Thinking Healthy

Thinking Healthy is another important aspect of maintaining a healthy lifestyle that we should be incorporating into our daily living. Having a positive attitude is an important factor in the way we handle day to day challenges especially when we speak to people or have difficult decisions to make. A positive attitude is great way to reduce stress and brightens up the day of many people you meet. As well, students who have a positive attitude make time for themselves and others, show respect to themselves as well as others and tackle the day with a smile on their face. Personally, I try to have positive thoughts, greet people with a smile, help others in any way I can and take some time to do something I enjoy. All this makes me feel good and gives me a great sense of happiness. Can you make a list of things you do to think healthy? Can you remember the last time you made yourself and/or others feel good? What did you do?

Good Hygiene

Good Hygiene is another important aspect of maintaining a healthy lifestyle that we should be incorporating into our daily living. Personal grooming is a very important part of your daily routine in maintaining good hygiene. When you wake up in the morning, your day should begin by washing, brushing and making sure you have clean clothes to wear. This includes making sure your hair is clean and brushed, you have fresh, clean clothes to wear and once you have eaten a healthy breakfast, you brush your teeth. Although it may be difficult to remember all these tasks, you can create a daily schedule or list to remind yourself of all these tasks. At an early age, I created a card to list all my personal hygiene tasks which I had to do before going to school. After many years of using my card, I was able to automatically remember all these important tasks I had to do. Now, I get ready for class without even thinking about it. Have you created a list of things you should do to promote good hygiene before starting your day? If so, what does your list include?

 

Physical Activity

Physical Activity is another important aspect of maintaining a healthy lifestyle that we should be incorporating into our daily living. Reaching a minimum of sixty minutes of easy to hard exercise is a great goal to reach daily. Of course, you can easily do this while having fun. Moderate exercise like swimming, walking or bike riding is more relaxing whereas playing soccer or hockey requires more energy. All of these are great ways to keep active and have fun, all while maintaining a healthy body and mind. I personally start my day by doing moderate activities such as walking or bike riding to our school. You may have noticed me during the day walking around the classroom or at recess/ lunch, walking around the playground. This shows I am doing moderate physical activity. In the evening, I enjoy running on my treadmill or playing soccer with friends which requires more body energy. What types of physical activity did you do today? Was it moderate or where they activities that required more energy? Did you have fun?

  

Healthy Eating Choices

Healthy Eating Choices is just one of the many important aspects of keeping yourself healthy both physically and mentally. I feel that choosing foods from Canada’s Food Guide and avoiding junk food is really important when you are hungry and want to eat. Choosing foods which are high in fat or sugar can affect the way your body works and the way you mind works. This is why it is important to choose foods from the four food groups which include grain products, vegetables and fruits, milk and alternatives and meat and alternatives as a guide for healthy living. For example, this morning I chose whole grain cereal with skim milk, whole wheat bread along with yogurt and orange juice. For lunch, I had a ham and lettuce sandwich on whole wheat bread, an apple and a cold glass of skim milk. Later, I enjoyed some baked fish with steamed vegetables, a side of rice and a glass of water for dinner. As you will notice, you can find these items on Canada’s Food Guide. Remember there are plenty of choices to pick from. Did you eat any of the items from Canada’s Food Guide when you had breakfast, lunch or dinner today?

 

Why do you think is it important to have a healthy body and a healthy mind?

Introduction

Hello everyone and welcome to our healthy body and healthy mind unit. Throughout our unit we will be exploring ways in which the topics we cover can be applied to your everyday life. Personally, I have focused on these aspects as part of my daily living and feel that all of these items have allowed me to maintain and enjoy a positive and healthy lifestyle. These topics will include ways to maintain Healthy Eating Habits, the required amounts of daily Physical Activity, the importance of maintaining Good Hygiene and the positive aspects of Thinking Healthy. My goal is to teach you these points so that you can use these ways and examples that have worked for me. In doing so, it will allow you to develop, pursue and maintain a healthy lifestyle as well.