Health

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Health Topics

Kids urged to ‘reconnect’ with nature

Processed meats reduce sperm count in men

Women play a role in reducing breast cancer risk

Your rituals can be roadblocks or ramps

Men who catch up with mates regularly are healthier

While you were sleeping

Top tips for breathing easy during bushfire season

Cutting one hour workouts in half is better for weight loss

Navigating boyhood: an interview with Rosalind Wiseman

The mind-blowing benefits of walking with women in nature

Walk fast to fitness

Common household chemicals increase miscarriage risk

YOGA : Five Tibetan Rites – Warm-up

In the Raw

Carers at highest risk of mental health problems

Make peace with what you eat

Rebecca Bennett: helping communities overcome trauma in South Sudan

Ending the silence: Male carers of women with breast cancer

Mid-life stress increases risk of dementia for women

Blood pressure pill, cancer fighting

Five ways to ease back pain naturally

Dating app stops Icelanders from sleeping with a cousin

Peanut butter reduces risk of breast cancer

Lose the booze this October & 5 delicious mocktail recipes

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Being healthy is a dynamic process because it is always changing. We all have times of good health, times of sickness, and maybe even times of serious illness. As our lifestyles change, so does our level of healthiness.

Those of us who participate in regular physical activity do so partly to improve the current and future level of our health. We strive toward an optimal state of well-being. As our lifestyle improves, our healthiness also improves and we experience less disease and sickness.

When most people are asked what it means to be healthy, they normally respond with the four components of fitness mentioned earlier (cardiorespiratory ability, muscular ability, flexibility, and body composition). Although these components are a critical part of being healthy, they are not the only contributing factors. Physical healthiness is only one aspect of our overall healthiness.

The other components include: social, mental , emotional and spiritual health.