1. Chapter Three Goal Setting for Teenagers
Nothing can stop people with the right mental attitude from achieving their goals.

2. Objectives
How can you take more responsibility for your health and fitness?
What are goals?
What is goal setting?
What is the difference between long-term and short-term goals?
What are the steps necessary for successful goal setting?

3. Chapter 3 Value
Goal setting is a process that can help provide guidance to improve yourself. It is a simple process, but one that has excellent potential to help you achieve new levels of accomplishment.
Goal setting does not just apply to personal fitness. The process applies to all aspects of your life. Specific steps are presented that will help you become a proficient goal setter.

4. Vocabulary goal setting—
process designed to motivate people to make changes in their lifestyles and increase self- improvement
goals that take a long time, perhaps years, to reach
goals that can be reached in a short period of time
tools used to organize and plot the course to a major goal
long-term goals—
short-term goals—
time lines—

5. Evaluate Goals

6. Teen Years Transition period Confusing, frustrating for some
Positive and negative experiences
More responsibility

7. Taking Control of Health and Fitness
Happiness and success depend on choices you make
Realistic goals require effort
Goal setting helps you realize more of your potential
Objective

8. What Are Goals? Anything you desire Serve as a guide
Health-related fitness goals
Objective

9. What Is Goal Setting?
Process that can help you improve and feel good about yourself
Long-term goals — take a long time to reach, usually general
Short-term goals — help you attain long- term goals, reached in short time, usually specific
Vocabulary
Objective

10. Goal Setting Is Like a Ladder
Top rung = long-term goal
Other rungs = short-term goals
Objective

11. Goal-Setting Steps 1. Desire 2. Belief in yourself
3. Analyze where you are now
4. Set realistic goals
5. Write detailed goals
6. List benefits you will receive
Objective
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12. Goal-Setting Steps 7. Identify obstacles
8. Identify knowledge you will need
9. Make a plan of action
10. Develop a time line
11. Monitor your progress
12. Never give up
Vocabulary
Objective
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13. Goal Setting in Action Case Study
Jodi
15 year old 10th grader
5’4’’, 128lbs.
mile run- 25th percentile (12:21 min)
Fitness Goals
10lbs in 9 weeks
run mile 2:15 faster (50th percentile)

14. Benefits of Jodi’s Goals
Improved appearance
Less self-conscious about weight
Feel good about self for achieving goals
More physically fit and confident in P.E.
Wear at least one size smaller clothes
More confident about tackling other challenges in life

15. Goal 1 - Lose 10 lbs. Monitor food and drink intake for 3 days
Limit fast food to <2 times/week and make healthy choices
Reduce junk food, replace with healthy snacks
Eat at least 2 fruits, 3 veggies per day

16. Goal 2 - Improve Mile Run Buy comfortable shoes
Walk/jog 3 times/week for 15min. at school
Cycle/tennis 2 times/week with friend
Jog continuously 15min. and reduce mile time 1 min. by end of week five
Increase training runs to 20min by end week 6
Retake test and achieve 50th% by week 9

17. Did Jodi Succeed? Yes! Reasons desire and belief assessed herself
identified benefits
specific plan with specific time line
monitor progress
did not give up

18. Record Progress toward Goal

19. Summary
Long-term goals
Short-term goals
Steps in goal setting

20. Objectives What are goals? What is goal setting?
How can setting goals help you take control of your health and fitness?
What is the difference between long-term and short-term goals?
What are the steps necessary for successful goal setting?

21. Study Questions
The following is a list of some things that you might do as you work toward your goals.
Choose “T” if the statement describes something that will help you achieve your goals.
Choose “F” if it describes something that will not help you achieve your goals.

22. Study Questions True or False I avoid setting time lines.
I list benefits I will receive.
I write my goals down in detail.
I do not worry about obstacles I may face.
I identify how I will benefit from accomplishing my goal.

23. Study Questions Discussion
What are the steps necessary for successful goal setting?
Identify five goals that you would like to accomplish this year.