Nancy Loving Tubesing, EdD & Donald A Tubesing, PhD
Be the first one to write a reviewStructured Exercises in Wellness Promotion, Volume 5 provides 36 creative, ready-to-use activities that help participants explore well-being through reflection, discussion, assessment, and experiential learning. Facilitators, educators, counselors, and trainers can use these processes to help groups strengthen awareness of lifestyle habits, emotional patterns, physical health, and daily choices. Each activity is clearly structured, making it easy to incorporate wellness worksheets and guided exercises into a variety of learning environments.
The Introduction emphasizes the importance of involving people actively in the learning process. This volume includes detailed instructions, time estimates, group size recommendations, materials lists, and variations, making the activities adaptable for groups of different ages, experience levels, and settings. Participants gain insight into their current well-being and develop motivation for practical self-care improvements.
Volume 5 offers a blend of warm-ups, wellness assessments, major theme-developing exercises, self-care explorations, and energizers. Worksheets support participants as they reflect on lifestyle patterns, personal values, emotional experiences, physical health, and spiritual well-being. The structured tools included in the companion PDF help individuals understand their habits, identify strengths, and determine areas for improvement.
The resource section provides guidance for trainers, suggestions for workshop design, recommended activity combinations, and helpful indexes that simplify planning and facilitation. This consistent structure allows group leaders to prepare effective wellness programs with minimal preparation time.
Brief activities that help groups warm up, become comfortable with each other, and begin thinking about wellness topics.
Reflective exercises that guide participants in assessing their well-being and exploring lifestyle habits, values, and areas of desired growth.
Activities that introduce practical approaches to improving physical, emotional, relational, spiritual, and mental health through self-awareness and intentional choices.
Processes that help participants integrate insights, set realistic goals, and outline next steps for enhancing their well-being.
Short, engaging activities that restore energy, creativity, and focus during longer workshops or sessions.
A trainer-focused section offering planning tips, workshop combinations, and indexes that make it easy to locate appropriate exercises.
Wellness educators and facilitators
Counselors, therapists, and social workers
Corporate wellness providers and HR trainers
Healthcare and community wellness leaders
Teachers, school counselors, and youth program facilitators
Anyone guiding groups toward healthier lifestyle choices
PDF of all reproducible worksheets for reflection, assessment, and planning
PowerPoint slides featuring the mini-lectures associated with selected activities
Clear, ready-to-use activity designs that reduce preparation time
Adaptable exercises suitable for many audiences and settings