Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar led a walking activity yesterday to meet the challenge of BN on the Move – 80 Billion Steps To The Final Countdown at the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) Al-‘Afiah Hall in Berakas.
Around 500 million steps were needed to reach the target of 80 billion steps for the year.
The event began with a warm-up session, followed by a 3.4-kilometre group walk around Jalan Mentiri Besar and Commonwealth Drive before heading back to the ministry building.
Also joining the event were Permanent Secretary at the MoH Haji Maswadi bin Haji Mohsin, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Management) at the MoH Dr Hajah Anie Haryani binti Haji Abdul Rahman as well as Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary (Professional) at the MoH Dr Hajah Lailawati binti Haji Jumat.
BN on the Move is a health programme to promote a feature in the BruHealth app that aims to increase physical activity among Bruneians by encouraging walking or increasing the number of steps every day. The 80 Billion Steps Together Challenge is the third of its kind under the BN on the Move initiative launched on August 20.
The latest version has new features that cover a host of physical activities as well as improvements to the user experience, such as group competitions and a point system, known as BruPoints Mall, to incentivise users to practise an active lifestyle.
The BruPoints Mall includes 24 types of gifts and 1,289 items, with the most popular gifts being health food vouchers and gym memberships. The rewards can be earned on the BruHealth app by using the accumulated points earned through exercising and walking. – James Kon
