Healthy Lifestyle

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A healthy lifestyle isn’t just diet and exercise. Today we go over the components of leading a healthy lifestyle and how it’s important to lead a balanced life. In general, most would agree that a healthy person doesn’t smoke, is at a healthy weight, eats a balanced healthy diet, thinks positively, feels relaxed, exercises regularly, has good relationships, and benefits from a good life balance.

Maybe I should start by trying to look at a few definitions for the word – lifestyle. A definition in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language says: ‘A way of life or style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group’.

The World Health Organization (WHO), defines Health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not simply just the absence of disease. The actual definition of Healthy Living is the steps, actions and strategies one puts in place to achieve optimum health. Healthy Living is about taking responsibility for your decisions and making smart health choices for today and for the future. So healthy living would consist of :

PHYSICAL (FOR THE BODY)

• Good Nutrition, Eating Right
• Getting Physically Fit, Beneficial Exercise
• Adequate Rest
• Proper Stress Management

YOU ALSO NEED TO GIVE AND RECEIVE

• Forgiveness
• Love and Compassion
• You Need to Laugh and Experience Happiness.
• You Need Joyful Relationships With Yourself and Others.

EMOTIONAL WELLNESS (FOR THE MIND)

• Self-Supportive Attitudes
• Positive Thoughts and Viewpoints
• Positive Self-Image

SPIRITUAL WELLNESS

• Inner Calmness
• Openness to Your Creativity
• Trust in Your Inner Knowing