According to Sorrentino, Remmert and Milk (2017), there are five dimensions of health: physical health, which achieved if one has a strong body and free from illnesses; emotional health, which associated with if one feels well about himself/herself; social health, which resulted from be part of enjoyable and stable relationships; spiritual health, which built up with clear concepts include what is right and the meaning of life; and cognitive health, which involves keeping one's mind creative and active.
In a two week period, I used the Health Assignment Form to document my daily routines ( (Appendix A, and Appendix B). In the following paragraphs, I will introduce a lot of recommendations and requirements which came from different resources.
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My Health Habits
Compare to the recommendations from the Canadian Food Guide (2011), I need to increase my grain products and vegetables/fruits intake, and eat less milk/alternatives and meat/alternatives. In two week period, daily I had average 5.9 guide servings of grain products, 6.2 guide servings of vegetables/fruits, 2.1 guide servings of milk/alternatives and 2.8 guide servings of meat/alternatives.
I had average 7.1 hours of sleep each night, which fulfilled the minimum of recommendation. It would be beneficial if I sleep longer at night. I completed more than three hours of moderate- to vigorous- aerobic physical activity at the first week, and around two hours of moderate aerobic physical activity at the second week in this two week period. According to the suggestions which provided by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (2017), I need to modify my weekly exercise plan with add more muscle and bone strengthening