The Warriors Own Wellness programme

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Step 1. Baseline information

Enter information about your general health like height, weight and age. The guidance provided here is of a general nature but some parts can be customised for you.

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Step 2. Think about your WHY (the Life Coaching page) so you live with purpose

That is, things that matter to you, what you want to achieve, things that bring you joy and your health goals. Understanding your WHY can make it easier to bring about change.

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Step 3.  Assess your current habits

Assess your habits by reading through each Wellness Habit icon.  You decide which level you are at for each icon. Your level is reflected in a colour ring that will now surround the icon on your Healthy Warrior Chart.

Think about the habits you want to keep and or strengthen,

habits you want to let go of and new habits you want to develop. 

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Steps 4 and 5. Learn about healthy habits

We suggest habits which include physical, psychological and emotional aspects. 

The habits discussed here are along the lines of SMAR(t) goals. They are Specific, Measurable, Achievable and Relevant however, they are not time-bound. When it comes to setting up new habits, SOONER is better than LATER but LATER is better than NEVER! 

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Some general guidelines on the habits that may have the most impact on your health:

Eat the CORRECT AMOUNT of healthy food and drink for you

MOVE regularly

Have restorative SLEEP

Develop a SUPPORT TEAM

Be KIND to ALL things including yourself, other people, animals and the environment

Be part of a TRIBE

Do ONE thing each day that moves you forward

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Step 6. Choose where you will focus

Decide what new or improved habits are relevant for you. Forming a new habit is usually the result of learning, repetition and practice. It can take an average of 2 months to establish a new habit, but can actually take anywhere from 3 weeks to 9 months.

Many weeks may go by before you feel you are making progress. This is natural. 

(Ref. Lally P, van Jaarsveld CHM and Watts HWW.  Published 16 July 2009)

It is important that you keep practicing the new activity until it becomes a habit.

That is when you do it automatically without occupying the mind with the low-level details required. Don't put too much pressure on yourself about how long it might take. 

It is even OK to miss the very occasional day without messing up your ability

to establish the new habit too much. 

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Step 7. Keep track and review regularly

You track your progress here as well as reviewing your progress with your support team.

It can remind you that you are actually moving forward.

This encourages us to keep going.

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