How do I define physical wellness?
I put it in the most simplest form - it's your overall fitness that encompasses:
Physical fitness - your cardiovascular conditioning, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition. In other words, you do exercise to achieve good health for your body
Nutrition, or a balanced diet that includes food from these major food groups: vitamins & minerals; carbohydrates (good carbohydrates); fats (unsaturated fats); protein, fiber and water
Personal care, hygiene and safety - put on clean and protective clothes; comfortable foot wear; keep your immediate surroundings clean and practise safe driving and safe sex, for instance
For a state of high physical well-being, you would need to have a strong and healthy body and would feel comfortable with your body and treat it with respect.
You would be knowledgeable about issues related to health, exercise and nutrition and use the information to make sure you eat right, exercise, get enough sleep and get medical care and check-ups as needed.
You would avoid harmful substances like cigarettes or excessive alcohol that could adversely affect your health and well-being. And you would practise safe sex or abstinence to avoid unplanned pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted diseases.
In short, you lead a responsible, healthy lifestyle that's capable of moving you towards a higher level of health or an optimal level of health.
Through balanced nutrition, regular exercise, and good sleep, you can take care of your body in a better way. With better health, you can combat and prevent diseases and other ailments more effectively.
One other important thing is that you need to attend to your medical check-ups on a regular basis and seek treatment for illness. This is a show of respect to your body and one sure way to promote optimal health.
In addition, you achieve optimal health through a regime of exercise, healthy food, good sleep and resting, in accordance to your body's needs, paying heed to the signs and symptoms of disease and seeking treatment when needed.
For a good physical wellness, go for these positive and healthy habits:
Don't smoke. If you do, quit!
Exercise regularly 3-4 times per week, for 30-60 minutes per session
Maintain a healthy body weight
Practise safe sex
If you drink, do it in moderation and in a low-risk manner. This means don't drink and drive
Relax your body, mind and spirit
Cecelia Yap is an avid exerciser and author of the popular exercise website: perfect-body-toning.com - a web site born out of her passion which she successfully turns into a profitable business
Cecelia Yap is an avid exerciser and author of the popular exercise website: perfect-body-toning.com - a web site born out of her passion which she successfully turns into a profitable business
Perhaps you have a passion or hobby you'd like to write about. Find out how you too can turn it into a profitable business like Cecelia does, here: http://www.perfect-body-toning.com/my-passion.html
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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