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New Zealand bans ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics by 2026

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12 simple steps to a strong, toned core

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The Vital Importance of Rest and Recovery After Surgery: Insights from Medical Experts

How to Select The Best Pillow For a Great Night’s Sleep

Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimise your exercise routine

Pamela Anderson ‘thrilled’ to be entering the skincare business

Awaken Your Inner Serenity: Embrace the Bliss of Kundalini Yoga

What’s the best diet for healthy sleep?

Spas embrace bathing rituals and mineral hot pool immersion for skin and wellness benefits

How Blue Zone Habits Can Improve Your Skin

Music Can Help Ease The Blues – But What Should You Listen To?

5 dental TikTok trends you probably shouldn’t try at home

Yoga in Pregnancy: What you can do and how to do it

Balance your way to bliss in the new year

COVID is surging: have you had your booster?

Feeling a niggle? 5 yoga poses for improved knee strength

How often should you wash your sheets and towels?

What is resilience? A psychologist explains the main ingredients that help people manage stress

Seven hospitalised with Legionnaires’ disease in Sydney

Hate salad or veggies? Just keep eating them. Here’s how our tastebuds adapt

What is a dopamine menu? How it might help people with ADHD

Could visiting a museum be the secret to a healthy life?

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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.