The Effects Of Drinking Water On The College Experience After Graduating High School

My original plans for academic success were decimated. Still, as I entered college I reverted back to my original ideal. Perhaps it was the sense of renewal or a change in perspective that spurred me back on track. I truly believed I was going to hold myself together long enough to become the successful student I needed to be, my original self. I did not even last four months. This time was different, though. Instead of pushing through the anxiety and depression to finish, the way I had my freshman and sophomore years, or letting everything pass without a care, like junior and senior year, I made a decision to stop. I left college and everything I had spent my entire life working for to focus on my health, because I was not going to survive

I have had to use these concepts in my career because I continue to be physically active as well as encourage others to stay physically active for the recommended periods of time to ensure their health. Even though the obesity rate has been increasing in the past, thanks to regulations of exercise the rate of obesity in America has decreased and is predicted to continue decreasing. I know I am just one person, but the optimism I gained from KIN 250 has allowed me to push for change and help one person at a time. The course also helped me understand the importance of scholarly study in my field *** The course and my degree in Kinesiology has shaped me into the professional I am because I gained a foundation of knowledge that I use in my career, I was allowed opportunities that helped improve my professional portfolio including my resume and cover letter, and I was able to network with connections that I made within the program in my post graduation

I want to continue drinking more water every day rather than drinking a lot of sodas, because I felt a positive change in my body within the first two weeks of tracking my behavior change. Being in a better mood and having more energy has allowed me to accomplish, without getting tired, more in one day than I have since I was a little child. Before this behavior change project, I always told myself that I needed to drink more water because I know that it is better for me than sodas, or other drinks with a lot of sugar in them. Although I did not completely reach my long-term goal of drinking eight glasses per day, I still feel very accomplished and proud of myself. I was able to get up to drinking seven glasses of water per day rather than only drinking water when I ran out of sodas in the refrigerator. Without completing and reaching all of my short-term goals, I most likely would not have gotten so close to my long-term goal of drinking eight glasses of water every

The purpose of this paper is to explain my definition of Intellectual, emotional, social and physical wellness. Also the purpose is to set certain goals for myself so I have a standard that I can attain to.

During the time in my PED 101 yoga flow class I finally got the privilege to enforce a physical activity and this has given me some insight of how being physically active can change you not just physically. Mentally I feel that I can focus more and handle test better, I am less emotional, and have increased my social outlook and my interactions with people. This is evidence of the divine act of wellness and how dimensions often effecting many other aspects of one’s life ultimately for the better. However, with their also being an online portion I got educated on the different aspects of maintaining one’s health and certain things that goes into it or effect it.

Staying healthy has contributed to my everyday life in a significant amount of ways. From the time I was in seventh grade until my sophomore year of high school, I participated in track and field. In addition, I also played basketball and did cheer my seventh grade year, I took a weight class my sophomore year and took part in CrossFit outside of school. I have also tried many different diets, eating healthy, and even the delicious smoothies that are filled with vegetables and fruits.

For the very first time in my life, I had executed a series of behavior changes in order to lose fifteen pounds by this semester. I am pleased and more than grateful to see that my customized plan is successful, and took effect in different aspects of my well-being. “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become”, I believe this quote by Carl Jung encapsulated why my health improvement plan would work – determination incorporated into a personalized plan. Hereinafter, I would like to discuss in details what and why had my behavior changes improved both my short-term and long-term health.

My physical wellness continued to increase, my stress management as well and also my time management increased. Similar to my first year in the program as entering my second year my physical wellness increased. I’ve been trying to live a healthy life and having a better diet, I thank Colonel Oetjen for this and how he gave me a lecture in my first year after he saw me drinking my regular 1.5 litter soda, and explained how sugar was bad for you and how he said “white death’. I can say my stress management has improved because of my time management skill increasing, with priorities this better I have more time and are less stressed. I adapted a new quote over that summer to help me with my time management and that is Stephen Covey quote “The Key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your

College students, drinking heavily and using drugs is a persistent problem despite widespread initiatives that promote and limit drinking during and after college. Drinking in college is perceived to enhance socialization, bonding, and make one less inhibited. College, for some is characterized by a high level of freedom and low level of responsibility, and has been seen as time-out from the “real world”. Because many college students think this way, heavy drinking and narcotic use is permissible. Most students who participate in such behavior, seem to expect their future lifestyle to be burdensome and tedious, planning for the future with careers and children; great memories for the good times associated with drug use and drinking is expected.

