Healthy and balanced lifestyle choices Flashcards
Characteristics of a healthy and balanced lifestyle
- Being physically fit and healthy
- Avoid risky behaviours and apply life skills
- Have good relationships with family and friends
- Be able to explore, express and control emotions
- Following the rules of your religion
Factors that impact negatively on lifestyle choices
- Accidents
- Risky behaviour and situations
- Socio-economic environment
Factors that impact positively on lifestyle choices
- Positive role models
- Parents
- Peers
- Personal values, beliefs system and religion
- Media, social and cultural factors
How to manage meetings
-Begin with a purpose
-Encourage open discussions
-Press for closure
-Summarize the main point
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How to write minutes
- Create an outline
- Check off attendees as they enter
- Record notes on action items
- Ask for clarification if necessary
- Don’t try to capture it all
Social benefits of following a lifestyle plan to improve quality of life
-Could help you to increase confidence to relate with others
-Enhance your respect for others
Reasons why young people tend to make unhealthy lifestyle choices that could negatively affect their quality of life
-They could be easily influenced by false information which could make them more prone to making ill informed decisions
How setting a personal lifestyle plan could assist to achieve your post school academic goals
-It could assist you to keep your priorities in order which may give you clear guidelines in how to achieve your future goals
-Assist in making calculated risks which may prevent you from making impulsive decisions that may impact your future
How volunteering as part of your personal lifestyle plan could add value to the quality of life of your own life
-It could improve your self confidence which may give you a natural sense of accomplishments that we all need to experience fulfillment in life
-You could learn a new skill which may be a great way to ensure that you keep believing in your abilities
