Reach Your Goals!

I admit that lately, I don’t always have the energy to do an intense workout. But I like to set goals and try my best to achieve those goals! If you’re not used to doing this in your exercises routine, start with something easily attainable then work your way up to some more challenging goals. You may be surprised at what you can achieve! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!
~Dr. Eng

We like to use SMART goals in our office. This is a common practice in the business environment but I think it works very well for health goals as well.

S-specific. Say you want to run faster. That’s a great goal but it is very open ended. How would you know you’ve achieved it. Instead you might say I want to improve my mile time from 8:30 to 8:15.

M-measurable. You have to be able to measure your goal, otherwise you won’t know when you’ve achieved it.

A-Attainable.  The goal should be realistic. If you want to run faster and achieve that 8:15 mile time that’s great. But if you want to do it                                                                                     by tomorrow, that’s a touch unrealistic.

T-timely. You should have a time frame for your goal. While tomorrow might be a little too soon, a year might be too long. Creating a                                                                                          training program to achieve your running goal should match your lifestyle.