Garmin® announces integration with UnitedHealthcare Motion wellness program, enabling eligible plan participants to earn mor...
November 17 2017 - 8:00AM
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Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:
GRMN), today announced the inclusion of the vívosmart® 3 activity
tracker1 as a buy-up option into the recently expanded
UnitedHealthcare Motion™ wellness program, powered by Qualcomm
Life, Inc.
Offered to employers by UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH) company, UnitedHealthcare Motion is an
employer-sponsored, wearable device wellness program that enables
people using activity trackers, including the Garmin vívosmart 3,
to monitor progress toward daily walking goals. Featuring an
ultra-slim design, a hidden display, and helpful fitness and
wellness monitoring tools, the vívosmart 3 has been helping users
achieve their activity goals since its announcement in April
2017.
UnitedHealthcare Motion Program enhanced by vívosmart
3
UnitedHealthcare Motion uses a set of activity goals called
F.I.T., which stands
for frequency, intensity and tenacity. The
vívosmart 3 enables UnitedHealthcare Motion program participants to
earn up to $4 per day by achieving one or more of the following
F.I.T. goals:
- Frequency: Complete 500 steps in 7
minutes an hour apart, at least six times per day;
- Intensity: Complete 3,000 steps in 30
minutes, at least once per day; and
- Tenacity: Complete at least 10,000
steps per day.
“Garmin is excited to participate in an innovative program that
seeks to improve health outcomes and reduce costs for employers and
individuals,” said Cliff Pemble, Garmin president and CEO. “The
customized F.I.T. interface is a further example of Garmin’s
engineering commitment to providing flexible, frictionless
experiences for its users.”
Program participants who wear vívosmart 3 will benefit from
high-end fitness monitoring tools like estimated VO2 max and
fitness age, all-day stress tracking, and a battery life2 up to 5
days. With a water-rating of 5ATM, the vívosmart 3 is swim and
shower safe3. Thanks to Garmin Elevate™ wrist-based heart rate
technology, the vívosmart 3 provides 24/7 heart rate monitoring and
automatically tracks activity, sleep and more.
Earn financial incentives with vívosmart 3
The UnitedHealthcare Motion program rewards participating
eligible employees and dependents for meeting daily walking goals.
The recently announced program expansion will enable
UnitedHealthcare Motion program participants using a vívosmart 3 to
earn more than $1,000 in Health Savings Account (HSA) or Health
Reimbursement Account (HRA) credits per year. To date, program
participants have collectively walked more than 96 billion steps
and earned more than $15 million in financial incentives.
Studies show walking can be an effective way to help improve
health outcomes and reduce health care costs. A recent study showed
that people who walk less than 2,000 steps per day may have annual
medical costs of over $10,000; conversely, those who walk 8,000 or
more steps per day may decrease those costs to as low as
$3,0004.
“UnitedHealthcare is collaborating with Garmin to enable
UnitedHealthcare Motion participants using leading activity
trackers to achieve their fitness goals,” said Sam Ho, M.D., chief
medical officer of UnitedHealthcare. “Adding Garmin to
UnitedHealthcare Motion provides consumers flexibility and choice,
which can be important qualities in successful wellness
programs.”
The ever-expanding Garmin fitness segment develops technologies
to enhance and promote healthy and active lifestyles. Whether users
are runners, cyclists, swimmers, multi-sport athletes, or simply
looking to stay active throughout the day, there is a Garmin
product that can help them reach their health and fitness
goals.
For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and
wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who
live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary business
units, including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor
recreation. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom
at garmin.com/newsroom, contact the Media Relations department at
913-397-8200, or follow us at facebook.com/garmin,
twitter.com/garmin, or youtube.com/garmin.
1 See Garmin.com/ataccuracy2 Under typical use; battery life may
vary depending on selected performance mode and usage3 See
Garmin.com/waterrating4 Savvy Sherpa. Dishman, R. et al. 2013.
Physical Activity Epidemiology. Champaign, IL: Human
Kinetics.
About Garmin
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd.
(Nasdaq: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its
principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and
the United Kingdom. Garmin and vívosmart are registered trademarks
and Elevate is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and
service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All
rights reserved.
Notice on Forward-Looking Statements:
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding
Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on
management’s current expectations. The forward-looking events and
circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual
results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown
risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not
limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed by Garmin with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number
0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at
http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No
forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and
Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
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