Healthy Weight For Life: Transform your health

Maximise your overall health with personalised weight loss programs tailored to manage heart health, osteoarthritis, and type 2 diabetes.

Looking to live a healthier, longer, better life?

Managing your weight is an important first step in reducing pain symptoms, risks of chronic diseases and improving your overall health and wellbeing.
 
That’s why AIA Health has partnered with Prima Health Solutions to offer you FREE access to the Healthy Weight For Life programs to kickstart your journey to better health.
 
Depending on your needs, there are three 18-week programs on offer that can help you with heart health, osteoarthritis, and type 2 diabetes management.
From the comfort of your own home, you’ll have access to:
Check iconA portion control eating plan and meal replacement options
Check iconAn exercise plan to promote movement and assist with weight loss
Check iconA personal online tracking and resource web portal
Check iconExpert support and guidance from a specialised support team
Check iconEducational resources
Check iconCommunity support

Discover the programs

Healthy Weight for Life
Heart Health
This in-home program has been designed to help you manage a range of weight related risk factors to improve your day-to-day living and reduce your overall cardiac risk.
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Osteoarthritis Healthy Weight
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This in-home program has been designed to support knee and hip osteoarthritis management to help reduce joint pain, improve mobility, or prepare for surgery.
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Type 2 Diabetes
This in-home program has been designed to be consistent with the Australian Diabetes Society’s guiding principles and stepped care approach to diabetes management.

How do the programs work?

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Phase one (Motivate):
Primary goals are to achieve a weight loss of 5-6% and gently build up towards an average of 30 minutes of physical activity each day.
Phase two (Consolidate):
Primary goals are to achieve and maintain a weight loss of 7% from your starting weight, feel more energetic and increase planned physical activity where possible.
Phase three (Maintain):
Primary goals are to sustain a stable weight, 30 minutes or more of planned activity each day and a positive attitude for the long term.

Begin your health journey and see the benefits

Lose weight and enjoy better nutrition
Improve your metabolism, energy levels, and other health markers.
Become more active
Improve your fitness and wellbeing and support your weight loss.
Feel in control
Better understand your health and discover strategies to help achieve your goals.
Stay engaged and feel supported
Keep motivated and accountable in your health journey.

How to join

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Step 1

Check your eligibility

To be eligible for the Healthy Weight For Life (HWFL) programs in general, you must:

  • hold AIA Health Bronze Hospital cover or higher
  • have a body mass index (BMI) of 28 and over
  • be aged 18 and over
  • have not previously participated in a Healthy Weight For Life program funded by AIA Health
  • be willing to provide your progress data to the Healthy Weight For Life team through the program (including weight, waist circumference, joint symptom scores)
  • have GP or medical practitioner approval

Further eligibility criteria apply for each specific program. You can review these additional criteria in the frequently asked questions below.

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Step 2

Complete the Healthy Weight For Life assessment form

Complete the assessment form via the link below to help the HWFL team identify which program would be the most suitable for you.

Complete Assessment Form

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Step 3

Get a call to complete your enrolment

Once you’ve completed and submitted your assessment form, a HWFL team member will be in touch to discuss your situation further and help you enrol in the program that is most suited for you.

Please note, if determined necessary by the team member, you may have to obtain approval from your GP or specialist to enrol in the programs. If this is the case, you will need ask your doctor to fill out the GP Approval Form (which HWFL will provide). You can then return your completed form to Prima Health Solutions via email to hwfl@hwfl.com.au or fax to (02) 9938 5090.

For more information about enrolling in a program, please contact the Healthy Weight For Life Team on 1800 226 180 or email info@primahealth.com.au.

Frequently asked questions

Each HWFL program has specific eligibility criteria that you must meet to participate in that program.
 
For the Healthy Weight For Life Heart Health program, you must:
  • hold AIA Health Bronze Hospital cover or higher
  • have a body mass index (BMI) of 28 and over
  • be aged 18 and over
  • be treated for or have a history of at least one of the following: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, angioplasty or stent, heart attack or stroke, coronary bypass surgery, cardiac arrhythmia/angina, or obstructive sleep apnoea
  • have not previously participated in a Healthy Weight For Life program funded by AIA Health
  • be willing to provide your progress data to the Healthy Weight For Life team through the program (including weight, waist circumference, joint symptom scores)
  • have GP or medical practitioner approval
For the Osteoarthritis Healthy Weight For Life program, you must:
  • hold AIA Health Bronze Hospital cover or higher
  • have a BMI of 28 and over
  • be aged 18 and over
  • be diagnosed with knee or hip osteoarthritis and considering joint replacement surgery
  • have not previously participated in a Healthy Weight For Life program funded by AIA Health
  • be willing to provide your progress data to the Healthy Weight for Life team throughout the program (including weight, waist circumference, joint symptom scores)
  • have GP or medical practitioner approval
For the Healthy Weight for Life Type 2 Diabetes program, you must:
  • hold AIA Health Bronze Hospital cover or higher
  • have a BMI of 28 and over
  • be aged 18 and over
  • have type 2 diabetes
  • have not previously participated in a Healthy Weight For Life program funded by AIA Health
  • be willing to provide your progress data to the Healthy Weight For Life team throughout the program (including weight, waist circumference, joint symptom scores)
  • have GP or medical practitioner approval

The Healthy Weight For Life programs are run by Prima Health Solutions (Prima) on behalf of AIA Health. Prima is an Australian allied healthcare and technology company that specialises in the remote delivery of multi-disciplinary weight and lifestyle related health management products and programs.

The Healthy Weight For Life programs are fully paid for by AIA Health for eligible members.

No, it will not affect your premium or health cover in any way.

The amount of weight loss depends on several factors including starting weight, activity levels, compliance with the program, etc.
 
As a guide, from 14,000+ people who have participated in Healthy Weight For Life programs, it is expected that if the program is followed consistently, you should see at least a 5% reduction in your starting weight by the end of week 6 and be approaching an 8% reduction by the end of the program. However, success relies on consistency and perseverance and the exact amount of weight lost will vary between participants.
 
There are numerous ways of assessing the benefit of your Healthy Weight for Life program - you may be surprised to know that measuring your body weight is only one of them. Some other measurements of your progress include:
  • Decrease in waist circumference
  • Less joint or muscle pain
  • Decrease in blood pressure
  • Improved blood glucose levels
  • Improved cholesterol and triglycerides
  • Increased energy
  • Improvements in personal body image and sense of wellbeing
  • Decreased snoring

Your privacy is very important to us. Please rest assured that any personal information that you provide to Prima is used and disclosed only for the purpose of confirming your eligibility and delivering and evaluating the program.

To confirm your eligibility or learn more about the Healthy Weight For life programs, please call us on 1800 333 004 between 8am and 6pm (AEDT/AEST) Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, or send an email to health.memberservices@aia.com.au.