How To Make Fitness/Gym Goals?

mrsKOrtiz
mrsKOrtiz Posts: 949 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I know that this may be simple but I just joined the YMCA and they have a lot to offer. I kind of feel like I'm lost, this is unusual because I normally know what I want to achieve. Of course, I want to lose weight but that's an overall goal. I really want to make fitness goals to see my progression. What are some ideas or suggestions? Example goals?

Thank you in advance!

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  • NoelFigart1
    NoelFigart1 Posts: 1,276 Member
    It depends on what you do. Do you lift, run, swim, do parkour, row...

    If you want a personal example, right now I'm swimming a mile in about 53:30. I need to get that down to 40:00 for something I want to do in a couple of years, so I try to shave about a minute off my time every few weeks, and swim longer distances every couple of weeks. (The standard for increasing swimming distance without being an idiot about it is 10% every week. I have a slightly different interval, but it's not a bad metric).

    If you like lifting, that's also great in terms of fitness goals because it's measurable.

    But your goals may be a bit more subjective. Do you have any RL things you wish you could do physically? You can train in the gym to get there.
  • mrsKOrtiz
    mrsKOrtiz Posts: 949 Member
    I want to be physically strong!! I want to wrestle with my husband and keep up! :D I want to have a great endurance while running. Most people don't believe in cardio but I have always wanted to be a runner and have been told that I can't by a family member. I was told that I could not do it because I have big boobs. Lol, not sure why not!
  • mrsKOrtiz
    mrsKOrtiz Posts: 949 Member
    Thank you for your respond!
  • dopeysmelly
    dopeysmelly Posts: 1,390 Member
    I joined my Y about a month ago. What I've done is pick 4 exercise machines and focused on improving my strength on those 4. I started with simple 2 sets of 10 reps. The next workout I focused on finding which weight was right for me for each machine (so doing 1 more would mean a loss of form). The next workout I tried to do each rep very slowly. The next workout I set the weights higher for the workout following. Last night I tried doing 3 sets of 10 reps. Tonight I'll try focusing on 3 different machines for the first time.

    I guess what I've done which has worked for me is to have a plan BEFORE I enter the gym. I know what I'm going to do and in a month or so, I'll sit down and look at how much more I can lift/press etc. to see my progress.

    I do a cardio warm-up as well. Walk for 15 mins, then hit the stationary bike. At the moment, I'm rehabbing post-surgery, but normally I'd do 30 mins, with 1 min of very high resistance at every 5 mins. It mixes it up, gets the heart going and is more interesting.
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    For me, starting in Aug. of 2013, I wanted to try a new eating pattern, and so my goal was to get as lean as I could get, while still being able to continue you my lifting.
    So I did that for one year Aug. -> Aug 2014

    Now my current goal is to try and get to 185 lbs by February....by putting on more muscle, but keeping fat to a minimum.....

    So those are my goals
  • WolverhamptonFitness
    WolverhamptonFitness Posts: 233 Member
    all goals are personal - of course you can run, Heavy chested or not. Just start of slowly. Run 100 metres 3 times a week from now untill end of the month and further the distance.
  • mrsKOrtiz
    mrsKOrtiz Posts: 949 Member
    Thanks Everyone!! I get a one on one complimentary personal trainer so I'll see what she says on Monday!

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