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Fitness Motivation: Do You Have a Goal “To Get Fit”?

fitnessgoals.jpgFitness Goals image by Dale Gillard

Having a goal to get fit is all well and good and many of us decide that we’d like to do that.

This seems to be the case particularly around January 1st when we are replete with festive food and fat and also as summer approaches when we realize the layers of winter clothing will no longer be hiding the evidence of our neglect.

But what does getting fit mean exactly?

What are you aiming for when you say you want to get fit?

  • Do you mean you want to be able to run for the bus without going red in the face or to be so fit you can run a marathon in under four hours?
  • Are you looking for cardio fitness or muscle definition? flexibility or bulk?
  • Do you really just want to lose weight and get in shape and think getting fit will help?

You see there are as many types of fitness as there are types of people and your goals should match what you are trying to achieve.

For this you need to know why you want to get fit

It helps your motivation to have a precise vision in mind of what you are aiming for when you think about being fit.

What exactly will be different when you achieve your goal ?

  • What does getting fit look like?
  • What does getting fit feel like?
  • What will you be doing differently when you are fit?

Only once you know why you want to get fit and what exactly you are aiming for can you start to work out the steps you can take to actually achieve your goal to get fit.

April 18, 2008 | Filed Under Fitness Motivation 

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One Response to “Fitness Motivation: Do You Have a Goal “To Get Fit”?”

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