Vision Fitness T9600HRT Comfort User Manual download pdf (Page 44)

GENERAL

DEVELOPING A FITNESS PROGRAM

By purchasing this piece of VISION FITNESS exercise equipment, you

have made a commitment to exercise and now have the convenience of

exercising in your own home. Your new equipment offers the flexibility to

exercise at whatever time suits you best. It will be easier to maintain a con-

sistent exercise program that will help you achieve your fitness goals.

ACHIEVING YOUR FITNESS GOALS

An important step in developing a long-term fitness program is to deter-

mine your goals. Is your primary goal to lose weight? Improve muscle

tone? Relieve stress? Prepare for the spring racing schedule? Knowing

what your goals are will help you develop a more successful exercise pro-

gram. If possible, try to define your personal goals in precise, measurable

terms over specific periods of time. Examples of these goals might include:

• Decrease your waistline by two inches over the next two months.

• Run the local 5K race this summer.

• Lose 10 pounds in the next three months.

• Get 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise at least five days per week.

• Improve your race time by two minutes over the next year.

• Move from walking a mile to jogging a mile within the next three months.

The more specific the goal, the easier it will be to track your progress. If

your goals are long-term, divide them into monthly and weekly segments.

Long-term goals can lose some of the motivational benefits. Short-term

goals are easier to achieve and will allow you to see the progress you are

making. Every time you reach a goal, it is important to set a new goal.

This will lead to a healthier lifestyle and will provide the motivation that

you will need to move forward.

TRACK YOUR PROGRESS

Now that you have set your exercise goals, it is time to write them down and

make an exercise schedule that will help you achieve them. By keeping a fitness

diary, you will stay motivated and know where you are in terms of reaching your

goals. As time goes on, you will be able to look back with pride to see how

far you’ve come. See pages 46-49 at the end of this section for weekly and

annual exercise logs. Copy these logs to keep your own Fitness Diary.

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