Define Your Exercise Goals

Fitness

Your goals are about you and for you. Other people’s fitness goals should not interfere with ones you set for yourself.

*  Write down your goals.

*  Your goals need to be clear and measurable. In other words, will they be easy to identify and actually reach? Clearly defined goals are more readily achieved.

*  Review and adjust your goals as needed. It is not uncommon to change goals.

*  Although this may seem time consuming, it will help you reach your goals. Unwritten goals tend to be vague and easy to forget.

Write Down Your Short-Term Goals

Chart showing how to track your short term goals.

Write Down Your Long-Range Goals

Read the following example: “I want to increase my endurance level so that I can run in a 5 Kilometer race 6 months from now.

Resources

CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

800.CDC.INFO (232.4636)

www.cdc.gov

Healthfinder.gov

www.healthfinder.gov

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