Physical wellness is prioritizing one’s general physical health, promoting a better body, functionality, efficiency, and endurance, thus gaining the ability to maintain a certain quality of life. This involves more than just losing weight it is about gaining health particularly the physical, bodily systems.
To accomplish a higher level of physical wellness, one needs to pay attention to their health habits regarding nutrition, physical activity a.k.a. exercise, hygiene, rest, and relaxation.
How to get there?
The path to achieving a higher level of physical wellness can be difficult if you let it be. Perception plays a big role in the matter.
Think of your body as a perfect organic biological machine, instead of a limited heavy burden of a drone. You may be starting from drone state, this is when discipline, patience, endurance will come in handy. However, as your body gets closer and closer to a fully healthy, strong, flexible state, the path becomes easier, friendlier, and even fun. You will connect with your systems and feel them change as they are doing so and gain a greater sense of awareness and control of your body.
This higher understanding will also give you more strength to go on. To see how far you can go with your personal path to realizing your own physical potentials. You will feel better, stronger, focused, and confident. This is the cause to a better affect.
Physical wellness is a certain kind of enlightenment. It is becoming one with your body. It is being happy as one can be, without limits, a way of life.
Some Steps for Improving Physical Wellness
*Exercise 3-6 or more times a week, 20-120 mins per session (if it gets too easy push harder)
*Get adequate and consistent sleep
*Learn to feel out your systems, pay attention to its warning signs
*Practice safety in all aspects
*Eat in variety, healthy and well, do not starve nor binge. (Breakfast is the most important meal of the day)
*try to avoid smoking cigarettes or breathing in too much second-hand smoke, control your vices!
Physical Wellness Assessment
Physical wellness can be split into three categories, activities that focus on endurance, flexibility, and strength. Read each statement carefully and respond honestly by using the following point system:
Almost always = 2 points Sometimes/occasionally = 1 point Very seldom = 0 points
_____ 1. I do aerobics or cardio (intensity level mid-high, continuous) for 20 to 30 minutes at least three times per week.
_____ 2. I eat vegetables, fruits, and healthy grains daily.
_____ 3. I do not smoke or chew tobacco.
_____ 4. I buckle up when in moving vehicles.
_____ 5. I try to not eat fatty, high-cholesterol, and greasy products.
_____ 6. I do not drink more than one alcoholic beverage per day.
_____ 7. I get enough sleep
_____ 8. I can handle a lot of stress.
_____ 9. I get medical, physical, dental, health checkups regularly
_____ 10. I maintain a healthy and consistent weight
_______ Total Physical Wellness Points
Score: 15 to 20 Points – Excellent strength
Score: 9 to 14 Points - Room for improvement. Look again at the items in which you scored lowest. What changes can you make to improve your score?
Score: 0 to 8 Points – Needs a lot of work. Look again at these and challenge yourself to begin making small steps toward growth here. Remember: The idea is to attain a highly balanced wellness score.
