Health and Wellness
Imagine your health and wellness as a wheel, comprised of 6 individual, yet equally vital parts. These 6 components need to be maintained throughout your life, especially while you are in school. So how do you use this wheel to enhance your social life? Because any one part of the wheel affects all other parts, it is essential to keep each part as tuned as possible. The 6 components of the wheel are:
- Physical: This component is about taking care of your body. Develop healthy activities that benefit your body such as exercise and nutrition.
On campus you can:
- Participate in intramural sports
- Use the aquatic and/or fitness center
- Join a club sport team
- Join a recognized athletic team
- Get a group of friends together and jog the trails, sidewalks, roads, or track areas on campus
- Visit the student health center for information about nutrition and health
Off campus you can:
- Join a local running group
- Run local/regional races
- Visit a local community center for exercise classes
- Find out what local parks are around and see what activities and facilities they offer
- Spiritual: This component facilitates personal growth by enhancing the connection between your body and mind.
On campus you can:
- Take a yoga class
- Join an organization affiliated with spirituality or religion
- Take a class connected with health and balance
- Keep a daily journal and reflect on what you do each day
- Attend a religious/spiritual service
Off campus you can:
- Join a local religious/spiritual group
- Visit museums, theater shows, or health and wellness seminars
- Do volunteer and community service work
- Intellectual: By using resources available to you, this component allows you to expand your knowledge, create, and become mentally stimulated.
On campus you can:
- Take a class that peaks your interest – something you want to know more about
- Start a reading circle
- Join the forensics or debate team
- Engage in conversations with classmates with whom you might not normally socialize
- Join a club or organization outside of your typical interests
Off campus you can:
- Attend local festivals that showcase different cultures and events
- Volunteer
- Join a local reading club
- Emotional: Focusing on enhancing your inner strength, the emotional component pays close attention to self-expression, stress reduction and relaxation.
On campus you can:
- Attend stress reduction or study workshops
- Schedule an appointment with a counselor
- Get a massage
- Play Frisbee, volleyball, or any outdoor sport with a group of friends
- Find a quiet place on campus to sit back and nap
- Read a book that isn’t for class
- Audition for a play or band that isn’t tied to a class
Off campus you can:
- Attend gallery exhibits
- Visit a spa
- Perform in a local theater company
- Play at a local park or recreation facility
- Social: This component allows you to develop healthy relationships with those around you while contributing to your community.
On campus you can:
- Join a club or organization
- Plan traditional campus events including Homecoming or a film series
- Get involved with your hall council if you live on campus
- Join a non-residential student group if you live off campus
- Join Student Government
- Write for the school newspaper
- Sign up for intramurals
- Volunteer with a campus community service group
Off campus you can:
- Volunteer with a local business or agency
- Get involved with local politics
- Visit a local festival
- Go to the movies, dance performances, or the Theatre
- Attend local sporting events
- Occupational: This component shows you how to contribute to a work environment where strengths are developed and weaknesses are accommodated in a healthy way.
On campus you can:
- Work an on campus job
- Volunteer in an office on campus
- Visit the career services center for tips on resume building, career paths, or occupational interests and jobs
- Attend the on campus job fair
Off campus you can:
- Attend other local job fairs
- Work an off campus job
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Nikki Elston, M.S.
Assistant Director of Student Activities