Definition
of Wellness
Wellness is an
interactive process of becoming aware of and practicing healthy
choices to create a more successful and balanced lifestyle.
The key words in the above statement
are process, aware, choices, and success.
- Process means
that you never arrive at a point where there is no
further possibility of improving.
- Aware means
that you are by nature continuously seeking more information
about how you can improve.
- Choices mean
that you have considered a variety of options and selected
those that seem to be in your best interest.
- Success is
determined by you to be your personal collection of
accomplishments for your life.
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Campus Recreation is committed to helping our participants lead healthy and balanced lifestyles by providing them opportunities to address various aspects of personal wellness, listed below.
| Six Dimensions of Wellness
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You can also read our department's position on the following topics:
Social
The social dimension encourages contributing to the common
welfare of your community. It
emphasizes the coexistence of you, society, and the environment
along with the pursuit of harmony in your life.
As
you become socially well, your impact on society and nature
becomes more apparent. Throughout
your journey, you’ll seek out ways to preserve the beauty
and balance around you. You
actively seek ways to enhance relationships through better
communication and encouraging a healthy living environment. You
will learn it is better to live in harmony than in conflict.
Occupational
Wellness involves gaining personal satisfaction and finding
enrichment in your life through work. Your
choice of profession, job satisfaction, career ambitions,
and personal performance are all important components of
occupational wellness.
You will begin to value the importance of not only your own personal satisfaction,
but also your contribution to society. You
will choose both paid and unpaid activities based on your skills, talent, and
values. You are on the right path
when your work and hobbies are exciting and rewarding.
Spiritual
wellness involves the exploration of the meaning of life. It
seeks the development of a deep appreciation of all life
and natural forces in existence.
The
question “Who am I and why do I exist?” is the starting point
of your journey into spiritual wellness. Through
your journey, you will observe and appreciate the beauty
of your surroundings and begin to learn the value of things
you cannot understand. As
you grow spiritually, you seek a harmony between your emotions
allowing for avoidance of emotional peaks and valleys. You
continually allow your actions to be guided by your beliefs
and values.
Cardiovascular
strength and endurance, muscular strength and endurance,
and flexibility are all part of physical wellness. Activities
leading to high levels of wellness, including nutritional
knowledge, exercise, and appropriate use of the medical
system are encouraged while detrimental activities,
including the consumption of drugs and excessive alcohol
are discouraged.
Throughout
your journey to physical wellness, you will strive
to spend more attention to building flexibility, cardiovascular,
and muscular abilities. The
relationship between sound nutritional practices and
your health becomes more apparent and appreciated. You
will understand your body’s warning signs and take
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Intellectual
Creative
and stimulating mental activities are the basis of intellectual
wellness. An
intellectually well person uses the available resources,
in and out of the classroom, to expand their knowledge and
skills for the betterment of society.
As
you grow, you will continually seek issues relating to problem
solving, creative thinking and learning. You will actively
seek the opportunity to expand and challenge your mind through
creative endeavors. Your natural instinct to remain abreast
of current issues will surface and become satisfied through
reading books, magazines and newspapers and pursuing other
interests.
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Emotional
wellness centers on the acceptance of your emotions and feelings. Included
is the ability to realistically evaluate your limitations
and effectively cope with stress. An
emotionally well individual maintains healthy and satisfying
relationships with others.
On
the path to emotional wellness, your acceptance and awareness
of a wide range of feelings in yourself and others becomes
more apparent. The
ability to manage, understand and express your emotions will
be enhanced leading to the development of relationships based
on mutual commitment, trust, and respect. During
your exploration, life will become more rewarding, hopeful,
and exciting.
