Mod 01 - Wellness

Health

State of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing. Not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Wellness

Process of making informed choices that will lead one to a healthy lifestyle that should result in a sense of well-being.

Emotional Wellness

The ability to identify your emotions and express them in a healthy way.

Intellectual Wellness

Learning because you want to; not because you have to.

Social Wellness

Helps us develop skills to build a network of support.

Spiritual Wellness

Values, ethics, morals, and beliefs.

Occupational Wellness

Career satisfaction, but not entirely about your career.

Environmental Wellness

Reciprocal relationship we have with our environment.

Financial Wellness

Building the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions about your finances.

Physical Wellness

Focused on actions that help maintain health body systems.

Inattention blindness

Causes us to become temporarily blind to our environment (distracted driving).

Homeostasis

A self-regulating process by which a living organism can maintain internal stability while adjusting to change external conditions.

Biometrics

Physical characteristics of your body that are measured and tracked over time.

Body composition

An estimate of the amount of fat mass relative to lean body mass.

Hydrostatic weighing

Measuring the difference of body weight on land and in the water.

Bioelectric impedance (BIA)

Measuring the flow of a small electrical current through the body.

What are the components of wellness?

Emotional

Intellectual

Social

Spiritual

Physical

Occupational

Environmental

Financial

How can you add years to your life?

Regular exercise

Adequate sleep

Good breakfast

Regular meals

Weight control

Abstinence from smoking and drugs

Moderate use or abstinence from alcohol

How can you sleep better?

Treat getting enough sleep as if it is as important as taking medication

Keep a consistent wake time

Put away your phone

What are the four factors that influence personal health?

Heredity

Environment

Access to professional healthcare

Personal behavior

What is the composition of body systems?

1. Cells

2. Groups of similar cells form tissues

3. Like tissues form organs

4. Organs with a similar purpose form organ systems

5. Organ systems work together to create you

What are ways to measure body composition?

Skinfold Calipers

Hydrostatic Weighing

Bioelectric Impedance (BIA)

Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)

MRI

Air Displacement Plethysmography (ADP)