Health, Life Expectancy, and Lifestyle Risk Factorscn Chapter 1

Health

The overall condition of the body

Wellness

Optimal health and vitality

Physical Wellness

Overall condition, fitness level, ability to care for your self

Emotional Wellness

Ability to understand and deal with feelings, self acceptance, and self esteem

Intellectual wellness

Continually challenging your mind

Interpersonal wellness

Social Connectedness ability to establish and maintain satisfying relationships

Spiritual wellness

Having set guiding beliefs that give purpose and meaning to your life

Cultural wellness

Ability to interact with people who are different from you ( different age, sex, ethnicity, etc.)

Environmental wellness

Effort toward making the environment cleaner and safer

Financial wellness

Ability to live within your means and manage money

Occupational wellness

The level of satisfaction and joy gained from work

Life expectancy

the # of years and person is expected to live

Behaviors that contribute to Wellness

Regular physical activity, healthy diet, healthy body weight

SMART

Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely

Health

The overall condition of the body

Wellness

Optimal health and vitality

Physical Wellness

Overall condition, fitness level, and ability to care for yourself

Emotional Wellness

Ability to understand and deal with feelings, self-acceptance, and self-esteem

Intellectual Wellness

Continually challenging your mind

Interpersonal Wellness

Social connectedness and the ability to establish and maintain satisfying relationships

Spiritual Wellness

Having set guiding beliefs that give purpose and meaning to your life

Cultural Wellness

Ability to interact with people who are different from you (different age, sex, ethnicity, etc.)

Environmental Wellness

Effort toward making the environment cleaner and safer

Financial Wellness

Ability to live within your means and manage money

Occupational Wellness

The level of satisfaction and joy gained from work

Life Expectancy

The average number of years a person is expected to live

Behaviors that Contribute to Wellness

Regular physical activity, healthy diet, healthy body weight, stress management, and avoiding tobacco and excessive alcohol

SMART Goals

Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely

Primary cause of death shift (1900 vs. modern era)

deaths were dominated by infectious diseases, whereas modern deaths are primarily driven by chronic lifestyle-related diseases like heart disease and cancer

Average US life expectancy in 1900

$$47\text{ years old}$$

Average US life expectancy in 2015

$$78.8\text{ years old}$$

Top two actual lifestyle behaviors causing death in the US

Tobacco use, followed closely by poor diet and physical inactivity

Percentage of US adults meeting federal physical activity guidelines

Approximately $20\%$ to $27\%$ of adults

Recommended techniques for effective stress management

Meditation, guided meditation, and structured problem-solving strategies