Apple Watch users in Singapore will soon be able to track their health and wellness on an app called LumiHealth, and get rewarded for it in vouchers of up to $380. Yes, staying healthy on this sunny island just got a little more fun and rewarding, thanks to a first-of-its-kind collab between Apple and the Health Promotion Board (HPB).

Singapore residents aged 17 and above who have a SingPass account will be eligible to participate in the two-year program. Here’s the catch: It’s only available to Apple Watch users, and you’ll require an iPhone with iOS 13 or later and an Apple Watch running on at least watchOS 6. The free app will be available in late October.

While Apple Watch users are already able to monitor and manage their activity levels, LumiHealth takes it a step further. It encourages healthy habits with personalised reminders, programs, activity coaching and — get this — incentives.

Users will aim to accomplish personalised health and wellness tasks (based on age, gender and weight) in an in-app game. These include hitting weekly activity goals, whether it’s by walking, HIIT sessions, yoga or other activities. An “intergalactic explorer” character will guide them as they “travel through worlds” to achieve their goals, Apple said in a press release.

But it’s as much about wellness as it is about fitness. Wellness challenges set will help improve sleep habits and mindfulness. It’s also said that it can encourage better food choices. Will it help you resist your favourite char kuay teow or mala hotpot? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Besides that, the app will also remind you to go for health screenings and immunisations — just like your mother does.

As you complete tasks and hit your goals, you earn e-vouchers worth up to $380 redeemable at stores like FairPrice and Tangs.

Just watched The Social Dilemma and still shook from the wifi-shattering revelations about privacy? Fret not. LumiHealth is “created with customer privacy and data security built into its design”, Apple stated.

Users not only have to first opt in and consent to share information with the app when they join, they can opt out at any time. Personal data is encrypted to protect privacy, and “will be stored in a highly secure system that is fully compliant with Singapore’s data privacy and security laws. No data from LumiHealth will ever be sold or shared for marketing purposes”, Apple said in a media statement.

The Apple Watch Series 6 (from $599) is available to order at the Apple Store app, or at www.apple.com/sg.

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