Physical Wellness

This involves aspects of life that are necessary to keep yourself in top condition. Optimal physical wellness is developed through the combination of beneficial physical activity/exercise and healthy eating habits. Elemental components of physical wellness include building muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular strength and endurance and flexibility.

Physical wellness is also concerned with developing personal responsibility for your own health care, such as caring for minor illnesses and knowing when professional medical attention is needed. Developing physical wellness empowers you to be able to monitor your own vital signs and understand your body’s warning signs. You’ll understand and appreciate the relationship between sound nutrition and how your body performs. The physical benefits of looking good and feeling terrific most often lead to the psychological benefits of enhanced self-esteem, self-control, determination and a sense of direction.

 

Are you engaged in the process of physical wellness?

  • Do I know important health numbers, like my cholesterol, weight, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels?
  • Do I get annual physical check-ups?
  • Do I avoid using tobacco products?
  • Do I get sufficient amount of sleep?
  • Do I have an established exercise routine?

If you answered “No” to any of the questions, it may indicate an area where you need to improve the state of your physical wellness.*

Irene offers a wide variety of sports and fitness related activities and is situated next to the Stellenbosch University tennis courts and squash courts. Moreover, the neighbouring JS Marais park offers an outdoor gym facility among the park’s fynbos.

*Courtesy of http://wellness.ucr.edu/physical_wellness.html