The Wellness Wheel

I have been hearing about the Wellness Wheel more and more at the HealthPlex. I think it makes sense and I want to share what I’ve learned.

Here’s what the HealthPlex website says:

ENERGIZE: "Turn the power on," stimulate and invigorate your physical and/or emotional self.

SOCIALIZE:Meet others who share common experiences and motivate each other to achieve similar personal fitness goals.

REJUVENATE:Restore and replenish to reach a healthier state, either physically or mentally. Uplift and restore yourself to a new reenergized state of being.

LEARN:Gain knowledge and understanding to help you reach your goals.

BALANCE:Create harmony and symmetry to find a state of equilibrium.


Cindy Becker, CPT, Mercy Healthplex says
From the Wellness Wheel we recommend programs/classes/ or other services that the Healthplex offers to help fulfill the five areas:

Energize- participation in ANY of the group classes; water, land, kids gymnastics, tennis, Fit For Life- to turn people on to physical and mental exercise.

Socialize- gather with other members in our coffee area, or participate in the many social events we have, ie yoga workshops, tennis socials, spinning special rides, group training and group weight management programs like "Change your Life Challenge" and "Factor Five"

Rejuvenate- take advantage of the warm water pool, sauna, steam rooms, and whirlpool. Participate in yoga, meditation, tai-chi, massage, reflexology.

Learn- take advantage of workshops offered by instructors or the nutritionist (Aaron Dorfman), learn by taking group classes, personal training, tennis lessons

Balance- we help to write out a prescription that meets all of the above and find the right fit (classes, etc) for each member


I thought that I would tell about how the Wellness Wheel applies to me and Clarence. (Energize)- We do the aqua power and the fit classes in the pool and if that doesn’t energize you I don’t know what would. Each class is one hour and both of them is taught by Sharon Whitaker and she works us pretty hard. (Socialize) - We do a lot of socializing. That is one of the things that keeps us coming back to the Plex. When we first arrive at the Plex we sit down and have a cup of coffee and greet people as they come in. Then we start our workout on the machines. That is not all work either. We have to stop and talk to other people. I give a lot and receive a lot of encouragement. In the pool the FIT class meets for lunch once a month after class, plus we have a lot of fun in the pool. (Rejuvenate) The FIT class is the last class that we do and it is in the warm water pool. It relaxes our muscles and keeps us from having sore muscles. Clarence goes into the whirlpool every once in a while when his back is bothering him and it does the trick. (Learn) - Learning could apply to a lot of things. We did go to the nutritionist and learned a lot of things about what we should and shouldn’t eat. We are going to meet with Cindy Becker soon for personal training and I’m sure that she will give us some new exercises to do. (Balance) I’m sure that Cindy has something in mind to balance out our exercise program.