Wellness and Lifestyle Management

Wellness and Lifestyle Management

A reflective journal is a means of recording ideas, personal thoughts and experiences, as well as reflections and insights that you have in the learning process of this module. In addition to the demands of a typical written assignment (e.g. able to give definition on concepts, demonstrate basic understanding of course materials), reflective journal requires you to think more deeply, to challenge their old ideas with new incoming information, to synthesize the course materials you have learnt into your personal thoughts and philosophy, and also to integrate it into their daily experiences and future actions. A reflective journal may include what you have done, what you have learnt and how you have found your week or month. Maybe you can include the thoughts of the experiences that you are having, the things that you have enjoyed, the things that you have done well and the things that you could have done better – which you can then reflect on. Type of reflective journal: Structured Format: Written form with assistance from photos or sketches (2000-2500 words) Topics: Set a SMART GOAL for your wellness and lifestyle management. • Think of a goal for your wellness and lifestyle. • Indicate what makes your goal specific? • How is your goal measurable? • Why this is a realistic goal? • How is the goal time-specific? • Outline your daily balanced diet according to guidelines. Include daily nutrient and energy needs. • Outline your cardiorespiratory endurance program according to guidelines. Include intensity, frequency, duration, aerobic activities, time of day for training, facility where you will perform the training, and reward for accomplishing your goal. • Outline your muscular strength/endurance training program. List the exercises used, sets and repetitions, amount of resistance to be used, frequency per week, training facility, and reward for accomplishing your goal. • List any other sports or recreational activities in which you participate and include how often and how long you participate. Indicate also the primary reason for participation in these activities (physical activity, fitness, competition, skill development, recreation, stress management) and your future goals for these activities. • Indicate the efforts that you are making to increase daily physical activity, your feelings about your choice of activities, and what future goals you have regarding daily physical activities. • Indicate any other important factors for managing lifestyle in your daily life. • References in APA format are recommended to support your reflective journal.