The ultimate goal of human life is to achieve complete wellness. This is often misunderstood and many choose to solely focus on health and fitness.
However, there is far more to the concept. Wellness means to use healthy habits to create a healthy balance in your day to day life.
This means achieving physical and mental health. The World Health Organization (WHO), defines wellness as being “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
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This means that our wellness is directly affected by several aspects of our life. These include things like social interactions, exercise, mental health, sleep, and nutrition.
So while social media may have us convinced that the key to wellness is tons of yoga and eating quinoa salads; this is far from the truth. Wellness is about learning to balance your life.
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There are eight dimensions that wellness can be measured. They are:
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Sometimes, hitting the gym is not the answer to feeling better. It may take a little longer but learning to evaluate all aspects of your life will make achieving wellness much easier.
However, that's not to say you should disregard your fitness goals. So let's test your health and fitness knowledge. Are you really the fitness expert you believe you are?
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