The Complete Guide to Physical Wellness

 

Guide to Physical Wellness and How to Achieve It

 

Introduction

Physical wellness is about doing what you can to help strengthen and care for your body. Physical wellness includes a variety of healthy behaviours including exercise, proper nutrition, healthy sleeping, sexual health and substance use. Physical wellness involves learning about disease and harm prevention, and developing healthy habits that will enable to you to live a longer, happier life.

 Physical wellness consists of recognizing the need for physical activity, healthy foods, and sleep, as well as preventing illness and injury or managing chronic health conditions.

What is Physical Wellness?

Fitness is very important for good health. Besides feeling better mentally, exercising can help protect you from heart disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure; and it can make you look younger, increase and maintain bone density, improve the quality of your life, and may keep you from getting sick.

Physical Activity and Nutrition

Being active helps maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints. Physical activity decreases the risk of some health problems such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Exercising helps reduce feelings of anxiety and depression, helps prevent and manage stress, and promotes mental well-being. Nutrients are what give us energy and allow our bodies to perform their essential functions. Every organism on our earth needs nutrients; they are necessary for life.

Sleep and Relaxation

Is sleeping a form of relaxation?

This means that while rest occurs while we are asleep, relaxation occurs while we are awake, and involves us engaging in activities that we enjoy.

When we relax, the flow of blood increases around our body giving us more energy. It helps us to have a calmer and clearer mind which aids positive thinking, concentration, memory and decision making. Relaxation slows our heart rate, reduces our blood pressure and relieves tension.

Conclusion

·       Finding time to move your body.

·       Using the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator, if you're able.

·       Learning to recognize warning signs when your body begins feeling ill.

·       Eating foods that make you feel good.

·       Maintaining a regular sleep schedule and get between 7-9 hours of sleep each night.