final project unit 9

I believe it is important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically so they are able to adapt to all concepts of health and wellness and be able to guide and help those who may need a different perspective inn terms of their health. These three components towards health and wellness are very critical when in the profession of health and wellness being able to utilize each in such a strong aspect to achieve such optimal health is very beneficial to the professional and those who are receiving help. Some of the areas I need to develop to achieve my goals is my visualization skills having a stronger  psychological state on this area can help me develop a more positive perception towards me being successful and not putting myself down when going after new challenges in my life. I also would love to develop my spiritual in the area of meditation because I feel this is a key component to help me deal with the different diversities I face day in and day out and being able to relax myself in these moments of my life and situations I believe I can overlook and get pass things more often which would result in me being able to accomplish the goals I have set for myself due to me not dwelling on the negative of things so much.

Over the course of taking this class my score of wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically would give myself a overall rating of about an 7 with my physical and wellness being at the top due to working out five days a week consisting and doing 4 sessions of 30 min of cardiovascular exercise and also eating very health throughout the week. I have found my physical and wellness to be my inspiration towards me trying to improve my other areas due to when incorporating these two aspects of health in my I feel such in control and such at peace with so many things when practicing these two components on a daily basis. Spiritual wise I am ok would rate myself a 7 maybe a 8 I work on this aspect every chance I get because this part falls into the meditation area I want to achieve so I can deal with my stress I encounter over different periods of time. My psychological wellness is a 7 due to being a young adult and adapting to all the responsibilities that come along with growing up and trying my best to do well in school with working so much to keep a roof over my head can become very depressing and stressful at time based on not being able to do the things young people are able to at my age.

One goal I have for myself in the area of physical health is to eventually build my body into the physique of a bodybuilder and hopefully compete. This goal is going to be very challenging to do so because there is a lot of sacrifice that comes along when trying to acquire such a physique like a bodybuilder. Due to me having the desire to look like a body builder and one day compete I believe in the area of Psychological health I would like too work on the stillness of my mind being able to have a undisturbed, focus, and  positive outlook on things would be very beneficial when going through the journey of transforming my physique is such freakish way. One goal I have in this area is being more positive on life I find myself always thinking negative on the outcomes of things believe by being more optimistic on what I decide to do in terms of life decisions, short and long term goals I would be encourage to take on challenges that may seem impossible or very difficult to achieve more often which will help my confidence, self esteem, and not being afraid to take chances in life. In the area of spiritual I have decided to start going to church at least once a month even though this may not seem like a lot but this is a big step for me  when referring to this aspect. Believe by achieving this goal I can relieve some of the anger I have towards certain individuals and be more forgiving towards those who have hurt me so badly.

Strategies I would implement to foster growth in my spiritual would be going to church at least one Sunday out of the month and meditating. I would implement me going to church at least once a month by trying to go during the beginning of the month by me doing this it can encourage me to go again at the end of the month and also prevent me from talking myself out going. Meditation wise would take a little time to myself 15-20 minutes worth and just relax and imagine positive thoughts while doing so. Psychological wise would implement visualization and positive thinking. Visualization I would see things out before making any final decisions and for positive thinking would implement this by thinking about all the hard work and goals I have accomplish in life and the obstacles I have overcome to be where I am now. Physical would implement to foster growth by trying new exercises towards muscle growth and participating in yoga sessions. I would implement trying out new exercises by reading health and fitness articles and checking out different health and fitness websites on the alternatives of building muscle as for yoga would try at least once a week on my cardio and abdominal day to do a yoga session before working out.

I would asses my progress by logging my improvements into my log chart I have on my phone by doing this I can always keep track and set reminders on my calendar and alarms to stay on top of things. When feeling stress I would utilize my meditation techniques to relieve such stress. When being doubtful about something would think more positive and focus my attention on the better outcomes of things. When in uncomfortable situations or upset  with someone will unattached  myself from the problem and be more understanding and optimistic when dealing with such emotional factors. I still have plenty of room for progress in all the areas of health and wellness I will continue to push forward and not be discourage to overcome any boundary that comes my way as long as I keep this mind setting believe I can achieve optimal health and evolve into wonderful human being.

