Take a look at your chart from Activity 2. Select two areas you feel you’d like to improve. Using the SMART goal criteria you learned about in the unit, write out two specific goals you’d like to set as part of your overall fitness plan. Write out three strategies that will help you achieve each of you goals. What will you do to make sure you keep working toward these goals? Write a plan for how you will monitor your goals for both short-term and long-term success. Will you have a sticker chart? A calendar where you note your success? An app on your phone that helps track goals?
Goal 1: Increase cardiovascular endurance
Specific goal: Run a 5k race in under 30 minutes within the next 3 months.
Strategies:
1. Incorporate interval training into my running routine at least twice a week.
2. Increase my weekly mileage by 10% each week.
3. Join a local running group to stay motivated and accountable.
To ensure I keep working towards this goal, I will schedule specific training runs in my calendar, set reminders on my phone, and track my progress using a running app that logs my mileage, pace, and time.
Goal 2: Improve flexibility
Specific goal: Touch my toes without bending my knees within the next 2 months.
Strategies:
1. Incorporate daily stretching exercises into my morning routine.
2. Attend a weekly yoga class to improve flexibility.
3. Practice deep breathing exercises to help relax and improve range of motion.
To ensure I keep working towards this goal, I will set aside time each day for stretching, track my progress in a notebook, and enlist a friend or family member to check in on my progress regularly.
For short-term success, I will create a sticker chart to visually track my progress on a weekly basis. For long-term success, I will use a calendar to note my achievements and milestones, as well as continue using the running and stretching apps to monitor my progress over time.