Keeping your family happy and healthy are often two sides of the same coin — many behaviors that are meant to strengthen health and engage physicality also contribute to an increase in general happiness.
Here are a few ways to maintain the health of everyone under your roof while also pasting a smile onto their faces.
Regularly Visit the Doctor
Although little kids will often have to be dragged kicking and screaming to doctor’s appointments, regular health check-ups actually make kids and adults alike happier and more enthusiastic about life. Keeping tabs on health ensures that nagging injuries, untreated diseases and other small health scares are addressed and fixed by a professional. Consistent pain or discomfort arising from medical issues is a leading source of unhappiness and frustration in the developed world -regular trips to the dreaded doctor can counter that.
Be Physically Active
There are endless ways to kids and teenagers to be physically active. They can join a sports team, participate in a mountain biking or judo club, join a fitness center or even simply play with their friends outside. Although adults have to work a bit harder to find time for activities in their busy work schedules, they have a plethora of options available to them as well. Physical activity produces antibodies and endorphins in the human body, which directly lead to increased health and happiness.
Take Advantage of Modern Corrective Technologies
Difficulty seeing or hearing can be extremely frustrating, and can cause kids or even adults in your family to withdraw into themselves or lash out in frustration. The quality of life for these individuals can increase tremendously with the use of corrective technologies: using a hearing aid can turn an aural deficit into a strength, and wearing eyeglasses has been proven to impact performance in the classroom, on the athletic field and in the workplace. Professionals, like those at Identity Optical, know that using the proper type of correction can make a big difference. Eyeglasses, in particular, can vastly improve confidence and cure personal issues that plague children and adults with poor vision.
Being happy and being healthy often go hand in hand, and the importance of both cannot be overstated. Make sure to take some time to sit down with your family members and explain exactly what they should be doing to maximize health. Having family meetings to discuss health issues and maintaining a regular schedule for doctor’s visits will help meet these goals, and keeping open lines of communication between family members will pay dividends in both respects.
This is a guest post: Rachelle Wilber is a freelance writer living in the San Diego, California area. She graduated from San Diego State University with her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Media Studies. She tries to find an interest in all topics and themes, which prompts her writing. When she isn’t on her porch writing in the sun, you can find her shopping, at the beach, or at the gym. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook: @RachelleWilber; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009221637700
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Robin G. says
I love the idea of families being fit together! Hikes and bike rides are a great family bonding activity!
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valmg @ Mom Knows It All says
This is a great reminder about well visits and check-ups. So many people don’t realize how important they are.
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Rebecca Swenor says
These are great idea for maintaining a happy good healthy family. It is so important to keep all appointments for the whole family. Thanks for sharing the tips.