Do You Have A Fitness Goal?

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.

My goal is to be a shredded 225-230 lbs at 6-8% bodyfat. I'm getting there.

Almost 3 years ago I was at my heaviest weight. It was right after my wedding and me, my husband, sister in law and brother in law went hiking up this tall mountain. They were sweating a little bit but was having a good time, taking in the scenery, etc,.. My sister in law even had her baby on her back in a hiking backpack.... Then there was me: I was out of breath, my legs burned, and the only thing I could concentrate on was when they would stop again. I was to embarresed to ask if they would stop.... This summer, I am going to hike it again, and I am going to enjoy it this time around. Hey, I might even run part of the way :happy:

I just want to look like I could take on a UFC fighter. I'm tired of being skinny!

I've already achieved my original goal. Now I just want to keep it.

that is something i CAN do easily -- swam 72 lap miles regularly & loved to swim 60 minutes and more before other things got in the way...e.g. renovations..the pool system hours changed, they started charging etc.

now that I've started running.. I would LOVE to be able to translate that ability into continuous RUNNING though!
although I now go for 60 or 90 minute 'runs' or more... (3-4 times a week) i'm doing speed intervals of running and walking...
yesterday was a thrill because I LASTED about 12 minutes of full on running before slipping back into my walk...recovery mode

i don't know why but when it turns into a slow "jog" it just feels SO weird-- something physical inside is telling me my body would still rather walk fast then run slow, but hopefully as I keep at it I will eventually find that sweet spot...

to swim laps continuously for 30min