Nutrition and Fitness- Fitness wasn't included in the presentation but it should have been. Eating right isn't enough on its own for optimal health and wellness. Exercise does wonders for the body and the mind. It relieves built up stress that you may not have even been aware of, releases chemicals in your brain to help with relaxation, as well as a number of other health benefits. Through introspection, I know that my most productive weeks go hand in hand with the number of times that I worked out those weeks. I have slowly over the past few months worked out less and less to the point now it has been about two weeks since my last run. It has taken its toll. Along those lines over the past couple of weeks, I have developed a taste for Mountain Dew, I normally drink a gallon of water a day, and I have had more soda in the past week than almost the rest of the year combined. While I may not physically see the results of my current soda binge, I can feel it mentally and physically. My plan here is simple, finish the last Mt. Dew that I have and drink some water as well as reinstate my three to four workouts a week and start losing some weight in the

Environmental factors play a great role for determining the likelihood of students encountering alcohol, not necessarily consuming it or consuming it excessively (College Drinking: Changing the Culture, High-Risk Drinking in College). After comparing different universities with different demographic makeups, it was found that predominantly single ethnic or minority schools tended to have lower rates of excessive alcohol use among its students when compared to predominantly white, coeducational schools (College Drinking: Changing the Culture, High-Risk Drinking in College). Two of the most common and widespread campus organizations that have been shown to encourage student consumption of alcohol are emphasized athletic programs and Greek systems (College Drinking:

In the past few weeks, I have attempted to exercise at least 5 times a week, challenge myself by eating more fruits and veggies, drinking more water, eating more superfoods, and getting at least 8 hours of sleep at night. I also worked on overall improving my own wellness with more meditation, winding down at night before sleeping, and dumping the processed, unhealthy foods. At the beginning, I thought this would be simple, but as days passed, I soon realized how unhealthy my usual lifestyle is and how much better I was feeling focusing more on my health. From running a mile around the neighborhood to sleeping more at night, I saw an improvement physically and mentally.

There are many personal self-care activities that are extremely important to our health. As a college student I chose an activity that I believe is one of the most important as well the most difficult for college students to do, exercising. I believe physical activity to be one of the most important personal self-care-activity a person can do to help improve their overall health. As a college student I have experienced what most college students or soon to be college students dread the most; “the freshman 15” which could easily be avoided with simply some exercise. Although many things lead to the freshman 15 such as irregular eating habits, stress, and lack of sleep I am going to discuss just how important exercise is as well as how it could help improve your overall health.

We only have one life to live so make the best of it right? From a health standpoint, there are many factors that can influence the way we live. There are some things that just cannot be avoided through heredity and other causes. But we can still choose to live a healthy lifestyle to better our chances. In my life in particular, I’ve discovered some poor dietary selections and my activity level can be greatly improved from the sedentary state that I exhibit now. From the Personal Health Inventory, the Family History, and my fitness plan I was able to gather information to plan for a better life and try to make to best of it.

I began to slack off on my exercising, being that I could already lift a great deal more than any of my friends, not to mention I had gained an additional five pounds bringing my total weight gain to twenty pounds. Adding even more difficultly to maintaining my exercise routine, I took on a career as a traveling salesman, requiring me work long days and living out of hotels most of the year. I also continued in poor eating, abuse alcohol, and sleep for only a few hours a night. Over the next two years of irregular and undedicated exercise, I had lost ten pounds and nearly all my strength. I began to notice my life style had suddenly taking a toll on my overall health, sending me to the emergency room on several occasions. I soon realized that I needed to make a change in my life style or it was going to destroy me. I again turned to exercise for the answers I needed to make the change. I had heard many times before, while talking to other people who worked out, that it is very important to eat healthy, get enough sleep, and avoid alcohol if I wanted to see results from exercising. I was always quick to brush off advice like this, because I seemed to be making progress without following such strict rules, but I knew now that I need to make a change. I set out to achieve a healthy life style and began to use exercise as a source of