Setting specific goals is more effective than a vague pledge to exercise more. Goals should be realistic enough to be achievable, but challenging enough to be effective. Breaking your longer-term goals into milestones and tracking efforts can also help. Perhaps your long-term goal is to walk 12,000 steps a day and you currently walk 3,000 steps. You may want to increase the number of daily steps by 1,000 each week. So next week your goal is 4,000 steps each day, the following week it is 5,000 steps and so on.
Don’t be Vague
Posted on January 16, 2016 by Deb Hart
Deb Hart
Deb Hart is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. For the last 28 years, she has been helping bariatric surgery patients reach their health and weight goals. She teaches people how to set up a lifestyle that supports a healthy weight. Deb set up her own lifestyle to include lots of long walks with her furry family members, workout classes at her local wellness center, meal prepping, and finding new ways to enjoy foods without added sugar.
