With a gamified wellbeing app that rewards employees for walking, mindfulness and brain training, YuLife motivates thousands of people to take small steps to transform their lifestyle for the better every day — both at work, and at home.In addition to empowering staff to live well, YuLife also helps businesses to meet ESG goals — with currency earned from wellbeing activities being convertible into tree planting, ocean cleaning, meal donations and more.In 2023, YuLife helped hundreds of businesses and their workforces achieve better health and a stronger culture. And there’s nothing we love more than reflecting on all the hard work YuLifers have put into their wellbeing! From total steps walked to number of trees planted, here’s an overview of all the amazing things our YuLifer community achieved last year.100 billion steps In an age dominated by sedentary lifestyles, the simple act of walking has emerged as a powerful antidote to the health and wellbeing challenges faced by modern society. Beyond its physical benefits, walking is also a powerful way to foster community and bring people together.The YuLife app incentivises daily walking with three different types of step challenges: a 5-minute short stroll, a brisk 10-minute walk, or a long 30-minute walk. The aim of these challenges is to reach the step benchmarks within the time given in order to get rewarded. That’s why we’re very proud to have supported YuLifers in walking a whopping 103.5 billion steps in 2023.100 million mindful minutes Practising regular mindfulness has been linked to reduced exhaustion, increased productivity and better job satisfaction at work, which is great for both businesses and employees alike. YuLife’s partnership with Meditopia means members can access a range of free meditation challenges directly within the YuLife app, empowering employees to become mindful anywhere, anytime. As well as challenges, YuLife also rewards YuLifers for their daily mindful minutes.Well done to our YuLifers for meditating for an incredible 101 million minutes last year!20 million minutes spent playing YudokuHolistic wellbeing isn’t just about building emotional resilience or physical strength. Training your brain is just as important! That’s why we were very excited to launch Yudoku, YuLife’s version of Sudoku, as a new addition to the roster of daily challenges available to YuLifers in the app.These regular, small puzzles help to boost employees’ brain power and keep their minds healthy and sharp. And in total, YuLifers spent 21 million minutes stimulating their brains with a daily dose of Yudoku last year. Lots of rewards were redeemedCentral to how the YuLife app encourages better habits is its reward programme. This allows YuLifers to earn an in-app currency called ‘YuCoin' for their wellbeing activities, which can in turn be exchanged for a host of rewards via the in-app rewards store. Employees can trade YuCoin for daily necessities, like groceries, or well-deserved indulgences from leading global brands.YuLifers earned 2 billion YuCoin in 2023 and spent nearly 1.5 billion of it. So, what rewards were the most popular?1st place: Amazon With the ability to buy anything from clothing to electronics, groceries to books, it’s not surprising that this popular shopping platform saw the most YuCoin expenditure. More people claimed Amazon vouchers than any other reward available on the YuLife app last year. 2nd place: TescoPerhaps a reflection of the economic times, vouchers for supermarket brands have proved a very popular way for YuLifers to spend their YuCoin — with Tesco being the second most claimed reward.3rd place: M&SAnother supermarket reward coming out on top! Grocery retailer M&S was YuLifers’ third most redeemed reward in 2023.YuLifers donated to causes they care aboutAnother way YuLifers can spend their YuCoin is by donating it to social and environmental causes they feel passionate about. YuLife members can spend their YuCoin on making the world a better place by planting trees, cleaning oceans and donating meals via the YuLife app. So let’s take look at their contributions last year…160,000 trees were planted Proving that people are as motivated by the ability to give, as well as take, is the fact that YuLifers planted 160,000 trees with Earthly last year.These contributions help to support Earthly’s major Mangrove planting project in Madagascar, which has both reforestation and poverty alleviation at its heart — meaning YuLife members are making a substantial difference to both the climate and the quality of people's lives.140,000 meals were donatedYuLife is proud to work with ShareTheMeal, an organisation that tackles global hunger through the UN World Food Programme — allowing employees to exchange their YuCoin to buy meals and essential supplies for those in need.In just a few taps, YuLifers can make a positive contribution to the world. And they did by donating 140,000 meals last year.5,800 kg of plastic was removed from the ocean Big Blue Ocean Cleanup is one of the world’s leading ocean cleanup non-profits. They help keep the oceans clean, provide plastic offsetting, establish marine nature reserves and protect vulnerable marine animals.Through the YuLife app, YuLifers can redeem their YuCoin to remove plastic from the ocean, with every donation helping to drive positive change for all life on earth. In 2023, YuLifers cleaned 5,800kg of plastic from oceans across the globe. 47 million weeks of clean water were donated charity: water is a non-profit organisation that provides clean drinking water to people in developing nations. Having this charity reward in the YuLife app is just another way that YuLifers are empowered to give back — and saw members donate a whopping 47 million weeks of drinking water last year. By gamifying wellbeing and offering reward incentives for daily activities, YuLife not only motivates employees to live happier, healthier lifestyles but empowers them to turn their healthy habits into a force for good with the ability to donate to a range of great causes.If you would like to learn more about how YuLife can support a culture of wellbeing and social impact in your workplace, arrange to speak with a member of our team here.About YuLife.YuLife is working to reimagine the insurance industry by protecting lives, rewarding living and inspiring life. We’re on a mission to transform traditional insurance into a life-enhancing experience each employee will value and use daily. How does it work? Our award-winning app uses behavioural science and game mechanics to reward your people for living well while offering protection in case of crisis. And with our top-rated employee assistance programme, your team gets access to mental, financial and social support, virtual GPs, nutritionists, life coaches and more to help them live their best lives.Because we believe that your employees should benefit from their insurance from day one — and that wellbeing should be accessible every day, for everyone.Request a demo for your team today.