Chapter 5: Learning Self management Skills Goal setting
Lesson objectives Being able to answer these questions: How can goal setting help you? What guidelines should you follow w/goalsetting
How do successful people set goals to achieve? Set personally important/realistic but challenging goals Monitor progress Adjust behavior
Important things to remember about long term physical activity goals? Improvement in physical fitness Often difficult Takes periods of time to achieve Give many personal benefirts
Why write down long term fitness goals? Writing down=commitment Written goals ^ the chances of meeting them
What technology can help you with goal setting? These can record long term goals: Computers Digital assistants (Palm Pilot)
Features of short term goals Reached in short amount of time Few days or weeks Help accomplish long term goals
Examples of short term goals Lifting weights for days and weeks (improves muscular strength and endurance)
Problems of “improving fitness” as a short term goal? Improving fitness takes time Needs continued adherence to a program
Guidelines for setting goals? be Realistic Be Specific Personalize: goals that are realistic for you not others Write them down Know the reasons Consider all parts of fitness Self assess Set new goals periodically Revise if necessary Reward yourself Consider maintenance goals
Taking charge: setting goals Read about Kevin and Mr.Booker in the taking charge section of chapter 5 (Pg 85) Are Kevin’s goals realistic? What advice do you think Mr.Booker gave to Kevin? What kind of goal did Kevin set?
Questions continued What kinds of goals do you think Kevin needs? What else can Kevin do to set a realistic goal? You can use goal setting worksheet for planning
More questions How can you use long and short term goals to plan you fitness program? List some appropriate guidelines you should follow that is on your level.
Extra Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFT6uP1fIFI