Do You Have A Fitness Goal?

natskedat

Having a goal weight is great, but do you have a goal about "how" you want to be fit?

I see a lot of posts about people running their first 5Ks and 10Ks (hooray!), but running isn't the only sport! Have you ever wanted to try swimming 20 laps in a pool without being out of breath? Maybe hike Half Dome in Yosemite? Ride 50 miles on your bike? Walk across England?

What's your fitness goal? How are you planning on reaching it? Are you close? Do you believe in yourself (Hint: you should)?

philiphirons

Sorry but mine are running goals

10 Miles this year
13.1 Next year
26.2 in 2013

Plan to be in perfect condition in 2013, have set up my own weekley training programme slowly increasing distance each weds and sun run

natskedat

Never apologize for being a runner! I'm one by nature, but I mix it up too. Good luck! Those are great goals!

DarlingThief

I've been trying to cut my time down when I swim a mile. I've been averaging at 40 mins every time I swim a mile. So ultimately I want to swim 2 miles in an hour.

LowCarbAmanda

I want to be fit enough to climb to the Golden Gallery of St. Paul's Cathedral in London when I next visit England! It's ONLY 85 meters/528 steps from the Cathedral floor - Ha! Here's hoping...

LG61820

My goal is to be fit enough to try any activity that presents itself: rock climbing, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, bicycling etc. I want to be able to lift the canoe and then paddle it, for example. Of course, I want to look good while doing these activities! ;->

Sadie98072

Im working up to being able to swim laps continuously for 30min - when I can do that Ill be getting myself one of those waterproof mp3 players. Currently I can swim 120m without stopping lol.
Im also considering training to run a half marathon. There is a group starting near where I live in June. The only catch is that you have to raise $1,250 each in sponsorship that goes towards finding a cure for cancer (www.cantoo.org.au). If you dont raise the full amount then you have to put in your own money to make up the balance. Id love to have a shot at this, but I dont know if I could raise that much money.

SabrinaJL

I want to be able to do a pull up. Maybe not the most ambitious goal in the world, but I've never been able to do even one. I will get there.

DKBelle

Cool topic :P As I get into this healthy lifestyle deeper and deeper I think I am getting more addicted to it. I was thinking about to become more serious and who knows maybe be the next personal trainer :P I really like to workout and cook healthy stuff and share things with others that I've learned.

Amy_Do

I am currently training for a 14K run but after that the goal is to train for an Olympic Triathlon. DId the training last year and the event was cancelled so hoping to find the time and discipline to do it this year.

Neen1977

My goal is currently a swimathon 1995 lengths of the pool. I've not been this week due to falling over on Sunday. I wish everyone the best of luck and keep it up. Dont give in.

hjy319

This year I want to do a sprint distance tri (end of August), and next year I want to do the tough mudder (www.toughmudder.com) event!! 10 miles 20 obstacles!!! This all from someone who is still trying to transition from walking to running My 1st 5k is on May 7th.

A good friend told me to shoot for the moon, and if I miss I will at least land amongst the stars!!

mamijujuphat

Having a goal weight is great, but do you have a goal about "how" you want to be fit?

I see a lot of posts about people running their first 5Ks and 10Ks (hooray!), but running isn't the only sport! Have you ever wanted to try swimming 20 laps in a pool without being out of breath? Maybe hike Half Dome in Yosemite? Ride 50 miles on your bike? Walk across England?

What's your fitness goal? How are you planning on reaching it? Are you close? Do you believe in yourself (Hint: you should)?

funny you mention that...my goal is to hike Half Dome in Yosemite next year...so I'm working to get endurance to do it...I'll be there

tammyquinnlmt

I want to do a backbend again. Nothing fancy...lay on the floor and get both my butt and upper body up!

robinaddison

I have a couple of goals -
1. Climb the Grouse Grind without passing out
2. Do the fat salmon swim in Seattle (3miles, open water)
3. Who was it that said they wanted to do a pullup - I am so with you there!!

happy_vegan

My goal is to be fit enough to try any activity that presents itself: rock climbing, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, bicycling etc. I want to be able to lift the canoe and then paddle it, for example. Of course, I want to look good while doing these activities! ;->

what a great answer!! this is totally where i'm at in my head. I'm training for a 1/2 marathon (just started running, never been a runner) but it's only to get myself to a pace where i don't feel a tinge of embarrassment when people ask me if i want to go running with them or play soccer.
i can do any activity and i really enjoy a variety of them but "i've never been athletic" meaning i grew up a book worm and not in sports, so to have the confidence/ability (i can do anything..just not well at all) in sports that a lot of my friends naturally do would be so amazing........

sarahlouisah

mine are to run a 5k July, 10k Sept, 1/2 marathon April 2012 . After that I will move on to riding a bike as I have not done this since I was a child ( and I am very wobbly but this is something I can do with my daughter

daddyratty

Mine are:

Run a couple 5K's (done and done; 3/19 and 4/16)
Run at least a couple 10K's (5/7 and 7/2) and keep in that level of shape/conditioning
When I get out of "obese" range I plan to start mixing it up a bit.

For now I just lust after the types of things I read in Outside and Runner's World.

funfitfoodie

I hate to say it but running is also my goal! Short term it was to be able to run for 30 minutes (I'm minutes away from embarking on my Week 8 Day 1 - 28 minute run with C25K!!!) and long term is to run the London Marathon!

