Post #13: Healthy…What Does That Even Mean?

We all want to be healthy, right? The healthier we are the less complications we have with our body, and we can be much happier if we are healthy.

What does it mean to be healthy? Does it mean you’re skinny? Does it mean you never get the common cold and have an exceptional immune system? Or does it mean you stay away from fried foods and only eat organic?

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I’m not going to give a generic definition for the word “healthy” because, it is too  broad to simply define this very complex word. Today, I’m going to examine the different facets of what I think it means to truly be healthy.

 

Being healthy is being happy. This includes being content with life, being at peace with yourself, having a good self esteem, being surrounded by those who love you, doing something in life whether it be school or work that fulfills your mind and soul, and believeing that you have a purpose in life.

 

Being healthy is maintaining good physical fitness. Whether you’re an Olympic athlete or a casual gym goer, most of us have the ability to use exersice as a way to release worries. However, you must enjoy exercising for this to truly contribute to your health. You must welcome the temporary pain for a feeling of accomplishment and success. Exercise has a plethora of benefits other than keeping you in shape and free from sickness, weight gain and disease. I urge you to search for those rewards.

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Being healthy is eating right. You cannot be healthy if you choose to ignore nurishment. You can also not be healthy if you over indulge in food. One must balance good foods with bad foods in order to maintain a perfect equllibrium, so you avoid falling into one of the previously mentioned situations. It is good to develop happiness from eating a delicious brownie but with a combination of restraint from choosing the side salad over the fries.

 

Being healthy is also being free of illness. While this is something we have the least control of, we know that maintaining good hygienic habits along with proper eating, sleeping, exercise, and mental health practices can assist our health woes. Obstaining from drugs and (excessive) alcohol eliminates health problems as well as family, work, and school problems. Trying to reduce stress levels can also contribute to better health.

 

Although this post was based on my own version of being healthy, it is clear that many people have different perspectives of what “being healthy” truly means. I invite comments about your own version of what components of healthy you think are important.

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  58. Kamryn Troyer

    It’s refreshing to see “healthy” defined in the way that it is meant to be. I’ve had a lot of friends over the years that will go on diets in which they starve themselves supposedly for their health (and to lose a lot of weight very quickly), and only end up feeling much worse in the end. Healthy has many different aspects and many people get too caught up in only one of them. Awesome post!

  59. I love your interpretation of the word healthy, because I feel that many people have a skewed view of what it means. It doesn’t mean being skinny or curvy or whatever you may, it means being the way you are and being happy with it as long as you are free of detriments. I also enjoyed how you gave such simple solutions to being healthy, many people make it seem like being healthy is comparable to climbing a mountain when in reality it’s just making better decisions throughout the day. Take the stairs instead of the elevator, grab and apple instead of fries. Finally I agree completely that to be happy you have to have balance, you can’t rob yourself of little pleasures while trying to find “happiness in health.”

  60. I definitely agree with your definition of health, and I’m glad you included the bit about being happy, because I think mental health is super important and is often overlooked. I definitely think good physical fitness is crucial, and I agree that eating right is a huge part of this (again, it’s probably overlooked how much of an impact eating right can have). And like Beth said, eating right does not just mean eating lettuce (although salads can definitely be part of a balanced and healthy diet). As a final note, I also liked that you mentioned reducing stress because that’s something I try hard to do but often struggle with.

  61. Beth Rothenberger

    I really appreciate and agree with everything that you said here! It has always been hard for me to grasp the concept of being healthy. I think this idea of being healthy is something that a lot of people struggle with. I wish people would understand that being healthy is so much more than being stick skinny and eating only salads. It’s about taking care of yourself and loving who you are. And as you said, it is about keeping illness out of the picture. This is a lot easier said than done, but it is a really important part of being healthy. Thank you for this-it really helped me to understand what healthy is.


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