My Journey With Health And Fitness – Setting Goals

My trainer yelled at me today. It was Power Hour which is a class fully focused on strength training. Today was kind of fun because you had to work with a partner. We got to the point where I had to do snatches (bend over with a weight and use your momentum when you are standing up to snatch a weight above your head) and all of a sudden she yelled Gwenne stop! She then demanded that I go get a heavier weight which I thought was odd because I was using a 12.5 lb one. So, I got a 15 lb weight and turns out she was right, the previous weight was too light.

I try to set realistic goals of what I want to achieve. By realistic I mean I want it to be something I can strive for but not something that I am unlikely to accomplish. I do this so that I can continue to push myself fitness wise but also to help with my overall health and fitness.

I start with a daily goal. Right now it is to get in at least 7 hours of good sleep each night. Unfortunately despite the fact that I have not had alcohol in weeks and the fact that I use pillow mist, I haven’t successfully had a good night sleep since returning from Mexico (though I continue to try). I then have a weekly goal which is to do at least 5 fitness classes a week. This one I manage to achieve regularly but I am going to have to look for a work around next week when I head out of town. Finally is my monthly goal which I have set this month as whenever possible when I have finished all my workouts each day that I change out of my workout clothes into proper clothes and it can’t be sweat pants. I do this to encourage myself to keep trying on all my size 6/small clothing to prove to myself they all fit again.

To me setting these goals helps me keep on track and to be focused on the reason I have been working so hard. It also gives me the opportunity to congratulate myself when I have achieved a goal which I can assure you really helps lift your spirits. I’m not sure at this point what my next goals will be but I am sure they too will help me move forward on this journey.

So set yourself some goals and see how you do.