Healths

The wellness consists of interconnected human healths

The International Council on Active Aging’s wellness model identifies seven dimensions of individual health and well-being. They are intellectual, emotional, physical, social, environmental, vocational, spiritual. An eighth one is suitable to add as it influences the others: the financial.

Intellectual Wellness

High concentration, developed memory and critical-thinking skills. Stimulated by engaging in creative pursuits and intellectual activities. To improve it, Keep reading and cultivating yourself enlarging your interests. Learn new skills building new neural pathways in your brain. Do challenging puzzles such as a crosswords or Sudoku, etc. Engage in conversation and explore opposing viewpoints.

Emotional Wellness

High confidence, control of feelings and behaviours. Featured by an ability to be hopeful about the future and resilient in challenges. To improve it, Listen to music. Journal or write to a friend. Play with your pet. Watch your favourite movie or the sunset. Laugh with friends.

Physical Wellness

Ability to participate in physical activities that require force or endurance so that the body is maintained in a good shape and composition. To improve it, Engage in exercise to boost cardiac endurance, strength and balance. Get adequate sleep. Keep scheduled visits to medical providers and follow prevention guidelines. Eat a healthy diet: low-salt, low-sugar, low-carbs, and limit alcohol intake. Drink water throughout the day.

Social Wellness

Having a sense of connectedness and belonging in community to maintain a healthy support network. To improve it, Engage in intergenerational experiences e.g. in family.  Join a club or organization, have friends. Travel to enlarge your cultural and social experience. Use good communication skills: assertive rather than passive or aggressive. Be genuine and authentic with others and treat them with respect.

Environmental Wellness

Both social and natural surroundings greatly impact feelings. To improve it, Minimize the clutter in your house / office. Create a safe environment: lighting, pathways, safety alert systems. Design a walking path, meditation space, or garden on your property. Participate in e.g. a neighbourhood watch. Volunteer at a community garden. If there isn’t one, help start one!

Vocational Wellness

It involves work that utilizes a person’s skills while providing personal satisfaction and is valuable for society as well as the individual. To improve it, Volunteer to feel the good of generosity. Mentor younger people to transmit your skills. Engage in hobbies and interests that help you maintain skills.

Spiritual Wellness

Personal values and beliefs that help to find meaning and purpose in life. It involves a sense of connectedness to the larger world and inner peace, to improve it, Participate in or become a member of a community. Make time to self-reflect to take good decisions. Meditate to calm down your nerves and reset your mind. Have a belief in a transcendental superior Good Energy. Spend time in nature to understand how little humans are.

Financial Wellness

The ability to meet basic needs and encompasses opportunities to save and build wealth from available resources. To improve it, Live within your means. Set a budget for how you will spend the money you earn. Spend wisely. Divide your expenses into needs, wants and savings or debts. Free up funds if you're not saving as much as you'd like, look for ways to reduce your outgoings or increase your income. Build emergency savings and avoid excessive borrowing. Protect what matters with insurance rather. Start saving for your retirement as early as you can. The younger you start, the bigger your retirement fund.