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Healthy Lifestyles
by Timothy Charon
Six Dimentions of Wellness
- Physical Health
- Mental Health
- Social Health
- Spiritual Health
- Environmental Health
- Emotional Health
Wellness is the state of well-being that’s directed toward achieving and maximizing your individual potential. This is a lifelong process of moving toward improving your physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental well-being. The six dimensions establish critical components of wellness, along with ways to analyze your personal level of wellness.
Physical Health
Getting regular exercise
Maintaining good nutrition
Avoiding risky behaviors
Exercise
Upper Body
Lower Body
Diet
Mental Health
Continually learning and gaining new knowledge
Pursuing opportunities that offer different experiences
Setting and achieving your goals
Social Health
Surrounding yourself with positive people
Expanding your social network
Respecting others values and beliefs while staying true to your own
Spiritual Health
Finding purpose and meaning in your life
Defining values and beliefs
Feeding your soul
Environmental Health
Appreciating what’s around you
Having a place to go to relax and clear your mind
Doing your part to protect your surroundings
Emotional Health
Believing in yourself
Having the ability to cope and adjust to challenges in a healthy way
Enjoying life and staying optimistic
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