unit 8 blog

Participating in all the different exercises I found the relaxation and the visualization exercises more beneficial then the others. When going through the motions of the relaxation exercise I found myself intrigued on how this exercise was going to encourage myself to fully relax as the man was directing me into the relaxation journey. I found that this exercises could be implemented into my life to foster my mental fitness if reached upon feeling stressed, powerless, or depressed at some point. I found by me participating in my daily exercise regiment helps me be more relaxed throughout my daily obligations I have which enhances my mental fitness to be more at ease, less controversial with others, and happier with myself. The visualization was my next favorite exercise I liked. This exercise encourage my thoughts into a more positive way of thinking in terms of visualizing what I wanted to do or accomplish first which inspired me to want be more willing to go after what I visualized instead of attempting but not having much of  a greater outcome due to not seeing everything through first. This practice can be implemented into my life to foster my mental fitness by visualizing things first before committing which will give me more encouragement, confidence, and desire to achieve whatever I put my mind to.

unit 7 blog

This was an interesting exercise when participating in this exercise by envisioning a wise person the first person that cam to mind was my mother. The reason so is because she has thought me so many things as growing up which has prevented me from making the mistakes she did when growing up. When envisioning my mother I admire her independence and toughness as a women which makes me push hardier to achieve great things in life and overcome any obstacle that may come my way. I can continue to practice such techniques by looking at the bigger picture and the greater outcome of things towards my health and wellness. I truly do believe that one cannot teach if one has not been there before because the experience of helping someone achieves something on a grater scale of accomplishing with out them making as many mistakes and failing attempts is slim to none.  Experience is a journey that comes with mistakes and failure attempts which helps those who are  health and wellness professional to teach others how to accomplish the goals they want on a higher successful rate then those who lack in the area but tries to teach those who wants guidance. I believe this is highly recommended for everyone to follow especially for those who are in the health and wellness field practice what you preach because it opens up those who may be seeking help to be more willing to follow what your advising them to do which is beneficial from both sides at the end of the day.

unit 6 blog

When going through the loving-kindness exercise found it difficult to ease my mind and body due me continuously having to look over the different phases to say at the beginning. Once I got the phases memorized I started thinking about all the good I have done for others and the bad based on me not controlling my anger when feeling disrespected. As I was going through these different emotions I found overall I am a very loving, kind hearted and respectful individual I just need to work on not being so furious when feeling disrespected by others because at times people don’t really acknowledge what they are really saying is hurtful or wrong so it is best to approach them when calm and level headed then blowing up at the start of things. I found this exercise somewhat on the emotional aspect of relaxing don’t really like expressing my emotions but believe it is healthy to do so at times to relieve some of that pain that has been held in for so long overall liked the exercise.

For the assessment I discovered that I would like to work on my priorities towards being more financially balanced. I have found by me always spending money on things I don’t really need just because I have the money reflects my moods throughout the week because knowing if something serious happens to me I want have the money to support myself which is something I can’t afford to happen. I would like to work on not eating out; buying material things I don’t really need, in going out once maybe twice a month instead of every weekend. I believe if I can make some of these changes my way of handling other priorities in my life can change and I can be more optimistic about thin

unit 5 discussion

When going the different breathing techniques during the subtle exercise I continuously was being distracted by my mental thoughts consisting of negative things that has happen to me over the past week but countered those thoughts with positive one in order for me to concentrate on my breathing. When relaxed and focusing on just my breathing found myself able to listen to every heat beat my heat was making with the visualization of me being somewhere peaceful due to the wave’s sounds whooshing through my headphones as I was listening to the exercise. I found this exercise more beneficial towards my needs of relaxation then the loving kindness exercise I completed last week. The two things that both exercises had in common was that you had to concentrate on settling your mind in order to progress to the next stage and to focus on the thoughts that you were having to define how your mental states reacts in such conditions when doing so. The subtle
exercise was more based on acknowledging your thoughts and enabling yourself to channel your mental focus towards your breathing without letting yourself get too distracted on the thoughts that were happening. The loving kindness exercise was somewhat similar but instead of focusing on your breathing was more on the verge of focusing on your emotional thoughts one pass or current events which I didn’t like. The benefits that came from completing this exercise was to be able to witness my thoughts but without letting myself grasp more into the situation but to acknowledge them and bring my focus back on what was important which was my breathing. Another benefit was to be able to let my mind and body act freely when relaxing instead of trying to constrict them to act a certain way. The connection between spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness in my life is somewhat balance each wellness plays a different role in my everyday of living. I believe my mental and physical wellness carries me more through life then spiritual due to me working out 4-5 times a week and sticking to a strict diet regiment which takes a strong mental and physical state to do so on a consistent level. I have been thinking about trying out some of the yoga classes at my gym to touch my spiritual aspect more often believe this can help brighten up my day more often when feeling down or not that inspired to do anything for that particular day.

