2. My Goal: SMART I had a simple and smart healthy goal to start out. I was to work out at least three days a week, and be a more healthy me! I picked this goal because I’m a writer, so I sit in my chair mostly the whole day. I needed to exercise and be more healthy. The steps I took to accomplish this goal was to find a partner to go with, and work out three days a week. I planned on reaching my goal by the end of the semester, by taking notes and reaching my goal.
3. Factors Enabling factors: Positives: I’m a strong willed individual who will take on any challenge. Negatives: Sometimes I’m lazy, and very busy. Reinforcing factors: My doctors and family told me to get active. I’m not overweight by no means, but I’m always writing and stressed. I received positive reinforcement from everyone. Barriers: My overall effort for this goal is a barrier. Can I drive myself through this goal? Another barrier is The Clock. Since I’m the Editor-in-Chief, I’m at the office 24-7. It’s very difficult to get going after a hard day of writing and taking complaints.
4. Process I started out with 2 days of exercising and worked my way up the charts. I did this to just get started since I never work out and never active anymore. I kept a record of all data throughout my performances. After week two, I began to work out 3 days a week. Every hour of work (on the computer) I sat up and moved around so I wouldn’t be sitting all day. After a busy day, I would run and clear my mind as well as excerising and feeling better about myself. After week 4, I felt more healthy than ever before. It felt better running and excerising throughout 4 weeks. My work habits were less with the paper, but I felt better about myself and less stressed working with my staff.
5. Log Book During the last 4 weeks, I decided to keep a log book of all data. Week 1- 1.8 Miles, 12-crunches, 32-push-ups. Week 2- 1.9 Miles, 16-crunches, 35-push-ups. Week 3- 2.0 Miles, 20-crunches, 38-push-ups. Week 4- 2.1 Miles, 20-crunches, 43-push-ups.
6. Results Did I meet my goal? I accomplished my goal that I set out to do in the beginning of the semester. Although it’s not going to take me just three weeks to become healthy, it’s a great stepping stone. How will I maintain my goal? By exercising daily, and running throughout, I will maintain my goal and become more healthy down the road. It’s crucial to my health, so I know that I will push to keep running and exercising. What did I learn? The most important thing I learned through my achieving my goal, was to be healthy you need to try as hard as you can. You can’t just expect to sit at your computer, or run a few laps and think everything’s going to be ok. You need to DO something about it.
