What better incentive could you have to lose weight than to get paid for it? Welcome to the world of Healthy Wage, a program that uses incentives to not just lose weight but to live a happier, healthier life.
With Healthy Wage you also get social support, information resources, expert support, and technology that will help you set goals and track them. There are five health challenges that you can choose from. Here’s a summary of what they are:
The BMI Challenge provides $100 from corporate sponsors to obese Americans who lose weight.
The SuperSizer challenge gives you the opportunity to bet on your weight loss ($150 or $300). You are then rewarded for losing the weight ($450 or $1,000).
The Biggest Loser Matchup challenge invites teams of five to compete for the greatest percentage weight loss from May 15 to August 15. It’s the first national weight loss competition with cash prices up to $1,000.
The Top Motivator challenge rewards people for helping friends to lose weight. Every month those who help someone lose the most weight will receive $1 per pound lost.
You also have the Weekly Weigh-in where users can check in once-a-week, report their weight, share tips using an online support community, and earn rewards from sponsors.
This program was designed after research showed that weight loss was more effective when there were small cash rewards available, when people’s money was at risk, and when there was support from family and other social networks.
There is so much more to share about this program. In my next blog, I will talk more in-depth about the Biggest Loser Matchup which was inspired by NBC’s hit show “The Biggest Loser.” Next week I will be interviewing two past contestants who are part of the Biggest Loser Matchup, Peter Thomas from season 2 and Neil Tejwani from season 4. So look forward to my blogs which will share what I learned from these exciting interviews.
Check out Healthy Wage and see how you can get paid to lose weight and get healthy.
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