1. 7 Dimensions
Health & Wellness

2. Learning Goals for Today:
I can identify the 7 dimensions of wellness.
I can predict the impact my behaviors/choices have on their health.

3. What is Health? Combination of 7 dimensions: Physical Mental Spiritual
Social
Intellectual
Occupational
Environmental

4. You control your level of wellness!!!
What is Wellness?
You control your level of wellness!!!
Overall state of well-being
Balance of the 7 dimensions
More than just not being sick!

5. Physical
Ability to carry out tasks, develop cardio respiratory and muscular fitness, maintain nutrition and body composition, avoid abusing tobacco, alcohol, and drugs.
What you put in your body and what you do with your body!

6. Physical Health – 2 parts
Physical activity
exercise
Movements performed to carry out daily tasks.
Examples: walk to school, chores, etc.
Structured, planned physical activity done to improve or maintain fitness
Example: jogging, cycling, aerobics, weight training
Both provide health benefits!!

7. Emotional Ability to control stress and express emotions appropriately
Able to recognize and accept their feelings
How you feel about yourself

8. Spiritual Belief in a source that nurtures the self
Dimension provides meaning and direction
Provides sense of values, morals, and ethics
Person is able to stand up for what they believe in!

9. Social
Ability to interact successfully with others and build/maintain relationships
Positive/respectful relationships with others

10. Intellectual Ability to learn and use information effectively
Person strives for continued growth and knowledge

11. Occupational Ability to balance work and leisure time
Both are important!

12. Environmental
Aspects of wellness that improve the life of in the community
Ex) Law agencies, things protecting the environment, etc

13. ALL 7 DIMENSIONS ARE INTERCONNECTED - EACH DIMENSIONS AFFECTS OTHERS!!!!!

14. Ways to improve wellness …
Exercise regularly
Eat nutritiously
Avoid tobacco/ alcohol/drugs
Wear sun block
Wear your seatbelt
Get proper amount of sleep
Eat breakfast daily
Get regular medical check-ups

15. Benefits of Wellness: Longer life Fewer health problems
Positive lifestyle
Live life to its’ fullest