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Goals
Goals, they motivate us to accept great challenges and drive us
to achieve amazing things. Whether you're planning on running a
marathon or you want six pack abs, setting the right fitness goals
will help you succeed. Setting weight loss goals is the best way
to stay focused on what you're trying to accomplish, and BodySpex
will help you track your progress as you strive to attain them.
Tips for setting your fitness goals
Make it specific!
What are you trying to accomplish? Do you want to lose
weight? Do you want to build muscle? Look better & feel better,
run farther, run faster??? You probably have several goals you want
to achieve. One at a time, write them down!
Make it personal!
Why do you want it? How will you benefit? Are
you trying to get ready for your wedding and want to look your best?
Are you hoping to impress someone at your class reunion? Do you
want to stay healthy to play softball with your children? The more
it matters to you the better. This may be the most important
motivator you have, write it down!
Make it measurable!
How will you measure success? How many pounds do you
want to lose? What size pants/dress do you want to fit into? Do
you want six pack abs? or bigger arms? What size? How will you know
when you look & feel "better"? How far do you want
to run? How fast do you want to run it? If there's no way to measure
success you won't succeed. Once you've reached your goal you can
always set another one
Make it time-sensitive!
What's your deadline? Sometimes this is easy, when is
the wedding or class reunion? Or when is the marathon? Often there
isn't a date set in stone, in this case you have to create a deadline.
Maybe you want to lose weight before summer vacation or thanksgiving
or fit into your old jeans by your birthday. Giving yourself a deadline
helps create urgency and increases motivation. Pick a date and try
to stick with it. Remember it. Write it down!
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