Heart healthy living

Keep your heart in mind with healthy lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of heart disease.

We’ve got heart friendly foods, advice on how to get active and tips to minimise stress or anxiety. Plus, find out how to get a heart health check.

Protect your heart

What you do today matters in the future. Here’s the essential guide to heart healthy living.
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Risk factors for heart disease

Many Australians are unaware of their risk of heart disease. Learn about main risk factors for heart disease and how to make simple lifestyle changes.

Here's how Medibank helps you take care of your heart

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Complimentary health checks

Members with Hospital and Extras cover# can chat to a registered nurse over the phone to help you set appropriate health goals and recommendations for tests or services based on your needs.

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parkrun

Even if you’re not a runner, we’ve got the run for you. Medibank is a proud supporter of parkrun. Walk, jog, run or volunteer every Saturday at a park near you.
 

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Heart health and extras

Members can use their extras cover for a variety of services to help with heart health including a dietitian, psychology and counselling and exercise physiologist.
 

Live Better rewards

Live Better rewards is Medibank’s health and wellbeing program inspiring, supporting and rewarding you to eat, move, and feel better, all while enjoying the things you do every day.

Medibank members with eligible hospital or extras cover could earn up to $400 worth of rewards every year from our range of partners or even get discounts on premium payments, by redeeming the points earned for tracking healthy actions. Plus, if you shop with our partners, you could earn even more points!~

Things you should know

# This health check service is being delivered by Amplar Health. Amplar Health is a business of Medibank Health Solutions Pty Limited (ABN 99 078 934 791), a member of the Medibank group of companies. Members must be +18 years and have both Hospital and Extras cover.

~ Medibank Live Better Challenges & Goals Earning Policy: The participant of a Medibank Live Better Challenge or Goal may not receive Live Better points or may have their already credited Live Better points reversed in accordance with the Medibank Live Better terms and conditions. To earn Live Better points, the participant needs to properly complete 100% of the eligible Challenge according to the instructions. The number of Live Better points available for Medibank Live Better Challenges and Goals is subject to change without prior notice. The maximum number of Live Better points that each Medibank Live Better member can earn from successfully completing health and wellbeing Challenges, Goals or any Onboarding action in a calendar year is 40,000 Live Better points. To the extent of any inconsistency between this Policy and the Medibank Live Better terms and conditions, the terms and conditions will take precedence.

* Must be a Medibank member with hospital cover, extras cover, or hospital and extras cover, be up-to-date with premium payments and have signed up to Medibank Live Better rewards to redeem this reward. Excludes Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), Ambulance only cover, ahm covers and other selected covers. Live Better rewards Management Pty Ltd, ACN 003 457 289 has entered into commercial arrangements with Medibank Live Better rewards program partners and may receive commissions. Reward will be subject to Program Partner terms and conditions.