Elements of Wellness

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as, "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
Wellness is a process of making informed choices that will lead one, over a period of time, to a health lifestyle that should result in a sense of wellbeing. Wellness has several components that represent a balance to physical, mental, nutritional, and spiritual components. Some steps to consider to establish and enhance Wellness include:

1. Physical: Re-establishng structural integrity, the foundation of health. This is to allow or improve a free flow of vital energy.
2. Nutritional: Rebalance nutrition. To optimize digestion, replenishing vitamins and minerals will aid assimilation and improve immune system functioning.
3. Sleep: Reprogram the body with regular sleep hygiene, exercise, rest, strength and conditioning.
4. Mental: Strengthen emotional patterns and remove limiting believe systems and negative thinking. 
5. Toxins: Detox from "excessive" alcohol and cigarettes.
6. Life Skills: Social, environmental, financial and occupational care taking. 

As you take time to assess your life balance, happiness, connectedness, you may find that utilizing coaching for wellness to be a great avenue for taking charge of your life by engaging in a holistic approach. Accessing and promoting preventive medical, mental, physical and social balance will in fact, add years and quality to your life.

Wellness in the Workplace

We have a brief presentation about essential components and research about wellness. In less than 5 minutes to you will understand  critical  elements of Wellness programs that can help you employees live longer, become healthier and increase productivity.

Wellness Programs in the Workplace on Prezi

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Wellness Programs

Wellness is first and foremost a choice to assume responsibility for the quality of your life. It begins with a conscious decision to shape a healthy lifestyle. Wellness is a mindset, a predisposition to adopt a series of key principles in varied life areas that lead to high levels of well-being and life satisfaction. 

The research suggests that the "wellest of the well" possessed the following qualities, to an uncommon degree:

• high self-esteem and a positive outlook
• a foundation philosophy and a sense of purpose
• a strong sense of personal responsibility
• a good sense of humor and plenty of fun in life
• a concern for others and a respect for the environment
• a conscious commitment to personal excellence
• a sense of balance and an integrated lifestyle
• freedom from addictive behaviors of a negative or health-inhibiting nature
• a capacity to cope with whatever life presents and to continue to learn
• grounded in reality
• highly conditioned and physically fit
• a capacity to love and an ability to nurture
• a capacity to manage life demands and communicate effectively.

A successful wellness program should have 4 main components:

1) Health Screens (data collections)--including health risk assessments and biometric screening

2) Health Improvement Programs--assess data and strategically improve health risks of targeted individuals

3) Compliance Programs--an incentive structure that promotes high participation in a positive manner

4) Reporting--varied methods of individual, aggregate, ROI provide accurate and transparent coverage to assess and modify the program as necessary. 

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