Wellness may be defined as healthier and higher quality of life. People often enroll in a private wellness program in order to feel better and have more energy, sometime more specifically to promote fitness, stop smoking, or to learn how to manage their weight. Wellness as a luxury pursuit, is found in the more affluent societies because it involves managing the body state after the basic needs of food, shelter and basic medical care have already been met. Many of the practices applied in the pursuit of wellness, in fact, are aimed at controlling the side effects of affluence, such as obesity and inactivity. The behaviors in the pursuit of wellness often include many health related practices, such as natural therapies.

Workplace wellness programs are recognized by more and more companies for their value in improving health and well-being of their employees. These wellness programs could consist of as little as a gym full of exercise equipment that is available to their employees on company property during the workday. But they may also cover smoking cessation programs, nutrition; weight; or stress management training, health risk assessments, and health screenings.

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