In terms of exercises like swimming my goal was just feel good enough about my body in a bikini to actually go to the pool haha and also I'd like to learn to ride a bike - I was never taught when I was little - I don't know if that counts as a fitness goal or just learning a new skill?

corpus_validum

Right now: to complete the "300" workout in less than 20 minutes

Future: to complete an ironman triathlon

jlbay

I'm trying to get back to being a runner after many years off and many pounds on! So, my goals are mostly running:

Run first Half Marathon - September Great North Run

I have another goal, but it is even more scary than the Half Marathon: Summer 2012 I'd like to walk the English Coast to Coast walk. It is about 2 weeks of hiking from one coast to the other. I haven't quite committed to the goal because I'd most likely have to do the walk alone - which is even more scary than the distance. However, I would do it during the most popular month for the "trail" so I wouldn't really be alone. I like the idea of extreme outdoor adventures. Part of that goal is to get up the nerve to join a local rambling group. I'm nervous because these Yorkshire people can WALK and I don't want to be the chubby American girl huffing at the back of the line.

I think fitness goals are great to have. It seems like a better plan for lifelong healthy change.

purple1butterfly

I have gone back up to the weight i started on here & i want to make it vanish.
Goal 1 = Being able to keep up with my 4 children & not have to rest after playing with them after 30 minutes.
Goal 2 = Run the whole race for life this year without walking (sorry its a running goal)
Goal 3 = Go horse riding again & ride across a beach bare back (something i have always wanted to do)
Once these are done i'm sure i will have new ones

WWE_chick

My goal would be to hike with my cousin and not die.
My older cousin is a fitness freak (i'm not being mean) but she is extremely healthy, can hike for hrs upon hrs a day then come home and work out in her gym. About 2yrs ago I went to visit her, she currently lives in New Mexico - her husband is in the military and I'm not an outdoors person, I actually kind of hate it but we went on a hike, it wasn't long around 2hrs. I was scared out of my mind because the trail was kinda thin and obviously high up but getting to the top it was beautiful. I'm not into outdoors but I'd love to hike with her again just to see some the amazing views.

It bothered me because her husband took pictures of us on the top and showing how high up we were and I look so awful in the pictures I didn't want anyone to see them. I'm not close to the goal yet as I have recently just started my weight loss journey about a month ago but if I keep at it and I think I will because this is the first time I think my head has ever been in the game. Next year when I visit I will be okay to hike - maybe not the 6hrs like she does but at least an hour.

fteale

I am more fitness than weight motivated. I want to be able to run a half marathon by October. I do 10k all the time, but the longest run I have managed so far is 17k, and at the moment I feel like a half marathon is impossible. I would love to prove myself wrong. Obviously one day I'd love to do a full marathon, but I can't even think about that right now. I don't know how anyone does it. I am pretty fit, and the idea terrifies me!

waterbabeAD

Great thread!

Last year my neices talked me into doing a half marathon with them this September. I started training Oct last year from absolute zero. By December I ran my first 5k race. In January I did my second 5k race as part of a realy team in a sprint triathlon. To improve my overall fitness I decided to give a sprint triathlon a go as an individual competitor. I entered a fairly major event so I wouldnt back out/give up! I hadnt been on a bike for 30 years and my swimming wasn't that fast - and with only 8 weeks to train - but I did it. Plus the cycle was extra long (50km instead of 20kms). the sense of achievement was massive! A week later I did another 5k race cross country, and in two weeks I have my 3rd sprint triathlon.

I still have a lot of training to do for the half marathon, but I am considerably fitter and a lot more confident about doing it. PLus I have lost 10% of my body weight and dropped two dress sizes. The main drawback for me with my running training is the heat where I live - it is getting very hot now, which isn't good when you are trying to increase your distance :-(.

I think it is important to have a long term fitness goal, but what has kept me training hard is having all these competitions along the way. Once I have done the half marathon, I am seriously thnking of entering a half ironman triathlon next year.

With fitness goals, I have found that once you get to a decent level of core fitness, everything is mental - so you can do anything you want pretty much - as long as you maintain your fitness and train 5 or 6 days a week. When you push yourself, your body can endure a lot, as I have discovered. Just be careful with injuries and not push too much if you get a little grumble or ache that doesnt' feel quite right.

waterbabeAD

I am more fitness than weight motivated. I want to be able to run a half marathon by October. I do 10k all the time, but the longest run I have managed so far is 17k, and at the moment I feel like a half marathon is impossible. I would love to prove myself wrong. Obviously one day I'd love to do a full marathon, but I can't even think about that right now. I don't know how anyone does it. I am pretty fit, and the idea terrifies me!

I go to a running club and they tell me to aim for 18k before the half marathon I am doing in Spetember. You are already there so I wouldnt worry! I am barely managing 10k ...

BigBoneSista

My fitness goal is to reach the level of fitness I had when I was in college. I played basket-ball, ran hurdles and the 1600 meter relay. I'm not trying to get back to my racing times but I want to regain some of that speed and endurance. I want to play a pick up game of basket-ball and not get winded.

jennmoore3

Well, because I haven't been very active in the past 10 years, I want to just plain be more active. I was on the diving team in high school and in.... marching band. I had killer muscles and endurance. Now, I can't hardly do anything fitness related without being winded. I want to be able to run with my twins, (They are in track), and play basketball with them, (they are in that as well. )

I know my goals are nothing like what I have read, but I am working on it, and doing my hardets to get moving every day.

Nataliethin81

I used to want to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 117. Now after having 2 kids that is definitely no longer my goal. My goal is to be as fit and ripped as I can be. I totally love challenging myself and I feel this is the best challenge for me! Skinny is just not sexy anymore. I was definitely too thin before I had kids.

therealangd

Mine are running goals. I want to run the Boston Marathon in 2014. Which means I have to qualify in 2013. I'm going to do a couple 5Ks and a 10K this year and a half next year.

donicagalek

I do have a goal! And it's sad, really. :-D

One real pull-up and one unmodified push-up. That's it. Can't remember a time *ever* where I've been able to do either one.