In April, my wife and I decided to join the Virgin Healthmiles program offered through our health insurance company, Humana. It is a pretty good deal. We pay them $4.50 a month and they send us an electronic pedometer. We wear it each day and it records our steps. At night, we hook it up to the computer and it sends the data to the company. (The company....doesn't that sound ominous?)
You have to walk at least 7,000 steps a day to get points. After so many points, they pay you. Yes...you heard me right. They actually GIVE YOU MONEY TO EXERCISE! So far, I have earned $100. I can earn up to $300 in a year just for walking.
Sounds great...doesn't it? They give me money for doing something I should be doing anyway. In return, they save money because if I am exercising then I am living a healthier lifestyle and will probably not use my health insurance for major problems. A win-win....right?
Well...I just discovered that you can shake the pedometer and get "steps." Not saying that I'm doing that or anything...cough, cough. But what if I'm feeling lazy one day...or even one whole week. It sort of defeats the purpose if I'm just shaking this little gizmo all day long. But then again....that could be counted as some sort of exercise. Couldn't it?
Time will tell.
In other news, with the combination of walking to get Virgin Healthmiles points and my HMR diet, I have lost over 30 pounds since May! Hooray!
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