Tips from a PT: How to Create a Wellness Mindset

Wellness is an umbrella term and can mean different things to different people. Ultimately, wellness can be generally defined as living a healthy lifestyle regularly. So, what is a healthy lifestyle? This will differ from person to person and depends on values and life priorities. By coming to this blog in search of ways to enhance your wellness, you have already done the hardest part. Start today and create your wellness mindset for the new year using these tips below!

1. Make a List of Your Health Priorities

Your wellness mindset should be centered around something important to you. A great place to start is to list what is important to you regarding your health. Health priorities can include mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health.

2. Set a Goal for Each Health Priority

Setting goals is essential to help you stay on track with your health priorities and give you something to shoot toward. Goals should be SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely. They give us a place to start and can be adjusted anytime.

3. Make a Plan to Work Towards Goals

Making a plan helps with accountability. When you create a plan related to a specific goal related to your health value, the odds are in your favor that you will be motivated to achieve your goals. Make one plan for each goal.

4. Review Goals and Plans Regularly

It is important to review your goals and plans regularly. Life changes, priorities change, and when we try something new, we don’t always choose the right strategy the first time. Keep a flexible mindset towards your goals and be adaptable if something isn’t working.

Changing your mindset to be flexible and adaptable to your specific values will improve compliance with the plan. If one of your goals is to reduce aches or pains that you may be experiencing, reach out to an Athletico physical therapist. They can provide a free assessment, make recommendations for your care, and answer any questions or concerns you may have.

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*Per federal guidelines, beneficiaries of plans such as Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, VHA and other federally funded plans are not eligible for free assessments.

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References:
1. Wellness Definition. Oxford Languages. (n.d.).