How to Set Realistic Fitness Goals

Fitness goals can overwhelm you or inspire you. If you desire to surpass your common sense and you don't have a plan, you can exhaust ...

Fitness goals can overwhelm you or inspire you. If you desire to surpass your common sense and you don't have a plan, you can exhaust yourself before You begin to see any results; and it could be a serious loss for those of you who wish to continue. Whether your goal is to have more energy, be physically and mentally strong, or to lose weight, you have to set your goals down. Make fitness goals based on your personality, lifestyle and current level of fitness. Above all, adapt.

Step 1
Save a copy from the Centers for Disease Control guidelines about the kinds and number of activities of the healthy adults should participate in. This guide can serve you throughout your life. They offer advice on the type of activity you should be doing aerobic activities, exercise endurance, flexibility and stretching activities – as well as the duration according to your fitness level and goals.

Step 2
Obtain a journal or notebook and save it where you can see it clearly. Write down your short term goals and long term you. Make a short term goal could be done. Do not aim for a half marathon coming up in a month if you find it difficult to take a 15-minute stroll without gasping for breath. If you have not exercised for a long time, making the goal of downloads to begin with; and then when your fitness level has improved, write down your monthly goals. Save the highest aspirations for Your long term goals and work towards them one day at a time.

Step 3
Record your daily fitness activities in the fitness tracker with a notebook or online. Note the type and timing of your activity. If you jog for 45 minutes, then accurately and recording 34, not 30 or 35 minutes. Use your own accomplishments as inspiration. Realistic goal setting makes the most serious you do and then celebrate your accomplishments with inner joy and pride.

Step 4
Choose exercises and activities that you know you will enjoy or have been curious. Your destination will not be worth the paper they're written on it unless you are excited and inspired by what you are doing. If you prefer the Ashtanga yoga class flows through rather than slogging through all kinds of bad weather on a run every day, change your plans. If you are a night owl and wake up early for practice wrecks your mood for the day, change your plans. A willingness to be flexible is the most realistic fitness goals are worth making.

Warning
Check with your health care provider before starting an exercise program for the first time or if you have been away from fitness programs for a while, or if you have a chronic health problem.

Tips
Be realistic about your fitness goals means that you're probably not going to see results as quickly as you want. You should cultivate patience to keep momentum and embrace fitness as a destination of a lifetime.

You need

A journal or notebook