Earning and Using Bonuses

Bonus Points

During the Challenge, you will have opportunities to earn bonus tokens in the NUTRITION, EXERCISE, and SLEEP categories. There are no HYDRATION or MOBILITY bonus tokens, but there is a FREE DAY token available that covers all the habits for one day.

Using your bonus points is equivalent to having earned those points as usual. There is no penalty, notation, or judgment attached to using your bonus points. They aren't easy to earn, so they count just the same.

Indulgence Bonus

Lose 2 or fewer nutrition points over any 4 consecutive days to earn 1 "Indulgence Bonus." That means you will need to earn 18 out of 20 nutrition points in four consecutive days to earn the indulgence bonus. Each indulgence bonus is equivalent to 1 food point and will be automatically applied to your nutrition score the next time you enter fewer than 5 points for nutrition in your daily score.

Indulgence Token Use

When you enter fewer than 5 points for Nutrition, your previously-earned Indulgence bonus(es) is/are added to your nutrition score, up to 5. If you have fewer than or equal to as many Indulgence bonuses as you need to make a full score of 5, all will be used.

If you have more than you need, only the bonuses you need to make a score of 5 will be used. Enter your actual score for the day, and the site will make the transfer from your bonus account to your submitted score.

Bonuses cannot be saved. Any you have will automatically be applied to your score when you enter fewer than 5 nutrition points. If you wish to save them for another day, simply avoid losing any nutrition points until that day arrives.

Indulgence bonuses will not be applied to past scores. You must earn them before you can use them. Once the scoring window has closed for a particular day, it cannot be re-opened or adjusted. You do have up to 29 hours to edit your score, though, so be sure to make use of it if needed.

Use of Indulgence Bonuses will be the equivalent of earning those nutrition points. That means their use will count as nutrition points earned in the count towards the next earned Indulgence Bonus.

Indulgence Bonuses cannot be used for categories besides Nutrition.

Rest-Day Bonus

Earning full points for exercise for 10 consecutive days will earn you a “Rest-Day Bonus,” worth 1 exercise day (5 exercise points). This token will be applied to your exercise score when you next enter a “no” in the Exercise category

Rest-Day Bonus Use

When you enter a "no" or zero for Exercise, the game will automatically apply your previously-earned Rest Day bonus to your Exercise score, giving you the 5 points you would have been given by selecting "yes." Each Rest Day bonus is worth the full 5 points.

Enter your actual Exercise response and the site will make the transfer from your bonus account to your submitted score. The bonuses cannot be saved. They will automatically be applied to your score when you mark a zero or no for exercise.

Rest Day bonuses will not be applied to past scores. You must earn them before you can use them. Once the scoring window has closed for a particular day, it cannot be re-opened or adjusted. You do have up to 29 hours to edit your score, though, so be sure to make use of it if needed.

Use of a Rest-Day Bonus will be equivalent to earning exercise points. That means their use will count as exercise points earned in the count towards the next earned Rest Day bonus.

Rest-Day Bonuses cannot be used for categories besides Exercise.

Night Owl Bonus

Earn one bonus by getting your full night's sleep for 6 consecutive days. This bonus will be applied to your sleep score when you enter a "no" or zero for Sleep in your daily score. Night Owl bonuses cannot be applied retroactively.

Night Owl Bonus Use

When you enter a "no" or zero for Sleep, the game will automatically apply your earned Night Owl bonus to your sleep score, giving you the 5 points you would earn for selecting "yes." Each Night Owl bonus is worth 5 full points.

Enter your actual Sleep response and the site will make the transfer from your bonus account to your submitted score. The bonuses cannot be saved. They will automatically be applied to your score when you respond "no" to the Sleep question

 Night Owl bonuses will not be applied to past scores. You must earn them before you can use them. Once the scoring window has closed for a particular day, it cannot be re-opened or adjusted. You do have up to 29 hours to edit your score, though, so be sure to make use of it if needed.

Use of a Night Owl Bonus will be equivalent to earning sleep points. Its use will count as sleep points earned in the count towards the next earned Night Owl bonus. Night Owl bonuses cannot be used for categories besides Sleep. 

Free Day Bonus

Lose 5 or fewer total points over any 21 consecutive days, and you'll earn a "Free Day" token. That means you will need to earn at least 730 out of 735 possible points in a 21-day period to earn the Free Day Bonus. A free day bonus is a pass for a perfect score for any day after you have earned it.

Earning and using indulgence and rest day bonuses during that 21-day period will not negatively affect your ability to earn a Free Day bonus. In other words, when you use a bonus to make up for missed points, the game will count those as equal to points you would have earned without them.

Free Day Bonus Use

The Free Day bonus is the only elective bonus in the Whole Life Challenge. After earning a free day, you will see the bonus on your daily record entry form. When you want to apply a Free Day bonus to your score, simply click on the token icon and you will be prompted with a final confirmation. Select "yes" and you will be given a perfect score for the day, reflection included. Please do not enter any score or reflection, those will be entered for you.