Where Do I Want to Go? - Setting My Fitness Goal

It HAS TO start with this. The longer I took to understand this and kept trying to act smart, the tougher it became. So my opening request- please spare time to fix your fitness goal first.

Here is what a fitness goal could be like:

> Simply getting to feel better and staying positive

> Reversing the years- getting some of my teenage energy back

> Protect myself from a family history of diabetes, heart trouble, cancer, high BP, arthritis, and others

> Specially for women- Getting back to shape post a pregnancy/ caesarean section

> Manage my existing ailments- overcoming them and coming back to the mainstream of fit women and men

> Reduce weight/ Define Body Shape/ Increase Stamina

> Help me reduce stress in my life and work

And here’s what a fitness goal SHOULD NOT be like (and I’m being practical):

> “Burn” Fat

> Build bigger biceps

> Have a 4/6/8/10…100 pack abdominal line (see my pack before I die)

> Getting back into all my old clothes/ fit into that 24” CK Jeans

> Spice up my midriff for that sexy dress I want to wear to that marriage/ party

> Be able to run 15 km in 30 minutes once again

> Help me be more productive (Hell yes, believe it or nuts, one of us actually said that to me once)

Here’s the deal about the “Don’ts” list- they are still goals, but they are not FITNESS goals. My ideal fitness goal will be holistic, and encompass more than just a wishlist.

Note: For all of us who have a medical condition, it doesn’t bite to visit the Doc again and check with her/ him on the feasibility of our fitness goal. It’s the mission statement to my bodily enterprise, so spending time and effort in deciding on it is probably the best health decision you would ever make.

So go create your goal, and we will meet again the coming Wednesday with more. Do write to me if I could be of assistance in helping you decide on your fitness goal.

My Confessions and Realizations:

I made a lot of mistakes here. I almost had all the bad goals listed above, and took almost a year to rehabilitate myself. What I have put here is the crux of a series of hard-earned realizations.

I was lucky to be around with a girl who is very fit, and observing her, I realized that fitness is not just about exercise or getting to a diet- it’s a lifestyle thing, and my whole existence needs to come together in one piece in order for me to be fit. That’s when it really changed for me.

Look forward to your questions and suggestions. Till we talk next time- glow, my Dears!