{"id":16905,"date":"2017-11-17T07:45:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T12:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=16905"},"modified":"2023-12-29T10:22:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:22:36","slug":"samsung-can-help-members-get-f-t-unitedhealthcare-national-wellness-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-gear-wearable-unitedhealthcare-national-wellness-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Can Help Members Get F.I.T. through UnitedHealthcare National Wellness Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"press-release-open\"><strong>Ridgefield Park, NJ \u2013 November 17, 2017 \u2013<\/strong> <\/span><strong>Samsung Electronics America, Inc.<\/strong> today announced its collaboration with <strong>UnitedHealthcare<\/strong> and <strong>Qualcomm Life<\/strong>, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., to offer <a href=\"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-wearables-gear-sport-gear-fit2-pro-gear-iconx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro and Samsung Gear Sport<\/a><sup>1<\/sup> in the UnitedHealthcare Motion\u2122 wellness program. UnitedHealthcare members can choose Gear Fit2 Pro or Gear Sport, along with a pair of Level Active Wireless headphones, to stay on top of their personal fitness and wellness goals and even earn more than $1,000 per year by meeting certain daily walking goals. The wearables feature a Samsung-developed custom app called F.I.T.<sup>2<\/sup>, which tracks frequency, intensity and tenacity of walking goals, as defined by UnitedHealthcare.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16905 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-gear-wearable-unitedhealthcare-national-wellness-program\/gear-sport-black-left-side-profile\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/14143054\/Gear-Sport-Black-Left-Side-Profile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/14143054\/Gear-Sport-Black-Left-Side-Profile.jpg 523w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/14143054\/Gear-Sport-Black-Left-Side-Profile-493x600.jpg 493w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16988'>\n\t\t\t\tSamsung Gear Sport\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-gear-wearable-unitedhealthcare-national-wellness-program\/black-outside-gear-fit-2-pro\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/14143101\/Black-Outside-Gear-Fit-2-Pro-855x950.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/14143101\/Black-Outside-Gear-Fit-2-Pro-855x950.jpg 855w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/14143101\/Black-Outside-Gear-Fit-2-Pro-540x600.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16987'>\n\t\t\t\tSamsung Gear Fit2 Pro\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-gear-wearable-unitedhealthcare-national-wellness-program\/eo-bg930cbegus__5-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/14143109\/EO-BG930CBEGUS__5-950x633.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Samsung Level Active Wireless headphones\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/14143109\/EO-BG930CBEGUS__5-950x633.png 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/14143109\/EO-BG930CBEGUS__5-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16986'>\n\t\t\t\tSamsung Level Active Wireless headphones\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cThe UnitedHealthcare Motion wellness program encourages and incentivizes members to stay active, which may lead to better health outcomes,\u201d <strong>said Dr. David Rhew, chief medical officer and head of healthcare and fitness, Samsung Electronics America.<\/strong> \u201cSamsung Gear Fit2 Pro and Gear Sport are excellent choices for members participating in this program. They are stylish and intelligent wearable devices that offer a broad range of tracking and measurement capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gear Fit2 Pro and Gear Sport are the latest additions to Samsung\u2019s portfolio of wearable devices, and bring the following capabilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Holistic Health and Fitness Tracking: <\/strong>Gear provides automatic activity detection for walking, running, cycling and a range of other dynamic activities. The F.I.T. app provides additional evidence-based guides and measurement of frequency, intensity and tenacity of daily walking performance. Gear also offers tools to track nutrition,\u00a0sleep and fitness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water Resistance and Swim Tracking:<\/strong>\u00a0Devices are 5 ATM<sup>3<\/sup> certified for water resistance and include Speedo\u2019s latest swimming training app, Speedo On, to track swim lap count, lap time, stroke type and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improved Heart Rate Monitoring:<\/strong>\u00a0 Devices provide an option for continuous heart activity monitoring, giving a more accurate reading\u2014whether at rest or on the go.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cUnitedHealthcare is committed to leveraging the latest technologies and digital resources to help all Americans achieve their health goals, which is why we pursued this collaboration with Samsung,\u201d <strong>said Sam Ho, M.D., chief medical officer of UnitedHealthcare.<\/strong> \u201cConsumers have told us they want wellness programs that provide flexibility and choice, so making available wearable devices from Samsung is an important step to meeting those goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro and Samsung Gear Sport, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/business\/products\/mobile\/wearables\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/business\/products\/mobile\/wearables<\/a><em><sup>4<\/sup><\/em>. For more information about UnitedHealthcare Motion, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedhealthcaremotion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/unitedhealthcaremotion.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ridgefield Park, NJ \u2013 November 17, 2017 \u2013 Samsung Electronics America, Inc. today announced its collaboration with UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm Life, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., to offer Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro and Samsung Gear Sport1 in the UnitedHealthcare Motion\u2122 wellness program. UnitedHealthcare members can choose Gear Fit2 Pro or Gear Sport, along [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":16990,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29729,29733,29718],"tags":[722,823,7068,234,15941,434],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-16905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-enterprise","category-product-enterprise-healthcare","category-product","tag-david-rhew","tag-gear-fit2","tag-gear-sport","tag-health-and-wellness","tag-qualcomm","tag-wearable"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/14143053\/Combo_Lifestyle_Group_Running_2P_RGB-e1510871513222.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/14143053\/Combo_Lifestyle_Group_Running_2P_RGB-e1510871513222.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":29729,"name":"Enterprise","slug":"product-enterprise","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29729,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29718,"count":388,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-enterprise\/","term_path":"product\/product-enterprise"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16905"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=16905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}