Physical Education

• According to Bucher and Wuest, an educational process that uses physical activity as means to
help an individual optimize his/her health and wellness.
• Subject which tells you to be healthy. Maintain and improve health. It is the only subject that
cares for you
• Historically- taught to youth in the school setting
• In modern times- non-school setting and people of all ages
• Programs are offered: school, worksite, hospitals, community, home and others
▪ Worksite: Team building activities
▪ Hospitals: team building activities, the purpose why hospitals offer programs to the
patients, it is too uplift their emotional status, they help recover emotionally
▪ Community: palaro ng barangay
▪ Home: doing household chores
• Thus, involvement in carefully designed programs can enhance the health and quality of life of
the participants.

Health

• State od complete physical, mental and social well-being (WHO,1946)

• A resource for everyday life and not the objective of living. (WHO, 1986)

Wellness

• The action an individual takes to meet and achieve health (WHO)

• The quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially the result of deliberate effort.

Dimensions of Well-being

8 Dimensions:

1. Physical Well-being
• Abstaining from harmful habits
• Having a regular exercise
• Taking proper diet and nutrition
• Getting a regular medical check-up
• Protecting yourself from injuries

Tips for optimal Physical Wellness

• Exercise daily
• Get adequate rest
• Use seatbelts, helmets and other protective equipment
• Learn to recognize early signs of illness
• Eat a variety of healthy foods (go, glow, grow)
• Control your meal portions (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
• Do not smoke or stop smoking and protect yourself against second-hand smoke
• Do not drink or drink alcohol in moderation
2. Emotional Dimension
• Possessing the ability to express human emotions (happiness, sadness, anger)
• Ability to love and to be loved
• Achieving a sense of fulfillment in life
• Ability to share feelings
• Encompasses optimism, self-esteem, self-acceptance

Tips for optimal emotional Wellness

• Tune-in your thoughts and feelings

• Cultivate an optimistic attitude
• Seek and provide support
• Learn time management skills
• Practice stress management techniques
• Accept and forgive yourself

3. Intellectual Dimension
• Encourages creative and stimulating mental activities
• Active mind and always willing to learn
• Uses resources to expand one’s knowledge and skills
• Always up-to-date on current events and activities

Tips for optimal intellectual wellness

• Establish a good study habit

• Develop interest in reading
• Learn to appreciate art
• Seek out people who challenge you intellectually
• Watch documentaries and good movies
• Attend trainings and workshops
• Participate in competitions

4. Interpersonal Dimension
• Ability to interact successfully with the global community
• Live up to the expectations and demands of our personal roles.
• Learning good communication skills
• Developing intimacy with others
• Creating a support network with friends and family members
• Showing respect for others and yourself
• Create sense of belongingness

Tips for optimal interpersonal wellness

• Cultivate healthy relationships
• Get involved
• Contribute to the community
• Share your talents and skills
• Communicate your thoughts, feelings and ideals

5. Spiritual
• Possess a set of guiding beliefs, principles and values that will help give direction to life.
• Have high level of faith, hope and commitment to your individual beliefs
• Willing to seek meaning and purpose to human existence
• Appreciate the things which cannot be readily explained or understood
• Seeks harmony what lies within and the forces outside

Tips for optimal spiritual wellness

• Explore your spiritual core

• Spend time alone/ meditate regularly
• Be inquisitive and curious
• Be fully present in everything you do
• Listen to your heart and live by your principles
• Allow yourself and those around you the freedom to be who they are
• See opportunities for growth in the challenge's life brings you

6. Environmental Dimension
• Awareness of the unstable state of the earth and the effects of your daily habits to the physical
environment
• Maintaining a way of life that maximizes harmony with the earth and minimizes harm to the
environment
• Get involved in socially responsible activities to protect environment

Tips for optimal environmental wellness

• Clean the surroundings

• Conserve water and other resources
• Minimize chemical use
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Plant trees
• Stop burning leaves and waste materials (R.A. 9003)
• Refrain from using plastic if possible

7. Occupational Dimension
• Preparing and making use of gifts, talents and skills to gain purpose and enrichment in life
 • Maintain positive attitude and experience in a workplace
• Successfully integrating commitment in your occupation
• A lifestyle in employment that rewarding and satisfying

Tips for optimal occupational wellness

• Create a vision for your future

• Plan your actions and act your plans
• Explore a variety of career options
• Choose a career that suits your personality, interest, skills and abilities
• Be open to change and learn new skills
• Bre proactive
• Always enjoy and love your work

8. Financial Dimension
• Having money for basic necessities
• Being able to pay monthly bills
• Can afford to sustain good standard of living
• Able to budget financial resources
• Wise spending
• Feeling of control over financial situations

Tips for optimal financial wellness

• Plan your expenses and learn to budget

• Only spend when necessary
• Save money in the bank
• Carry cash
• Pay off debt
• Set goals

HELP PHILOSOPHY

• Also known as the Fitnessgram philosophy

• Developed by Dr. Charles Corbin
▪ A leading researcher in youth fitness and an original member of the fitnessgram
scientific advisory
• Fitnessgram (scientific) advisory board provides “technical” content expertise in various aspects
of physical activity and fitness.
• HELP stands for: “Health is available to Everyone for a Lifetime and it is Personal”
• States that:
1. Health comes from regular physical activity and the development of health related fitness.
2. Regular physical activity and physical fitness are for everyone, regardless of age, or ability.
3. Physical activity and physical fitness are for. lifetime
4. Physical activity programs should be designed to meet personal needs and interests.
• Goal of Help Philosophy:
▪ To encourage children to value physical activity. So that when these children experience
success in physical activity and learns how it feels to be physically fit, it will foster
positive attitude about physical activity that children will carry into adulthood,
increasing the likelihood that they’ll remain physically active as adults.