Wellness is a holistic integration of the body, mind, and spirit. It involves recognizing one’s strengths and weaknesses and using the former to enhance the latter.
This study aims to explore the effect of health consciousness on home-based exercise during the pandemic of COVID-19. Results show that health consciousness has a direct effect on home-based exercise, while it also indirectly influences people to adopt healthy behaviors through the setting of health life goal and perceived behavioral control.
Physical Wellness
Physical wellness includes healthy habits related to nutrition, exercise and sleep. It also includes recognizing and caring for one’s body through regular medical checkups. It also involves practicing safe and healthy sexual behaviors.
Being physically well is vital because it gives you more energy to cope with life’s stressors and to reach your goals. It also helps you maintain a good mood and reduces your risk of illness or injury.
To achieve optimal physical wellness, you should be able to move your body in ways that bring you joy. It’s important to eat a balanced diet that includes lots of fruits and vegetables. You should also get at least 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night. In addition, you should incorporate resistance training into your workout routine to build muscle and improve your cardiovascular endurance. In a study during the COVID-19 pandemic, health consciousness had a significant effect on home-based exercise.
Mental Wellness
Mental wellness relates to our emotional and cognitive well-being. It consists of an awareness and an active pursuit of mental health and includes positive emotions, such as optimism, self-esteem, and self-acceptance. It also involves seeking or accepting help or support from others. It is a lifelong process and may require a professional psychologist.
A healthy lifestyle is often equated with mental wellness. However, many people do not realize that mental wellness consists of more than the absence of mental illness. Mental wellness extends beyond happiness and contentment to the ability to engage in meaningful activities and to be resilient in the face of adversity.
The results of this study revealed that health consciousness is positively related to home-based exercise. Moreover, health life goal mediates the relationship between health consciousness and home-based exercise. This study refines and deepens the related studies on health consciousness by considering the role of perceived behavioral control. Thus, this study provides a valuable contribution to the wellness research community.
Spiritual Wellness
Spiritual wellness is about having a sense of connection to something bigger than yourself. This may be through a belief in a higher power, personal introspection or meditation, and a sense of purpose in life.
Activities like yoga and gardening can help cultivate spiritual wellness by creating a connection to the earth, yourself, and other living things. Expressing gratitude and participating in religious activities are also ways to support spiritual wellness.
Individuals with high levels of spiritual wellness often feel a sense of well-being that comes from having positive feelings about themselves and others, as well as a connection to a higher power or universal wisdom. In addition, they feel a sense of balance and peace, and are able to cope with difficult emotions. A regular practice of journaling can also be a powerful spiritual wellness tool, as it allows for self-reflection and the tracking of insights.
Social Wellness
Social wellness focuses on the quality of relationships you have and how connected you feel to others. It also encompasses how well you are able to communicate, resolve conflicts and create boundaries.
Maintaining healthy connections with friends and family can help reduce cortisol levels and give you a greater sense of joy. This can be achieved by booking regular catch up dates with friends, joining a group, or volunteering to get out and meet new people.
Being aware of how you are interacting with the environment and making changes to minimise damage to the planet is another component of social wellness. It includes promoting environmental sustainability and participating in activities that support the community.
Being true to yourself in all social situations is a sign of social wellness. It also involves establishing relationships based on trust, openness and respect for diversity. Maintaining these qualities helps you become empathetic and a better listener. Social wellness is a crucial element of overall health and is something we need to be conscious of 365 days a year.
