Michael's wellness goal was to exercise 3 days a week to become healthier as a writer who sits at a computer all day. He found a partner and kept logs of his increasing distances run and crunches/pushups each week over 4 weeks. While busy and lazy at times, positive reinforcement from doctors and family helped him accomplish his goal. He learned the importance of consistent effort to maintain health and feels less stressed since achieving his goal.

1. Wellness Goal: Final Presentation By: Michael Kashtan

2. My Goal: SMARTI 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. FactorsEnabling 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. ProcessI 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 BookDuring 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. ResultsDid 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.