Do You Have A Fitness Goal?

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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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!!

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.