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There was a time in my life when I was very active in the church environment. Sometimes I heard it myself, sometimes I heard it from my fellow members at church that people say: My faith is a personal matter, please leave me alone.

It is, and so is your health. And although there are some aspects that are confidential in both cases, there are also aspects that are not. For instance, some people want to keep their age and weight confidential.

Now let’s focus on a different level of the personal aspect of our health. Some elements of health apply to all of us, and some doesn’t. The broad guidelines such as eating a balanced diet and being active apply to every single one of us. But the finer application thereof is different to all of us.

Each individual is unique. Our likes and dislikes is not the same, the things that are important to us, is not the same, our schedule is not the same, and the list could go on and on.

Take two women in two different households as an example. One has the privilege to focus all her time and attention on raising the kids and taking care of the household. The other is a single mom, working long hours in a high paying position. Both women are very health conscious.

In the first household is time a luxury that the family have, in the second they don’t. In the second household is money the luxury they have, in the first most likely not. In the first household, the kids hate veggies, and in the second house, they love it.

When the busy woman read an article that she should exercise an hour each day, she’ll get discouraged, because she have to steal time from her kids or sleep even less to fit that in. If the stay-at-home-mom read that the only way to be healthy is by being a vegetarian, her kids would die of hunger.

This is a small example to show that applying healthy routines is different for every person.

Here are some pointers on how to build a personal health plan for yourself:
• Get educated on health matters, to know what to include and what to exclude from your healthy lifestyle.
• Keep balance in mind when planning your grocery list.
• Find a regular time when you won’t be interrupted to be active. Different exercises require different timeframes to be effective.
• Choose something you like to do, and like for a couple of reasons. For example: Cross country cycling combines the outdoors, sunshine, friends, achievement, excitement, and a couple of other enjoyable factors.
• Set health goals.
• Find a great personal development program to reach your goals and to maintain a great mindset.

Being healthy is personal, very personal. In the end it’s up to you to take responsibility for your health. Take a look at who you are, your likes and dislikes. Use this now and put a plan together to improve and maintain your health.


As a wellness coach, designing a personal health plan is what I love to do. If you want help with your health plan, contact me through www.health2u.co.za or at francois@health2u.co.za.