Goal Setting for Lifetime Fitness
Now, setting goals in 12-week increments isn’t a bad thing as long as you understand that they are a means, not an end. If all you think about is that in 12 weeks or some other relatively short time frame all your life problems will be gone, you’re kidding yourself. Instead, look at the first 12 weeks or so as a spring board to creating some new habits. After that, keep on going and strengthen those new habits! 12 weeks is a short term goal. Make sure to set some long-term goals as well. 3, 6, 12 month goals should be standard, and right around the turning of the new year is a great time to plan for the coming year.
Another reason that its good to break up your goals in this type of fashion is that at different parts of the year you may have different goals. For example, perhaps for the first 3 months you want to focus on workouts and nutrition to gain muscle, but at about month 4 you want to start cutting up for the summer. Plan these sorts of things into your overall goals as well.
We’ve posted about goals and resolutions a lot this month, and the reason for that is that without them you’re just not going to hit the mark. That’s because without a goal you don’t have a mark to aim for! So with all the parties and fun this week, be sure to set aside some time to really decide what you want to achieve in 2007.
Happy New Year!
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I totally agree. New Years resolutions need to be firm. you can’t just do it and not really intend on doing anything with it. Making a serious week-by-week (if not day-to-day) plan is a really good idea to get things going.
After that, keep on going and strengthen those new habits!