1. Cassi Glixman

2.  As defined by the World Health Organization, wellness is “the optimal state of health for individuals”  This includes 5 different areas  Physical  Social  Emotional  Psychological/Intellectual  Spiritual

3. This lesson will only go over the basics of the five dimensions of health and wellness and the future classes we will dive further into each dimension.

4.  One of the most important and known for athletes.  Physical wellness are the aspects of life that keep yourself in the best condition possible.  Involves…  Physical Activity  Nutrition  Moderation/abstinence from of Drugs and Alcohol  Responsible care of yourself (minor illnesses)  Important to athletes because…  You use your body  Physically healthy person performs better

5.  Improving Physical Wellness  Exercise  Sleep  Hydration  Nutrition Most important aspect of athletic performance besides genes and training. Use of Pre-and Post-workout meals and snacks Have been proven to improve performance if eaten at right time.

6.  In a nutshell, social wellness is simply…  Creating positive interactions  Forming meaningful bonds  Enjoying being with others  Important to athletes because…  Teamwork  Communication  Improving Social Wellness as a team  Team bonding activities Examples????

7.  Emotional wellness is the ability to understand your own feelings and your capacity to manage you emotions, both good and bad to cope in an effective manner, especially with stress.  Important to an athlete because…  Deal with stress in an effective manner  Emotionally healthy= stronger performance on field  Improving Emotional Wellness  Be Optimistic  Meditate and Relax to relieve stress

8.  Intellectual wellness is the continuation of expanding knowledge and skill.  Important to an athlete because…  Changes in the game  New technology and techniques that are more efficient  Allows you to be flexible (coachable)  Understand new concepts and grow skills efficiently  Improving Psychological/Intellectual Wellness  Stay open-minded

9.  Spiritual wellness is using your values and beliefs in order to seek meaning in the things you do.  Not just religious spirituality.  Not particularly important for the performance of an athlete but can be if the athlete uses spirituality as a support in their performance (i.e. prayer)  Improving Spiritual Wellness  Meditate  Reflect on your actions and yourself

10.  All of the dimensions include  Physical  Social  Emotional  Psychological/Intellectual  Spiritual  All of which impact athletic performance one way or another.  If a person reached their optimal health in these areas- quality of life increases.

11.  QUIZ!

12.  Hettler, B. (1976). The six dimensions of the wellness model. National wellness institute, Inc. Retrieved from http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nationalwellness.org/resource/resmgr /docs/sixdimensionsfactsheet.pdf http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nationalwellness.org/resource/resmgr /docs/sixdimensionsfactsheet.pdf  UCR. (2012). Physical wellness. Retrieved from http://wellness.ucr.edu/physical_wellness.html  University of Redlands. (n.d.). Dimensions of wellness. Retrieved from http://www.redlands.edu/academics/11761.aspx#Intellectualttp://www.redlands.edu/academics/11761.aspx#Intellectual  Personal Communication with Jaimette McCulley  WHO. (n.d.) Health promotion glossary update. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/about/HPR%20Glossary_New%20 Terms.pdf http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/about/HPR%20Glossary_New%20 Terms.pdf