"...a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." - The World Health Organization.
Wellness has been said to be in 8 dimensions viz:
Environmental
Emotional
Intellectual
Financial
Occupational
Social
Physical
Spiritual.
For the purpose of this discussion we shall limit our definition to physical wellness upon which every other form of wellness is dependent
Physical wellness is critical for our overall wellbeing as this is the most visible of all the dimensions of wellness
It is worthy of note however, that all the eight dimensions are inter related.
Physical wellness deals with the well being of our physical body which can only be achieved through beneficial physical activity and right nutrition.
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Are you in the process of physical wellness? Maybe or maybe not.
If you have answers to the following questions, congratulations as it is a huge step towards physical wellness.
How well do you know your numbers?
Blood pressure?
Cholesterol?
Blood sugar level?
Weight?
Height?
BMI?
The above numbers give an insight into how healthy you are and reflects the impact your life style is having on your physical wellbeing.
The problem is that more often than not, we tend to neglect these important numbers and many do not bother until there is a problem. The truth is that the problems can be averted if only we can take the simple and necessary precautions.
If you are yet to take steps towards physical wellness, it's
never too late because you can start right here and now.
The first step towards your physical wellness is to know your numbers as mentioned above. The table below is a guideline as to what these numbers should look like.
Now that we know these numbers should be, it is important to know what they really are and to to keep them within normal range.
