Question

You have decided that you are ready to start a fitness program. Why is it important to set short-term and long-term goals? How will you keep track of your progress toward reaching your goals? Why is it important to reflect on your progress?

Answer 1

Explanation:

A person who is ready to start a fitness program is probably seeking more health through changing habits. For sedentary people who are not in the habit of engaging in physical activity or eating well, the challenge is twofold, as there is a paradigm shift in choosing a more active life with physical activity.

Therefore, overall planning and the establishment of short- and long-term goals are important to encourage and motivate the person to pursue the new healthy lifestyle choice.

It is important to look for a professional to physically and mentally guide the individual to achieve their goals more properly, as well as accompany the process and motivate people to see the results and improvements in quality of life achieved.

Answer 2

When conducting a fitness program it is important to set short and long term goals to determine how long can you go. Short term goals is to determine which is your minimum time doing the fitness program, while long term is the maximum time for you to do it. Reflecting on the progress will only you conscious about it. It is better to just wait and see it in the end.