Move more to win prizes!
Are you looking for a new challenge after a well-earned summer break, or looking to increase your activity, but lacking motivation?
Buckinghamshire Council is encouraging all its residents to be active and start making positive lifestyle changes that can improve your health. 1 in 5 adults in Buckinghamshire is currently inactive - spending less than 30 minutes a week being active. A lack of physical activity can lead to serious health concerns, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, and can have a long-lasting impact on mental and physical wellbeing.
Residents in Buckinghamshire can get rewards when they choose to be active. BetterPoints Bucks launched earlier this year to motivate and incentivise local residents when they walk, wheel, cycle, run or visit a leisure centre. The easy-to-use app rewards its users for making healthy choices that boost their wellbeing and encourages good behaviours. With the free to download BetterPoints app, residents can not only earn points while being active and making simple changes in their day-to-day life, but also be entered into prize draws. These points can be redeemed and spent at local shops or donated to local charities and foodbanks. Extra points are on offer for those residents who wish to lose weight or give up smoking when they access support via Be Healthy Bucks.
Buckinghamshire Council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, Angela Macpherson, said:
“Making small lifestyle changes can bring big health benefits to all of us, but sustaining the changes can be difficult and require motivation. With the free BetterPoints app, we are hoping to motivate our residents and ourselves to move more during the day and make little changes that make a big difference – it can be as simple as doing the school run by foot or taking a longer route when walking the dog. Small changes can lead to better health and even better rewards.
“We are proud to work with BetterPoints and be able to offer the app to our residents. Getting active can prevent illnesses before they even develop, which is better for us in the long run and also helps our NHS and local GP surgeries.
“We want to support our residents in Buckinghamshire to make and sustain healthy lifestyle choices, which is why I am encouraging anyone keen to improve their health, or anyone looking for a way to earn discounts, to download the BetterPoints app to get started.
“There are only three simple steps to cash in on your rewards – download the app, get active to collect some points right away and then you’re ready to spend your vouchers!”
Download the app on our website at: www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/better-points-bucks
