Concept 1: Health, Wellness, Fitness, and Healthy Lifestyles: An
Introduction
Concept Statement
Good health, wellness, fitness, and healthy lifestyles are important for all people.
Learning Objectives
After completing the study of this concept you will be able to:
, Describe the HELP philosophy and discuss its implications in making personal decisions about
health, wellness, and fitness.
Define the dimensions of health and wellness, and explain how they interact to influence health
and wellness.
Distinguish health-related and skill-related dimensions of physical fitness.
Identify the determinants of health, wellness, and fitness, and explain how they each contribute to
health, wellness, and fitness.
Identify related national health goals and show how meeting personal goals can contribute to
reaching national goals.
Use health behavior change strategies to carry out self-assessments of personal lifestyles and
wellness perceptions.
Discussion Questions
What is physical fitness and how would you measure it?
What is wellness and how would you measure it?
How does health differ from wellness?
How would the medical system benefit from a shift from treatment to prevention?
How much of health and wellness is in your personal control?
How do quacks use the terms "holistic" and "wellness" to their advantage?
Do you think fitness and exercise are a fad or are they here to stay?
Why is knowledge about fitness and wellness important to behavior change?
What would you like to learn in this class?
,Outline
The HELP Philosophy
The HELP philosophy provides a basis for making healthy lifestyle change possible.
A personal philosophy that emphasizes health can lead to behaviors that promote it.
Everyone can benefit from healthy lifestyles.
Healthy behaviors are most effective when practiced for a lifetime.
Healthy lifestyles should be based on personal needs.
You can adopt the HELP philosophy.
National Health Goals
Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) is a comprehensive set of health promotion and disease
prevention objectives with the primary intent of improving the nation's health.
A primary goal of HP2020 is to help all people have high-quality, longer lives free of
preventable disease, injury, and premature death.
Achieving health equity, eliminating disparities, and improving the health of all groups
is another primary goal of HP2020.
Another primary goal of HP2020 is to create social and physical environments that
promote good health for all.
The final primary goal of HP2020 is to promote quality of life, healthy development, and
healthy behaviors across all stages of life.
, Health and Wellness
Health is more than freedom from illness and disease.
Wellness is the positive component of optimal health.
Health and wellness are personal.
Health and wellness are multidimensional.
Wellness reflects how one feels about life as well as one’s ability to function effectively.
Health and wellness are integrated states of being.
It is possible to possess health and wellness while being ill or possessing a debilitating condition.
Wellness is a term used by the uninformed as well as experts.
Physical Fitness
Physical fitness is a multidimensional state of being.
The health-related components of physical fitness are directly associated with good health.
The skill-related components of physical fitness are associated more with performance than good
health.
Bone integrity is often considered to be a nonperformance measure of fitness.
The many components of physical fitness are specific, but are also interrelated.
Good physical fitness is important, but it is not the same as physical health and wellness.
Determinants of Lifelong Health, Wellness, and Fitness
Many factors are important in developing lifetime health, wellness, and fitness, and some are
more in your control than others.
Heredity (human biology) is a factor over which we have little control.
Health, wellness, and fitness are influenced by the aging of our population.
Disabilities can affect, but they do not necessarily limit, health, wellness, and fitness.
Introduction
Concept Statement
Good health, wellness, fitness, and healthy lifestyles are important for all people.
Learning Objectives
After completing the study of this concept you will be able to:
, Describe the HELP philosophy and discuss its implications in making personal decisions about
health, wellness, and fitness.
Define the dimensions of health and wellness, and explain how they interact to influence health
and wellness.
Distinguish health-related and skill-related dimensions of physical fitness.
Identify the determinants of health, wellness, and fitness, and explain how they each contribute to
health, wellness, and fitness.
Identify related national health goals and show how meeting personal goals can contribute to
reaching national goals.
Use health behavior change strategies to carry out self-assessments of personal lifestyles and
wellness perceptions.
Discussion Questions
What is physical fitness and how would you measure it?
What is wellness and how would you measure it?
How does health differ from wellness?
How would the medical system benefit from a shift from treatment to prevention?
How much of health and wellness is in your personal control?
How do quacks use the terms "holistic" and "wellness" to their advantage?
Do you think fitness and exercise are a fad or are they here to stay?
Why is knowledge about fitness and wellness important to behavior change?
What would you like to learn in this class?
,Outline
The HELP Philosophy
The HELP philosophy provides a basis for making healthy lifestyle change possible.
A personal philosophy that emphasizes health can lead to behaviors that promote it.
Everyone can benefit from healthy lifestyles.
Healthy behaviors are most effective when practiced for a lifetime.
Healthy lifestyles should be based on personal needs.
You can adopt the HELP philosophy.
National Health Goals
Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) is a comprehensive set of health promotion and disease
prevention objectives with the primary intent of improving the nation's health.
A primary goal of HP2020 is to help all people have high-quality, longer lives free of
preventable disease, injury, and premature death.
Achieving health equity, eliminating disparities, and improving the health of all groups
is another primary goal of HP2020.
Another primary goal of HP2020 is to create social and physical environments that
promote good health for all.
The final primary goal of HP2020 is to promote quality of life, healthy development, and
healthy behaviors across all stages of life.
, Health and Wellness
Health is more than freedom from illness and disease.
Wellness is the positive component of optimal health.
Health and wellness are personal.
Health and wellness are multidimensional.
Wellness reflects how one feels about life as well as one’s ability to function effectively.
Health and wellness are integrated states of being.
It is possible to possess health and wellness while being ill or possessing a debilitating condition.
Wellness is a term used by the uninformed as well as experts.
Physical Fitness
Physical fitness is a multidimensional state of being.
The health-related components of physical fitness are directly associated with good health.
The skill-related components of physical fitness are associated more with performance than good
health.
Bone integrity is often considered to be a nonperformance measure of fitness.
The many components of physical fitness are specific, but are also interrelated.
Good physical fitness is important, but it is not the same as physical health and wellness.
Determinants of Lifelong Health, Wellness, and Fitness
Many factors are important in developing lifetime health, wellness, and fitness, and some are
more in your control than others.
Heredity (human biology) is a factor over which we have little control.
Health, wellness, and fitness are influenced by the aging of our population.
Disabilities can affect, but they do not necessarily limit, health, wellness, and fitness.
