Journal What is health??? What 5 words come to mind when you hear the word health.

Health -The combination of , , and well-being. Every single choice you make in your daily life affects your . What examples can you think of?? -playing -eating -brushing teeth -doing

The Health Triangle PHYSICAL SOCIAL MENTAL/EMOTIONAL

Physical side: Taking care of your body -eating healthy -being active -avoiding -getting enough -regular and dentist checkups

Social Side: Social health involves: Getting with other people Being a family and receiving support Making and friends

Mental/Emotional Side: Mental/Emotional health involves: and accepting for who you are Finding to problems Expressing in a healthy way Finding positive ways to manage .

Each of your health triangle is important to good health. If one side of the triangle is small, it may decrease the size of the other sides. For example: A teen who skips meals and doesn’t get enough sleep may feel irritable and have trouble concentrating in school. By working to keep the sides you will be on your way to being a person.

Wellness Total To achieve you need to make good health part of your . Having good daily now will have positive effects on your health and wellness.

Examples of triangles that are NOT equal:

4 Health Triangles: Each triangle reflects choices each person has made. Read each person’s short description and draw their triangle:

Billy Billy is an excellent student. He spends most of his free time on his computer, so he doesn’t have much time for his family or friends. Billy keeps physically fit by jogging alone several times each week.

Billy’s Triangle

Karla: Karla spends a lot of time with her friends. They watch movies, listen to music, and go shopping. Karla gets good grades except in her physical education class. She doesn’t get much physical activity and can’t keep up with the rest of the class.

Karla’s Triangle

Raj: Raj loves sports and plays on the soccer and basketball teams. He doesn’t do very well with his schoolwork, though. Raj tries to avoid his problems by playing video games with his friends.

Raj’s Triangle

Chantelle: Chantelle has a few close friends and sees them mostly on weekends. Most weeknights she is busy with homework and spending time with her family. She bikes to school every day, and twice a week she has gymnastics class.

Chantelle’s Triangle

Make your health triangle Write down 3 statements about your health for each side of the health triangle. -Based on what you wrote down, draw your triangle.

My Triangle