Living in such a technically advanced society, I believe there are many things that factor into the decisions we make every day regarding our health. To further describe the claim that we live in a technically advanced society, we are surrounded by images often oriented towards health and image. Magazine covers, famous people, and athletes are all images that most people strive to become or resemble. Personally, growing up, I always aspired to become a professional hockey player. Looking up to my favorite hockey players in the NHL, I always perceived them to be the healthiest people on the planet. In many ways, I wasn't that far off. Professional athletes, pampered by the best medical care and nutritional advice, are generally in good health. The impact on my decisions about my own health was that I often tried to train like professional athletes. I try to skate seven days a week and I train off the ice. As a child, I didn't worry too much about food or nutrition. This is not to say that I was oblivious to what was healthy and what was not. I knew what foods were healthy, but at a younger age, it wasn't my priority. These days, however, I'm much more concerned about what I eat versus exercising. Without seeming old, age makes us realize that we cannot eat what we want. Becoming less active as I get older, it's obvious that I'm not burning as many calories as I was in my early teens. When I was younger, although I found hockey fun, I didn't consider it a sport. funny thing. So determined to achieve my goal, it felt more like work than a fun activity. I'm not saying that I'm an incredibly competitive person and I know how to lose. I say that if I could have changed things, I... middle of paper... carpets like weed, or any other synthetic drug, I answered without being sure to many of these questions in the survey. . I have seen people use drugs without any repercussions. I've also seen people use a drug that isn't extremely harmful like weed, and has no obvious consequences other than laziness. When talking about wellness or health, being lazy doesn't exactly promote good health or wellness. In short, many survey questions were answered based on my mental model of health and wellness. Some of the answers have been answered based on experience. Other questions were answered based on facts I learned in other health classes, or just common sense. Wellbeing and health are interesting concepts because much of what we consider healthy is in our hands, but many outside influences can impact the decisions we make..