The Importance Of Wellness In College Students

Wellness is being in a good state of both physical and mental health. Upon coming to school, many kids do not utilize their wellness resources offered by the university, whether it is because they choose not to, or are simply not aware of the easy accessibility of the resources. Being healthy, both physically and mentally, are important to the success of students for many reasons. When you think of wellness, you may only think of being in shape, but it entails much more than just your physical appearance and well-being. For example, spiritual and financial wellness are important but neither of them involve physical activity. We need financial wellness so that we do not run out of money and so that we spend it wisely, and we need spiritual wellness because we need to have a connection with people around us and with ourselves. Some wellness activities I participate in are yoga and swimming. These are fun and easy ways for the less athletic people to stay active without lifting and long distance running. These benefit me by allowing me to meet people in the classes and get my heart rate up for about an hour a day. College students should stay active because with the easy access to foods that may not be so

The more friends you have, the less lonely you will be but the quantity is not greater than quality when it comes to friendships. A few really good friends that you know you can rely on are greater than many friends that you cannot trust and cannot count on. I rushed for fall recruitment and joined a sorority this fall, expanding my network of friends and meeting girls I may not have met if it was not for recruitment. I also made friends with people in my dorm so that we can walk together to class and go out to eat if we are hungry. By doing this, I gained many new friends and would like to become good friends with