Hello to you,
Welcome to the first Theory article of our month number 3: YOGA FOR LEGS
Last month, we saw together :
- Week 5: Theory – The body’s adaptation to exercise
- Week 7: The benefits of restorative yoga
- Week 8: The benefits of Partner Yoga
Today we will look at the WHO definition of health and how you can take action to take control and care of your body.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has, since its inception in 1948, offered a broad and positive definition of health:
“The state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Health according to the WHO
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
This definition offers a holistic view of health, in which the psychological and social dimensions are included. According to this definition, the phenomenon of health is not reduced to the circumstance of pathological processes, but is linked to the individual, collective and cultural processes of the person.
From what has been said so far, it is clear that there are forms and behaviors that are more favorable to health than others that may be unfavorable, both at the personal and collective level. This leads us to consider the concept of Lifestyle as Sanchez Banuelos:
“The set of daily behaviours and habits of a person or a group of people”.
Sánchez Banuelos
A healthy lifestyle
Within a society, there is not one healthy way of life, but many. There is no such thing as an ideal lifestyle, as this would imply that only a certain way of dealing with the reality in which we live our daily lives is healthy.
However, we can think of lifestyle and health habits as being closely related: in fact, we should talk about healthy lifestyle habits.
Let’s go back to the WHO definition;
The behaviours that the WHO considers favourable include :
- Proper nutrition
- Frequent physical activity
- Regular rest patterns
Negative habits described by the WHO include
- Excessive tobacco and alcohol consumption
- Excessive eating or inappropriate diets
- Little exercise
These latter behaviours are linked to one of the most important causes of death: cardiovascular disease.
Prolonged inactivity, a sedentary lifestyle, is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, a circumstance that can mediate the development of other diseases of a very diverse nature, and is the cause of a more rapid and premature deterioration of the individual.
In this way, the regular practice of exercise is one of the healthy lifestyle habits that contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
If we take a few seconds to think about what we mean by well-being, words like tranquillity, health, economic security, love, etc. will appear in our minds.
If we think about it, society is taking us further and further away from the quality of life written by the WHO. Stress, sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, etc.
They make us look for changes that allow us to regain this lost balance.
How do we get back into balance?
Something fundamental to start with is to identify :
- What elements from the past negatively affect our present: This will allow us to banish certain notions that are now outdated, but which continue to influence us through simple ignorance.
- Taking care of our body: requires an adapted treatment, our bones in particular have a complex functioning, which, by not knowing it, makes us undergo errors which can be disastrous at other stages. These mistakes sometimes go unnoticed, being even the most harmful. Inaction, discouragement and depression are some examples. It is a complex process in a certain sense, but all the human sciences offer us, through their study, the possibility of achieving it.
Nothing is lost because we can act:
- With prevention: which will be our greatest challenge. Doing it hand in hand with knowledge and awareness ensures that we can generate real changes that lead to a healthier life.
- With awareness: We need a big click from time to time, or to be completely in front of the wall to see it better and react! Awareness is essential to tell ourselves that there is a problem and that it is time to act.
- With Changes: like all will and action, the principle of action is movement, and this is one of the first things to put in place, perhaps, as a starting point towards well-being. Start taking action and do small daily actions.
- With our food: These changes are essentially through food, because it is well known that food is our first medicine and our stomachs and our second brain! Because everything we swallow, our body has to work on. The more we give it things that are easily digestible and good for it, the further we will go without health problems!
- Acting upstream: there are several ways to detect that we are going off the rails, our body is the first to send us these signals that we sometimes see and other times that we ignore. Detecting these signals can be learned. Occasionally, we can even act directly at the source and thus minimize or reduce these signals. We can do this ourselves, for example, through our diet and by changing our lifestyle. Of course, when the disease is at an advanced stage, it is advisable to go and see a doctor.
- With alternative medicine: There are so many forms of alternative medicine that can help us in our daily lives, that we would be very blind if we did not try to change things ourselves. In alternative medicine, we have for example: Ayurveda, acupuncture, aromatherapy, naturopathy …
All of these little techniques can help you take control of your life and your well-being! If you want to know more or if you want a personalized follow-up exercise and lifestyle; we can work with you to rebalance your daily life. Find us directly here: acro.wine@gmail.com or directly by message via our networks: Instagram or Facebook.
