August - National Wellness Month

Pamela Redline • August 13, 2021

Pamela Redline

August 12, 2021

Though closely related, health and wellness are not exactly the same thing. Health more specifically relates to our physical condition. Wellness is an expansion of health as it includes our mind, body, and spirit. In essence, all that makes us who we are. A successful wellness program blends each nuance to improve and elevate our quality of life by providing careful and specific, individualized programs.


Redline Exercise Rx specifically and intricately addresses each of the individual aspects of total well-being. This means that we will join with you in creating your successful, customized, personal wellness journey.


“In understanding the difference between health and wellness, in short, health is a state of being, whereas wellness is the state of living a healthy lifestyle (3). Health refers to physical, mental, and social well-being; wellness aims to enhance well-being. It can affect physical, mental, and social well-being.”


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov>pmc

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