Improving Wellness in
the United States
Wellness
is important if a person is going to achieve optimum performance in his or her
day to day duties. There are a variety of things that can be done or that can
be avoided in a bid to improve ones physical wellness. The very first and
important thing is movement of the body. There are a wide range of cardiovascular
exercises which are not only fun but they are a great way to improve once
wellness and fitness. Some of these options include walking, dancing, Jogging
or running, biking, playing with children, skiing and ice skating, various
sporting activities like basketball, swimming or playing golf just to mention
but a few (University of California, 2010).
The
exercises that are described as body movement types of exercise are great ways
of burning off excessive calories which would otherwise be harmful to ones fitness
and wellness. The heightened activity also improves on the strength of ones
heart as the heart is catapulted to pump blood at a faster rate during exercise
which makes it stronger. The cardiovascular endurance is therefore greatly
improved.
The
other important factor to consider if one wishes to achieve wellness and
fitness is to observe the consumption of fats. A limited intake of saturated
fats is advised as these fats are the main causes of obesity and obesity
related sicknesses which is one of the leading killer diseases in America
today. Good fats should be used in stead of the harmful fats. These good fats
include olive oil, butter, nuts and any other naturally occurring oils. Margarine and other refined oils are examples
of bad oils (Jerrold S
et al., 2004).
It
is therefore imperative for the shopper to be careful not to pick a foodstuff
from the shelf of the supermarket without first scrutinizing the labels to
identify the composition of the foodstuff. One of the most common
misconceptions is that only the diabetics should control their blood sugars. It
is important fore everybody to watch their blood sugar as a measure to improve
ones wellness whether one is diabetic or not. Nutritionists recommend that
refined carbohydrates should be avoided since any unused energy from refined
carbohydrates is usually stored as fats in the body (Jerrold S
et al., 2004).
There
are two main reasons why we have a problem of wellness and fitness and that are
ignorance and permissiveness. Many people keep on with poor dietary habits not
knowing that they will eventually harm their health. Many others have heard of
the effects of bad eating habits but they continue to live that way anyway. To
help correct these problems within my society, I propose an extensive
sensitization campaign in which people will be educated more on how to avoid
harmful habits.
The
public should also be educated on the available options of exercise that are
cost effective since many have the excuse of not having money to spend on gyms.
Options like jogging should be presented to the public as very effective
alternatives to keeping in good shape. Permissiveness of bad habits should be
discouraged through more education of the harmful effects of such effects.
References
Jerrold S
et al. (2004). Physical fitness and
wellness: changing the way you look, feel, and perform. New York: Human
Kinetics
University of California. (2010). Physical Wellness. Retrieved on 2 Jan
2010 from http://wellness.ucr.edu/physical_wellness.html
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