Kinesiology 2000A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Environmental Health, Habitat, Physical Fitness

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2000A/B
• Professor: Stephanie Paplinkskie

Document Summary

Chapter 1 - changing personal behaviors for optimal wellness. Define wellness and identify where you are on the wellness continuum. Describe the dimensions of wellness and how they are interconnected. Explain the benefits of wellness for individuals and for society as a whole. Determine your stage in the behaviour change process for one or more behaviours. Demonstrate skill at using the smart goal-setting guidelines by creating a goal for changing one wellness behaviour. Develop a behaviour change contract with strategies you will use to plan, implement and maintain your behaviour changes, including the resources and supports that will ensure your success. Wellness is an active process in which people take steps to become more aware of, and make choices toward, a healthy and fulfilling life. Historically, the term health means the absence of disease, today it is an inclusive term that encompasses everything from environmental health to the health of individuals, populations and communities.