Loving Kindness

When listening to the exercise I couldn’t let myself go into that state towards a love one because I don’t like those type of emotions in my head and I don’t like thinking that way towards those I may care about or love. I pretty much avoided every question that was asked didn’t like this exercise at all wasn’t relaxing or needed at all. Would recommend to others if they feel they need to find a different approach towards expressing their feelings to a love one, but besides that not at all. The concept of a mental workout to me  is to exercise the weak parts of your mental state so the brain can achieve the optimal sense on how to achieve relaxation, the ability to adapt to stressful situations without over stressing, and having the capability to avoid and over come the difficult obstacles that may come upon. The research has indicated that it can improve the way we live our lives by enhancing our physical, psychological and emotional well being on a daily basis. In order for me to implement mental workouts to foster my psychological health I would have to work on trying more relaxation exercises to build my way of meditating skills which could be through my workouts or my cardiovascular  sessions due when doing these activities I feel so at peace with myself and don’t worry about nothing but having a good workout.

Relaxation Unit 3 Exercise

Based on rating my reflections I would rate my physical well being a 10 due to me working out five days a week consisting of exercising a different muscle everyday and doing 30 min of cardiovascular exercise on the stair master or the treadmill. On a spiritual well being bases I would rate myself a 8 because I am constantly working to improve myself in life towards setting new goals and accomplish those that I have set for myself. My psychological wellness is a 7 due to being a young adult and adapting to all the responsibilities that come along with growing up and trying my best to do well in school with working so much to keep a roof over my head can become very depressing and stressful at time based on not being able to do the things young people are able to at my age. One goal I would like to make for myself towards my physical well being is cutting down on my cheat days instead of the whole weekend just one day out of the weekend. Spiritual wise would like to stop putting so much pressure on myself in terms when not in reach of goals I have not met or not close towards accomplishing. Psychologically I would try to do more young adult things from time to time with my friends when having the chance. Believe if I encourage myself to enjoy my 20’s a little more I wouldn’t be so depressed and stressed out all the time. When listening to the relaxation exercise found myself more relaxed then the last relaxation exercise I completed. When following the different techniques I was able to focus my attention on what was being told to me which made me laugh a little because the things the voice was saying was some what working. Throughout the exercise I felt my body floating and thinking about my friends and family jumping from different events from the next somewhat weird I think. The overall experience was refreshing and relaxing and something would try again on my own free time

welcome

Hi my name is Valentino, I live in Southern California and I am 26 years of age who is currently in a Nutrition Science degree program at Kaplan University. I have only a few more terms left until I am able to obtain my college degree in nutrition science. Have some knowledge in nutrition but not sure on the topic I am studying right now hopefully this class redirects my way of analyzing the world of health and wellness. My current goal is to continue being successful in my classes and able to obtain majority of the information I am able to learn in my classes. Future educational goals I would like to graduate with honors and from there go into a nutrition master degree plan. My current hobbies as of right now are working out, playing baseball, and reading health and fitness magazines.  

The journey to relaxation

When first listening to the exercise I found myself intrigued on how this exercise was going to encourage myself to fully relax as the man was directing me into the relaxation journey. As focusing to enter this state of being found myself somewhat drifting away from what was being asked when transferring such energies through the different parts of my body. As I indulged into listening to the soft music and voice I seemed to find myself more relaxed when following the steps towards relaxation. During this state of being I was imagining being in a peaceful place where I was in somewhat of a trance due to my mind being comprehensive to what the voice was saying but my body wasn’t as if it was under the sedation towards relaxing. This particular exercise was much needed and I should continue to follow such practices if reached upon feeling stressed, powerless, or depress.