Activity trackers & fitness apps

You earn Vitality points for daily exercise. We record your exercise by connecting the a.s.r. Vitality app to an activity tracker you have linked to a fitness app or directly to a fitness app alone. This page lists the compatible trackers & apps you can use. It explains how to pair and synchronise these to earn Vitality points.

We record exercise using steps, heart rate, cycled kilometers and sports lessons. In the overview below you can see which metrics are recorded (steps and heartrate) by which activity tracker & app tracks to earn Vitality Points. Steps are automatically counted and added up every day. To record your heart rate you will need to record a fitness event with your app or activity tracker. And to keep track of your cycled kilometers, download de a.s.r. Vitality Fietsapp.

If you click on the link to your activity tracker, you will see an explanation of how to link it to the Vitality app and how to sync it to earn Vitality Points.

If you don't have an activity tracker, you can buy a Fitbit or Apple Watch via a.s.r. Vitality and earn part of the purchase price back each month.

Fitness app	Activity tracker	Steps awarded with Vitality points	Heartbeat awarded with Vitality points	Besturingssysteem
Apple Gezondheid	Apple Watch	Yes	Yes	iOS
Fitbit	Fitbit	Yes	Yes	iOS & Android
Garmin	Garmin	Yes	Yes	iOS & Android
Google Fit	Geen	Yes	Yes	Android
Healthmate	Withings	Yes	No	iOS & Android
Polar	Polar	Yes	Yes	iOS & Android
Samsung Health	Samsung	Yes	Yes	Android
Strava	Meerdere	No	Yes	iOS & Android
Suunto	Suunto	Yes	No	iOS & Android

N.B. a.s.r. Vitality will not award points for apps and activity trackers not listed in the overview. This also applies if the app and activity tracker are linked in other combinations.

Apple Health app
This is how to pair your Apple Health app with a.s.r. Vitality.
1. In the a.s.r. Vitality app, go to 'Activity trackers', choose Apple Health and click 'Select'.
2. Record your steps with the Apple Health app on your phone. Or record your steps and heart rate activity with a paired Apple Watch.
3. Apple Health automatically syncs with the a.s.r. Vitality app. This happens every 8 hours. You have to open the app to do this. Don't want to wait? Manual synchronisation is also possible. Do you want to know how it works? Then watch this how to video.
N.B. Your activity will only be synchronised with the a.s.r. Vitality app after performing step 3.
The steps recorded by Apple Health will be synced. Heart rate activity will only be synced if you have also paired your Apple Watch with Apple Health.
Apple Watch
This is how to pair your Apple Watch app to a.s.r. Vitality.
1. Pair your Apple Watch with Apple Health
2. In the a.s.r. Vitality app, go to ‘Activity trackers’ and click 'Select’ next to Apple Health
3. Record your activity with your Apple Watch
4. To sync your activity in the a.s.r. Vitality app, go to ‘Activity trackers’ and click ‘Synchronise’
N.B. Your activity will only be synced with the a.s.r. Vitality app after performing step 4.
Fitbit
This is how to pair your Fitbit to a.s.r. Vitality.
1. Create an account on the Fitbit website or app
2. In the a.s.r. Vitality app go to ‘Activity trackers’ and click ‘Link now’ next to Fitbit
3. Log into your Fitbit account and select 'Allow' to give a.s.r. Vitality access to your Fitbit data
4. Record your activity using your Fitbit
5. Your activity will be automatically synchronised with the a.s.r. Vitality app
Connect/ Garmin
This is how to link your Garmin to a.s.r. Vitality.
1. Create an account on the Garmin website or app
2. In the a.s.r. Vitality app, go to ‘Activity trackers’ and click ‘Link now’ next to Garmin
3. Log in to your Garmin account and select 'Allow' to give a.s.r. Vitality access to your Garmin data
4. Record your activity using your Garmin device
5. Your activity will be automatically synchronised with the a.s.r. Vitality app
Google Fit
This is how to link Google Fit to a.s.r. Vitality.
1. Install the Google Fit app on your mobile device (Android 5 and later)
2. In the a.s.r. Vitality app go to 'Manage trackers and apps' choose Google Fit and click 'Connect now'.
3. Agree to the privacy terms and conditions
4. Agree to exchange data with a.s.r. Vitality
5. Google Fit automatically synchronises with the a.s.r. Vitality app. This happens every 8 hours. You need to open the app to do this. Don't want to wait? Manual synchronisation is also possible. In the app, go to 'Manage trackers & apps' and click 'Synchronise'.
N.B. Recording steps is the only way to earn points using Google Fit. There is no option to pair an activity tracker to record heart rate or steps. Steps are only recorded by your mobile phone (Android 5 and later).
Withings
This is how to link your Withings to a.s.r. Vitality.
1. Create an account on the Withings website or app
2. In the a.s.r. Vitality app, go to ‘Activity trackers’ and click ‘Link now’ next to Withings
3. Log into your Withings account and choose 'Allow' to allow a.s.r. Vitality access to your Withings data
4. Record your activity using your Withings device
5. Your activity will be automatically synchronised with the a.s.r. Vitality app
N.B. Steps are the only way to earn points using a Withings device. The Withings Health Mate app only syncs steps to a.s.r. Vitality if it is linked to a Withings activity tracker.
Polar
This is how to link your Polar to a.s.r. Vitality.
1. Create an account on the Polar website or app
2. In the a.s.r. Vitality app, go to ‘Activity trackers’ and click ‘Link now’ next to Polar
3. Log into your Polar account and select 'Allow' to allow a.s.r. Vitality access to your Polar data
4. Record your activity with Polar
5. Your activity will be automatically synchronised with the a.s.r. Vitality app
Samsung Health/Samsung
Samsung Health can only be paired with an Android phone.

