On reducing the idea of wellness down to 3 or 4 principles

On Bluesky someone asked the question:

If you had to reduce your own idea of wellness down to just 3 or 4 principles, what would they be?

One person answered:

1. Stretch 2. Drink Water 3. Squats

A good list.

I had a meta list:

1. Make a list of things that make you feel unwell. 2.List the opposite of those things. 3.Do more of 2 and less of 1.

I think wellness is not necessarily the equivalent of fitness. So you may exercise a lot, but if you may find that not sleeping enough, not resting enough, and too much work is making you feel unwell. If so, I think your wellness list should be: sleep more, get more rest, cut back on work. I’d still recommend you stay fit, but to move from being fit to being well, you need to do more than exercise.