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Wellness, Well-Being, and the Wellness Wheel

How do you know if you’re making healthy choices in your life?

How do you know if you’re making healthy choices in your life? What does it mean to be healthy? Wellness takes a positive approach by constantly pursuing growth and harmony in many aspects of life, like physical, emotional, and social health. It is a more comprehensive way to look at your health in many different areas of your life. Exploring the basic concepts in this course on Wellness, Well-Being, and the wellness wheel will help you take better care of yourself. You will assess the eight areas of health and evaluate the areas that are going well for you and the areas that you could improve. You’ll also reflect on how your values can guide you on your wellness journey.

Nurturing your own health and well-being is essential to your productivity both professionally and personally. In this course, let’s explore how to assess your wellness by utilizing the wellness wheel. By reflecting on the eight categories of wellness, you can create a path to positive change.  

Learning objectives:

  • Understand the basics of wellness, well-being, and the wellness wheel
  • Assess how you can improve the eight categories of wellness for yourself
  • Consider how your values might guide your wellness journey

Author: Paula Sims

Duration: 10m · 5 lessons
Language: English

Skills you’ll gain

Self EvaluationHealth And Wellness ManagementWorkplace Wellness

What You'll Learn

  • Understand the basic concepts of wellness, well-being, and the wellness wheel
  • Assess the eight areas of health to identify what is going well and what could improve
  • Evaluate how you can improve the eight categories of wellness for yourself
  • Reflect on how your values can guide your wellness journey
  • Create a path to positive change by reflecting on the eight categories of wellness

Key Takeaways

  • Wellness takes a positive approach by continually pursuing growth and harmony across many aspects of life, such as physical, emotional, and social health.
  • The wellness wheel provides a comprehensive way to look at your health across eight categories.
  • Assessing the eight areas of health helps you recognize the areas that are going well and those you could improve.
  • Reflecting on your values can guide your wellness journey toward positive change.
  • Nurturing your own health and well-being is essential to your productivity both professionally and personally.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this course?

You will learn the basics of wellness, well-being, and the wellness wheel, assess how you can improve the eight categories of wellness for yourself, and consider how your values might guide your wellness journey.

What is the wellness wheel used for in this course?

The course uses the wellness wheel to assess your wellness by reflecting on the eight categories of wellness, helping you evaluate the areas that are going well and the areas you could improve so you can create a path to positive change.

What topics are covered in the lessons?

The lessons cover an Introduction, What Is Wellness?, What Is the Wellness Wheel?, Values and Wellness, and a Test Your Knowledge section.

What skills does this course help develop?

This course supports Self Evaluation, Health and Wellness Management, and Workplace Wellness.

Why does this course matter for work?

Nurturing your own health and well-being is essential to your productivity both professionally and personally.

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How do you know? If you're making healthy choices in your life? What does it mean to be healthy? Wellness is a more comprehensive way to look at your health in many different areas of your life. Learn about healthy behaviors with our course on wellness, well being, and the wellness wheel. This course will help you appreciate what wellness can do for you by understanding how it differs from conventional definitions of health. Understand how wellness impacts your life by exploring social, occupational, environmental, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, physical and financial wellness, and explore how we shape our own wellness by understanding how our values impact wellness. Don't miss out on the many areas of your life you can improve when you commit to wellness. Begin making the change with our course on wellness, well being and the wellness wheel.

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