What is wellness?

Wellness is more than just the absence of sickness or disease. It involves achieving optimal physical, emotional, social, and mental well-being. Wellness emphasizes prevention rather than treatment of illness, through personal responsibility of making healthy choices in your day to day life. 

Click here to view a compilation of wellness slides that Summit Physiotherapy put together on various topics, including nutrition tips and benefits of physical activity.

Sources:

The Healthy Alberta website can provide you with more in-depth information on general wellness and nutrition, including up to date information on Canada's Food Guide. 

The UC Berkeley Wellness Letter website can provide you with a descriptive definition of wellness, as well as additional information on various wellness tips and Q. and A's on a variety of topics.

The Sport Medicine Council of Alberta website can provide you with additional information of wellness in sport, including nutrition and hydration, as well as resources in Alberta for further education, such as first aid courses.