The Changing Perspective Of Wellness And Fitness

The Changing Perspective of Wellness and Fitness: A Guide to Prevent and Overcome Depression as an Emotional and Mental Illness <First Name Last Name> <University> Wellness is an active, and dynamic process of becoming aware of and making decisions that will sustain a living with a more balanced and fulfilling life. As decades passed, the concept of wellness has changed and refined. During the 50th BC, Ancient Romans described it as the capability of an individual to be free from physical illnesses, and highly prioritized the idea of public health system focusing on preventing and treating diseases as key for a healthier population. However, as time passes by, medical practitioners in the US emphasized the holistic nature of wellness which encompasses several dimensions, including not only physical, but social, academic, spiritual, environmental, financial, and emotional aspects as well. Although physical health is central to a person's well-being, people realized the importance of the complete state of physical, mental, and social wellness to strive a sense of balance and harmony in life, particularly in the satisfactory condition of existence (“The History of Wellness”, 2016). Mental well-being, in comparison with other state, has been one of the essential tools necessary for establishing an overall wellness. The ability of our mind to maintain a positive outlook on life and to develop a preventive and coping mechanism to overcome stress allow an individual to also avoid the risk of physical sickness and social dilemmas. One of the most controversial and widely-spread emotional health problem in the world is depression. According to research, depression stands to be one of the most leading cause not only of emotional disorders but of serious physical health concerns often manifested in the forms of insomnia, poor nutrition, and heart diseases. In this article, depression as a mental illness will be explained including its causes and effects to an individual, especially the youth. Several ways of preventing and coping depression will also be discussed in the light of giving hope through effective methods to use for a continuous healthy growth and development. “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer”. This quotation will be our motivation as we dig deeper into the core and nature of depression as a mental illness. Indeed, the best way to maintain a healthy well-being is to avoid any particular mental or even physical diseases through the wiser approach of learning its dirty tactics. Understanding how our body works and how depression strikes, plays a relevant portion in order to strategize oneself of how to overcome it or better yet prevent this from happening so to obtain a successful mental wellness. Let’s start by having a grasp of depression as an illness- its causes, effects, and symptoms. Depression, as known by many, is a common and crucial medical illness that harmfully affects a person’s emotions, thought processes, and behavior. According to the US, 10% of American adults over the age of 18 experienced depression annually and almost 16.6% encountered depression at some point in their life. Depression has believed to be caused by the combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and ps...