FITNESS GOALS

Start Small! Think of things in your life you want to change Remember back to when we talked about our bad habits Examples: Too much screen time Skipping breakfast Unhealthy lunches Unhealthy after school snacks Lack of physical activity outside of school

Start Small! Think of things you want to get better at Think of the 5 Fitness principles Examples: Improving Cardio abilities Improving upper body strength developing core strength Hike longer hikes Etc.

Make sure your goal is SMART! Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Timely

Specific Example: instead of saying “I want to get better at running.” I want to be able to run for 15 minutes without stopping Instead of saying “I want to get stronger.” I want to be able to do 25 push ups without stopping. Examples from the class??

Measurable You should be able to chart your progress over time For example: if you run for 10 minutes a day, then move up to 20 minutes, then to 30 you are able to measure how far/long you have been active over a period of time.

Achievable Don’t set the bar too high for yourself! I may want to bench press 300 pounds, but that just won’t happen!

Relevant Make sure your goal has meaning to you, in your life. If you don’t play video games, watch TV, or play on the computer, watching less TV/less screen time is not a relevant goal for you… If you already eat healthy every day, eating more vegetables is probably not realistic…

Timely Your goal should be able to be completed by the end of the first quarter, which is the end of October! Get going!