What is Health?

Welcome to the first episode of The Health and Sport Show with Tom Butterfield. Today Tom is going to discuss the concept of health and what that concept actually means to everyone. The dictionary definition is “the state of being free from illness or injury” but if we investigate further is the idea of health a more personal and complex one?   KEY TAKEAWAYS Health is a sliding scale between the fit and healthy to sick and infirm. The WHO classify health as the following ; “Health is a state of complete mental, physical and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Physical fitness is how efficiently our body systems work together to allow us to perform all our tasks of daily living. Our fitness levels are relative to our needs. When we are thinking about getting fitter we should think of the context of our health. We should be targeting our fitness requirements toward our personal circumstances. Mental health problems are often invisible and are often difficult to empathise with. This is hopefully improving in this area as a society. The road to good mental health can be complicated and varied. Define your idea of good health and what it means to you in relation to your lifestyle and your personal requirements. The concept of health is subjective.    BEST MOMENTS ‘Does this mean that there is only healthy or unhealthy people in the world? Does this mean that a person with a slight cold is as unhealthy as person with hypertension, angina, insomnia a broken leg and a broken arm?’ ‘Are the need of a professional Tour de France cyclist the same as an office worker who cycles for fun at the weekend?’ ‘There are some really good wearable devices out there that can track all of these measurements and notify you of any changes.’ ‘We are finally waking up to the fact mental health is as important as physical health.’   VALUABLE RESOURCES https://youtube.com/channel/UCQXAka99a6MdZexeEJaMZbAhttps://m.facebook.com/elevatehealthuk/https://www.elevatehealthuk.com/ ABOUT THE HOST TOM BUTTERFIELD I have always been interested in sports, unfortunately injuries and poor training decisions curtailed my dream of becoming a professional football player. I have always been very passionate about helping people and I get a real kick out of seeing people improve and make progress towards a chosen goal or aspiration. I have been actively learning and implementing knowledge for over 20 years with the aim of improving the level of service I can offer to my clients. This has included formal qualifications such as: BSc (Hons) in Sports Sciences Masters in chiropractic PGDip in Diagnostic Medical (Musculoskeletal) Ultrasonography 14 years clinical experience helping tens of thousands of members of the public to improve their health and wellbeing. Unofficially I have digested countless information in the form of audiobooks, books, video, seminars, and countless conversations with experts within the health and wellbeing niche. I aim for at least one hour a day. The day I stop learning is the day I pack up my stuff and go home.   CONTACT METHOD https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-butterfield-801ba515/https://www.elevatehealthuk.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.