
| Complete a fitness day | A fitness day is a day when you complete one of three possible fitness activities. |
| Fitness day | A fitness day is classified as:
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| Achieve a fitness goal | To achieve your fitness goal, you must complete three fitness days in a goal week. |
| Achieve a drive goal | To achieve your drive goal, you must drive 100 consecutive kilometres event-free with:
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| The goal week | The goal week runs from Saturday morning to midnight on a Friday every week. All three fitness days must be achieved within the week to achieve your goal. |
| #RewardsWednesdays | Throughout the Vitality Open, you’ll be awarded any plays you earned during any given goal week the following Wednesday. This is why at Vitality, all Wednesdays are #RewardsWednesdays! |
| The Vitality Open gameboard | The Vitality Open gameboard is a board on the Discovery app where you can use plays you have earned. Each play lets you pick a tile on the gameboard. |
| A play | A play is the opportunity to pick a tile on the gameboard and reveal: 1. Vitality reward points, 2. A diamond, or 3. An instant prize. |
| Pick a tile | The opportunity to select a tile on the gameboard to reveal the Vitality reward points hidden underneath. |
| Vitality reward points | Vitality reward points are a form of currency that you collect by earning plays on the game board. You can spend your Vitality reward points to redeem a reward right away or save them up for a higher-value reward later. |
| Rewards | A reward is an item given to acknowledge achievement of your fitness and drive goals. Rewards range from coffees, smoothies and charity donations to shopping vouchers, tech accessories and even dream holidays. |
| Redeem a reward | You redeem your reward at a Vitality rewards partner either in-store or online. Look for instructions for how to redeem it on your reward voucher. |
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