Chapter 2 – Healthy Behaviors and Wellness
Learning Objectives
- Define the nine dimensions of wellness
- Identify health problems in the North America
- Identify the behaviors that promote wellness
- Behavior Modification: how change occurs, barriers to change, and how to successfully overcome barriers and make lasting lifestyle changes
Key Terminology
- Health – Absence of Disease
- Wellness – optimal state of mind and body
- Behavior Modification – the alteration of behavioral patterns through specific techniques
- Goal Setting – the process of identifying something you want to accomplish and establishing measurable goals and timeframes
- Barriers – something that stands in the way of you achieving your goals
Chapter attribution to “Health and Fitness for Life” by Dawn Markell and Diane Peterson. Updating for a Canadian/North American context authored by Lynn Kabaroff
