Intro to Health and Wellnes (4 Pillars of Health)

Health & Wellness

• They are Nutrition, Movement, Relaxation/Stress management, and Sleep.

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4 Pillars of Health and Wellness

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NUTRITION (noun) The study of food and how it works in your body.

"Mr. Parker shared the ways he conducted research to improve his knowledge about good nutrition."

Would you say that you eat healthy throughout your day? Yes or no. If not what small change could you make to have better food choices?

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MOVEMENT (noun) The act, process, or result of moving.

"When you dance, one movement flows smoothly into the next movement."

How many minutes of exercise would you say you do daily? If it is less than 60 minutes explain how you can add more movement to your daily plans.

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RELAXATION (noun) A state of feeling free from tension or anxiety.

"Josh's favorite form of relaxation is laying down with his eyes closed."

How do you relax? Give one other example of how someone could feel a sense of relaxation.

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STRESS MANAGEMENT (noun) The process of using specific strategies in order to reduce anxiety and balance emotional well-being.

"Using exercise as stress management is a good way to help students prepare for final exams."

What is one thing you do to help manage your stress? If you don't, what is something that you can try to help relieve stress?

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SLEEP (noun) A sedentary state of mind and body that typically occurs for several hours each night.

"We should all try to get 8 hours of sleep each night."

Do you get 8 hours of sleep? If not, I want you to imagine if you did and think about how much more efficient you would be. If you were to make the change today in getting more sleep what would be your plan of action?

Now that you are done, I encourage you to take these small steps in improving in all 4 of these pillars of health during this unit to help us live healthier lifestyle.


Now go do Prodigy until you are released.