Health is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as, “The overall state or condition of one’s body or mind” and, “The condition of being well or free from disease”. This definition begs the question: what does it take to achieve wellness? Author Greg Anderson once elaborated upon this definition by saying, “Wellness seeks more than the absence of illness; it searches for new levels of excellence. Beyond any disease-free neutral point, wellness dedicates its efforts to our total well-being - in body, mind, and spirit.” To get to a point of complete wellness, therefore, one must achieve a state of optimum physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, and environmental health, which I intend to do by making small changes to each dimension of my health.
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However, eating nutritious foods and exercising regularly only impacts the shape, size and composition of one’s body, when, in reality, there are many other facets of physical health. One’s susceptibility to sickness, ability to recover from injury, reflexes, and even ability to perform basic, everyday tasks are all parts of physical health. Personally, I try to maintain my physical health by eating well and having good hygiene, but I don’t have enough time to exercise regularly during the school year, at least not without managing my time a bit better. In order to improve my physical health, I need to make exercising a priority over relaxing and using my phone. The World Health Organization recommends one gets at least 150 minutes of exercise every week, and doing so would help to improve my overall wellness. Because of my current lack of exercise, other dimensions of my health are affected; specifically, without the natural stress reliever that is exercise, my emotional health is kept from being at optimal
However, eating nutritious foods and exercising regularly only impacts the shape, size and composition of one’s body, when, in reality, there are many other facets of physical health. One’s susceptibility to sickness, ability to recover from injury, reflexes, and even ability to perform basic, everyday tasks are all parts of physical health. Personally, I try to maintain my physical health by eating well and having good hygiene, but I don’t have enough time to exercise regularly during the school year, at least not without managing my time a bit better. In order to improve my physical health, I need to make exercising a priority over relaxing and using my phone. The World Health Organization recommends one gets at least 150 minutes of exercise every week, and doing so would help to improve my overall wellness. Because of my current lack of exercise, other dimensions of my health are affected; specifically, without the natural stress reliever that is exercise, my emotional health is kept from being at optimal