Your Path to a Healthier You: Physical, Mental, and Planetary Approaches

This blog explores different ways to enhance your well-being through approaches that connect body, mind, and environment. From setting personal fitness or mental health goals to engaging in sustainable actions, outdoor activities, or everyday tasks, it encourages readers to find motivation in what truly inspires them — be it a favorite place, a meaningful goal, or simply the joy of movement.

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Physical approach: Would you want to be flexier, in a better aerobic condition, have more strength, lose weight or have healthier back? Think what it is that you want to achieve physically and have that as your goal.

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Mental approach: Do you want to have a calm and stress-free mind? Mindfulness exercises, yoga, stretching or daily walks with a companion can be something to give it a try. You can also try this; do a heavy exercise and right afterwards think how you feel mentally – did it help to clear your mind or are you able to think more clearly?

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Planetary approach: Do you want to act more sustainably and promote planetary well-being? Cycle or walk to work or even help protect biodiversity in your local environment by eradicating invasive species.

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Goal based approach: Would you want to run a half-marathon, be able to do a handstand, ride a horse or manage a stand-up paddle? That is something to strive for. Joining a sport club may well enhance the achievement of that goal or then you can just make your own weekly or monthly plans for the goal. Keep your mind in the goal!

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Places you like - approach: Do you enjoy water, forest or perhaps mountains? Try to think of a place which is your happy place and make that a goal to see as many happy places as possible in a week or in a year. This approach makes you move around and be physically active by chance and without even noticing.

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Tasks - approach: There are plenty of things to do that increase physical activity such as gardening, cleaning, taking care of animals and pets, playing with children, playing some musical instrument and even doing shopping. As long as you don't stand still or sit on a sofa, these are counted as physical activities.

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Activity -approach: The most traditional way to enhance physical wellbeing is of course to try to find an activity that is interesting and what you want to do. It can be walking, jogging, going to gym, padel or badminton, riding a bike or a horse, dancing (from salsa to boogie woogie), bowling, weightlifting, climbing, skating, ice skating, skiing, aerobics, gymnastics, volleyball or football to name a few. Perhaps there is something you would like to try?

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Publication Date: 07.10.2025