Download Concepts of Wellness

Wellness
 The constant and deliberate effort to stay
healthy and achieve the highest potential for
well-being.
Dimensions of Wellness
 Emotional Wellness
 Social Wellness
 Mental Wellness
 Physical Wellness
 Environmental Wellness
 Occupational Wellness
 Spiritual Wellness
Emotional Wellness
 The ability to understand your own feelings,
accept your limitations and achieve emotional
stability.
Social Wellness
 The ability to relate well to others, both
within and outside the family unit.
Mental Wellness
 Intellectual Wellness – A state in which
your mind is engaged in lively interaction
with the world around you.
Environmental Wellness
 The capability to live in a clean and safe
environment that is not detrimental to
health.
Occupational Wellness
 The ability to perform one’s job skillfully and
effectively under conditions that provide
personal and team satisfaction and
adequately reward each individual.
Spiritual Wellness
 The sense that life is meaningful, that life
has purpose and that some power brings all
humanity together. The ethics, values and
morals that guide us and give meaning and
direction to life.
Physical Wellness
 Good physical fitness and confidence in one’s
personal ability to take care of health
problems.
Top 5 Leading Causes of Death for
All Age Groups
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Heart disease
Cancer
Stroke
Chronic respiratory disease
Accidents (#1 killer of children)
Corporate Wellness Programs
 Decrease Absenteeism
 Increase Productivity
 Decrease Health Insurance Costs
Practices That Enhance Wellness
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Exercise aerobically 4 - 5 x week.
Eliminate tobacco products.
Limit alcohol consumption
Limit fat, sugar and sodium in diet.
Don’t Skip Meals
Eat 9 servings of fruits and
vegetables per day.
7. Assess and manage stress.
Hypokinetic Disease
Diseases caused by insufficient
physical activity, often in
conjunction with inappropriate
dietary practices.
 Hypertension (high blood pressure)
 Heart Disease
 Chronic Low Back Pain
 Overweight/Obesity
 Type II Diabetes
Physical Fitness:
the ability to perform daily tasks
with vigor and without undue
fatigue, and with sufficient energy to
engage in leisure-time pursuits, to
meet unforeseen emergencies, and
the vitality to perform at one’s fullest
capacity.
Get Routine Screenings and Immunizations –
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bMoving from the lowest fitness category (bottom 20%
as assessed by time on a treadmill stress test) to the next 40%
category, reduces risk of death from all causes by
58%.
Moving to the top 40% or athletic category lowers
risk by 65%
lems are found early, chances for treatment and
cure are better.
If You Smoke, STOP!
 Physical activity: any bodily movement
produced by the contraction of the skeletal
muscles that increases energy expenditure
above the baseline level.
 Exercise: physical activity that is planned,
structured, and repetitive with the purpose
of developing, improving, or maintaining
physical fitness.
Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Components
Speed
Power
Agility
Balance
Reaction time
Coordination
Health Related Fitness
Components
Cardiorespiratory Endurance
Body Composition
Muscular Strength
Muscular Endurance
Flexibility
Cardiorespiratory Endurance
 Body’s ability to deliver oxygen effectively to
the working muscles to perform physical
activity.
 Most important component of health
fitness.
 Helps prevent hypokinetic disease.
Diseases caused by insufficient physical
activity, often in conjunction with
inappropriate dietary practices.
Body Composition
 Percentage of body weight composed of fat as
compared with fat-free or lean tissue.
Muscular Strength and Endurance
 Muscular strength is the ability of a muscle or a
muscle group to exert a single force against a
resistance.
 Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or
muscle group to exert force repeatedly or over a
period of time.
 Maintenance of proper posture; protect joints.
 Production of power to enhance performance.
 Use it or lose it!
Flexibility
 Maximum range of motion possible at a joint
 Can prevent muscle injuries; improve low-back pain
 Decreased flexibility can be caused by:
 Sedentary lifestyle (lack of use of muscles)
 Age
 High amounts of body fat
 Stress