Well-being

• Physical Health and Well-being


  When a person has physical health and well-being, all their body systems work well and they are free from illness and injury.

  Benefits

  • It improves the heart function, making it more efficient at pumping blood around the body.
  • It improves the efficiency of the body systems, including the muscoskeletal and cardio-respiratory systems.
  • Helps to avoid obesity
  • You can easily carry out everyday tasks
  • reduces risk of illness
  • good components of fitness
• Mental health and well-being


  a state of well-being in which a person realises their potential, is able to cope with the normal stresses of everyday life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to their community.

  Benefits include:

  • reduced levels of stress therefore reduced physical tension that can lead to injury and illness
  • control of emotions
  • release of feel-good hormone serotonin
• Social Health and well-being


  all their basic human needs are being met: they have food, shelter and clothing. They are socially active. They experience little stress in social situations, and have friends and a support network.

  Benefits:

  • It provides opportunities to socialise and make friends.
  • It enables you to cooperate with other people.
  • being able to manage emotions to suit the situation
• reason why people choose to take part in relaxing activities, such as yoga.


  • Enjoyment or fun.
  • Company or social benefits.
  • Maintain or improve health / lower blood pressure.
  • Mental benefits / release of stress / keeps mind active.
  • Sense of achievement or personal fulfilment.
  • Low intensity activity / less physically demanding.
  • Maintain or improve fitness / flexibility / balance.
  • Non-competitive.
• Fitness


  the ability to meet the demands of your environment.

  Benefits:

  • helps you to maintain physical, mental and social health and well-being.
  • It reduces the chances of injury.
  • Easier to complete physical job. E.g. manual labour
  • Increased happiness and sense of self-worth