It’s almost the end of the quarter for Your Plan For Health’s incentive program. Are you satisfied with the number of points you’ve earned this quarter? We have a few tips for you to end the quarter strong!

Virgin Pulse is an all-inclusive wellness portal available to you as faculty or staff at Ohio State University. No matter what your goals may be, Virgin Pulse can be customized for you to achieve your personal wellness goals.

After logging in at https://yp4h.osu.edu/ (by clicking Log in to YP4H in red in the top right) you’ll see your dashboard. Your dashboard shows you at the top how many points you’ve earned and an overview of the levels for the quarter. On the left side, you’ll see your check list for the day.

Here are some tips that can help you to be successful in achieving Your Plan For Health’s incentive levels.

Complete Daily Cards and Healthy Habits:

Completing your cards and healthy habits is a great way to start your day strong and earning in Virgin Pulse. I start my morning every day by logging in to Virgin Pulse and checking my daily cards and completing my daily habits right after my alarm goes off. I start my day every day having earned 85 points from this quick check-in and it only takes less than 1 minute. If this is the only task you did for the quarter, just one minute per day, you’d almost be to level 3 by the end of the quarter by doing nothing else.

Mindfulness with Whil:

If you’re interested in earning more, practicing mindfulness with Whil is an excellent way to earn more points in Your Plan For Health. Whil has 3 different programs, Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness, and Yoga. The Emotional Intelligence program has 17 5-minute sessions that both educate and provide the opportunity to practice emotional intelligence skills. The Mindfulness program has 9 calming and energizing 5-minute sessions that teach the basics of mindfulness practice. The Yoga program is video-based and has 9 20-minute yoga videos offering basics to get started and the videos include modifications for both experienced and novice yoga practices. If you build a 5-minute Whil program into your daily routine, you can earn 100 points per day for practicing. I like to play Whil recordings while I’m driving in my car on my way to work. These points add up, but more importantly, I feel relaxed and mindful to start my day for work each day.

To use Whil, access through the web through Virgin Pulse. You can log in by navigating to https://yp4h.osu.edu/, click ‘log in to YP4H’ in the top right corner – the red button. After you’ve logged in, and authenticated using Duo, click on ‘programs’ at the top. Next, click ‘all programs’ and scroll to the bottom to find the 3 different Whil programs. To access Whil on mobile, follow the same steps and for easier access, download the Whil app and log in to connect it with your YP4H account.

Join Health Coaching or online Group Health Coaching:

Health Coaching and online Group Health Coaching are programs made to work with you on your personal goals for wellness and you can earn points through Your Plan For Health for doing so! I have greatly enjoyed my relationship with my Health Coach Adam Roberts and he has helped to keep me accountable through the years on my health and wellness goals. The OSU Health Coaches are a wonderful resource available to you as a service of Your Plan For Health

To learn more about health coaching, check out this recorded webinar. In this webinar we explain how health coaching works and the potential benefits and impacts you can see from joining this free and confidential program.  To get started right away with a health coach, send us an email with your contact information and dates available at: Healthcoach.OSUhealthplan@osumc.edu     

Find out more about how to earn points in Virgin Pulse by clicking here.

For technical assistance for the Virgin Pulse portal or mobile app:

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3. Or contact the Virgin Pulse help desk: osusupport@virginpulse.com, (833) 556-6287