Healthy Active Lifestyle

A healthy active life is a lifestyle that contributes  positively towards physical, mental and social wellbeing and includes regular exercise and physical activity.

Physical Aspect:

- good physical health
- physical challenge (Can I do it?)
- Increase fitness
- Increase performance
- Improving Health related Factors and Skill related factors
- Lose weight

Mental Aspect:
- Relieve / avoid stress and tension
- Mental Challenge
- Increase self confidence/ self esteem
- Help the individual feel good (serotonin)
- Contribute to the enjoyment of life
- Aesthetic Appreciation
- Physical Challenge (because when you are working physically harder, you need to be mentally tough to keep going)

Social Aspect:
- Mix with others
- Make new friends
- Meet current friends
- Develop teamwork and cooperation
- Work with others


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