This is how to connect Samsung to the a.s.r. Vitality app:
1. Create a Samsung Health account and, if applicable, pair your activity tracker with it
2. In the a.s.r. Vitality app, go to ‘Activity trackers’ and click ‘Link now’ next to Samsung Health
3. Check all permissions and click 'Done'
4. Record your activity with your phone or paired activity tracker.
5. Samsung Health automatically synchronises with the a.s.r. Vitality app. This happens every 8 hours. You need to open the app for this. Don't want to wait? Manual synchronisation is also possible. In the app, go to 'Manage trackers & apps' and click 'Synchronise'.
Note: Your steps will be synced with Samsung Health. Heart rate activity will only be synced if you have also paired an activity tracker with Samsung Health.
If you have paired an activity tracker with your Samsung Health to record heart rate activity and earn points for it, make sure you don't turn on the 'Walking' training while walking because the 'Walking' training does not pass on heart rate to the a.s.r. Vitality app. If you want to earn points for raising your heart rate while walking, turn on a different workout while walking (such as running).
Strava
This is how to connect Strava to the a.s.r. Vitality app.
1. Create a Strava account and pair your activity tracker with it
2. In the a.s.r. Vitality app, go to ‘Activity trackers’ and click ‘Link now’ next to Strava
3. Log into your Strava account and select 'Allow' to give a.s.r. Vitality access to your Strava data
4. Record your heart rate activity with your activity tracker in Strava
5. Your activity is automatically synchronised with the a.s.r. Vitality app
N.B. You can only earn Vitality points for raised heart rate activity, not for steps in Strava.
Suunto
This is how to link your Suunto to a.s.r. Vitality.
1. Create an account on the Suunto website or app
2. In the a.s.r. Vitality app, go to ‘Activity trackers’ and click ‘Link now’ next to Suunto
3. Log into your Suunto account and select 'Allow' to give a.s.r. Vitality access to your Suunto data
4. Record your activity with Suunto
5. Your activity will be automatically synchronised with the a.s.r. Vitality app
N.B. You can only earn Vitality points for steps using Suunto. The Suunto app only passes steps on to a.s.r. Vitality if it is paired with a Suunto watch.

We aim to enable synchronisation with as many activity trackers and apps as possible. The reason that some do not work yet (or not optimally) is that we are unable to check if some types of data they provide have been entered or modified manually. We are working hard to find a solution so we can add more devices to this overview.

Activity trackers & fitness apps

Apple Health app

Apple Watch

Fitbit

Connect/ Garmin

Google Fit

Withings

Polar

Samsung Health/Samsung

Strava

Suunto