PHYSICAL WELLNESS

Physical wellness is the positive state of well-being and capability of an individual to design
personal fitness programs for improving and maintaining optimum levels of health. It is a combination of
many different components (physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual) that expands one’s
potential to live a quality life, to work effectively and to make a significant contribution to the society.
Wellness reflects how one feels about life as well as one’s ability to function effectively. It is also
described as the positive component of good health. Being physically active can build physical fitness
that in turn, provides you with many health and wellness benefits.

BENEFITS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS

 Looking Good - regular physical activity is a healthy lifestyle. Healthy lifestyle such as proper nutrition,
good posture and good body mechanics can help you look at

your best.

 Feeling Good - people who engage in regular physical activity feel better. You can resist fatigue, less
likely to be injured and are capable of working more efficiently.

 Enjoying Life - life is more enjoyable when you engage in regular physical activity that results in
physical fitness as the key to be able to do more of the things you want to do.

 Meeting Emergencies - fit and active individuals have the capacity to help or assist other people when
they needed some help.

The Fundamental Movements of the Body

Locomotor Movements

By definition, a locomotor movement is a type of movement in which the body travels through
space from one location to another location. In locomotor movements, the body is not anchored in
place and is moving through the transfer of weight from one area of the body to another. There are
many types of locomotor movements including walking, marching, jumping, climbing, running, hopping,
sliding, skipping, galloping, leaping, side-stepping, army crawling, and crawling. Many locomotor
movements involve the feet taking the body from a starting point A to another point B.

The development of locomotor movement skills occurs throughout childhood, and children
require lots of experience with various physical activities to develop them. These skills are important
because moving through space is a requirement for many of life's activities. Additionally, locomotor
skills are important for developing and maintaining cardiovascular health, balance, coordination, and
independence, among other practical skills.

Non-Locomotor Movements
 A non-locomotor movement is a movement in which the body doesn’t travel; in other words, it
can be performed while staying in the same space. Non-locomotor movement skills are classified as
fundamental because they create the foundation for developing safety skills, and every-day utilitarian
skills (Kirchner & Fishburne, 1998). These skills form the basis of recreational physical activity,
specialized sports, or games, and influence activity preference, self-concept and future physical
competence. Being the building blocks for specialized skills such as those involved in dance, games, and
gymnastic activities,

A physical activity pyramid is a visual guidance for people of all ages to follow for support
completing physical activities. Activities are grouped in purposeful types of activities and how often they
should be completed within a week length in time.
 NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ENGAGEMENT

(GUIDELINES)

The purpose of the Dietary Guidelines is to provide advice on what to eat and drink to build a
healthy diet that can promote healthy growth and development, help prevent diet-related chronic
disease, and meet nutrient needs.

Only sound nutrition can support good health. Of course, fitness can also support health and
The Physical Fitness Test (PFT), a standardized physical fitness testing in the country will be used to
determine the general physical fitness level of an individual. As the youth will be able to learn to
evaluate their personal fitness - the most meaningful to them, a skill that will serve them for a lifetime.
Hence, this module is presented as a guide.