Wellness activity Life insurance programs are giving users points for tracking their daily jogs or for their meditation practice, which they can then use for rewards toward purchases on Amazon and other sites. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Apple Watches and Fitbits are increasingly part of everyday life. People track daily steps, log health information, even use the devices to compete against friends and family. Now life insurers want in on that.

John Hancock, a unit of Manulife Financial Corp., recently expanded an optional program to d for healthy habits. Participants can earn points for tracking their daily jogs or for their meditation practice, and then use those points for rewards toward purchases on Amazon and other sites. Sometimes they can even save money on premiums.

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