Living in such a technically advanced society, I believe there are several factors that influence the decisions we make every day regarding our health. To further describe the statement that we live in a technically advanced society, we are surrounded by images often directed at 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 be a professional hockey player. Admiring my favorite NHL hockey players, I have always perceived them as 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, usually enjoy good health. The way it affected the decisions I make regarding my health was that I often tried to train like professional athletes. Trying to skate seven days a week and off-ice training. As a child I didn't worry too much about diet or nutrition. Not to say I was unaware of what was healthy and what wasn't. I knew which foods were healthy, but when I was younger, it wasn't my priority. These days, however, I'm much more concerned about what I eat in relation to exercise. Without sounding old, age makes you realize that you can't eat whatever you want. Becoming less active as I get older, it's obvious that I no longer burn as many calories as I did when I was a teenager. When I was younger, even though I found hockey fun, I didn't think of it as fun. So determined to achieve my goal, it was more work than fun. I'm not saying I'm an incredibly competitive person and know how to lose. I'm saying that if I could have changed things, I... middle of paper... rugs like weed, or any other brand name drug, I wouldn't have answered many of those survey questions with certainty. I have seen people use drugs with few repercussions. I've also seen people use a drug that isn't as extremely harmful as weed, and doesn't show any obvious consequences other than laziness. When it comes to well-being or health, being lazy doesn't exactly promote good health or well-being. In short, many of the survey questions were answered based on my mental model of health and wellness. Some of the answers were given based on experience. Other questions were answered based on facts I learned in other health courses or simply common sense. Wellbeing and health are interesting concepts because much of what we consider healthy is in our hands, however there are many external influences that can influence the decisions we make.