What do you think is health or healthy?

So I'm wondering. When do you think you're healthy or when is someone else healthy?

What is your definition for health?

Are you still healthy when you've lost an arm or leg?

Post below!

 

Healthy in my opinion is exercising and eating properly, some people have a different metabolism to others so people can be different shapes and sizes even when eating and exercising the exact same.

Yes someone with one arm/leg can be just as healthy as someone with all limbs attached.

 

Personally I think the definition is different for each person.

Generally people will say If you exercise, and eat right, you'll be healthy. However some people do both however are still fat, and a fat person is almost always stereotyped as unhealthy.

My definition of health is, "The condition of the body and mind.

Can you still healthy when you've lost a limb?
You can be, however you will never be as healthy as a man with all his limbs.

Just my opinion.

 

Healthy is being able to do everything you want to do in my eyes.

 

Shoopapoop & malakadang, I understand your views on this. However, don't you think you're looking to much at the physical part? How about social and mental well being?

@ malakadang, when I've lost a leg or arm, I'll most likely have a (sport)prosthesis so I'll be able to do exercises and stuff just like a normal person. Even if I don't have a prosthesis I'll be able to do some sort of excercises. Could you go a bit more in depth about this?

So if you can´t do everything you want, you are unhealthy?

 

Your health is the result of a healthy lifestyle. You can have a healthy lifestyle by being social, thinking good thoughts and exercising/eating right.

 

Being at peace with yourself, and the world.

 

There's no need for exercise ; general activity is enough.

I don't think a lumberjack needs to go home and run on a treadmill.

My definition of health is a balance of physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

 

I feel most people put more of an emphasis on physically healthy rather than mental and emotional. I don't know what is healthy, but I know what is right for me.

 

Healthy is not giving a shit what people think and being able to ATLEAST bench press your own weight + run a mile in less than 5 minutes.

 

What he said; peace of mind.

 

To be healthy, is to function normally.

 

"Healthy" doesn't necessarily mean physically/chemically disease free; you can still be healthy but have a disease. This is a common misnomer.

"Health" is a general term used to describe the physical, mental and social well-being of an organism. There are obviously complications that arise like the one above, so it's often difficult to assess the health of someone who is sick but may be functioning correctly in other states such as mentally.

 

Looks like you found WHO's definition of health. ^_^

 

Nope, just remember my biology textbook from high school

 

I think of it as if you stay active, and do Physical things on a regular basis.

 

What is "normal"? and who is to say what is "normal"?

 

health is not being stressed. stress puts people in early graves by causing several conditions.

 

I hope my thread clears everything up for you! : http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=642250