1.
What was your original goal?
2.
If you changed it, what is it now? Why did you change it (and when?).
3.
On a scale of 1 – 10, what is the result of your goal at this time? Did you feel you are succeeding? failing?
coming close? (Scale is “1” total
failure to “10” total success). Explain your rating
4.
Whether you feel you are failing or succeeding, what benefit(s) have you
had because you have set a health goal this month?
5.
If there are no benefits to you, explain why (it’s valuable for me to
see what works and also what doesn’t).
6.
Last question required: think about the assignment and share some other
comments about setting health goals for yourself: Did you have a change of attitude about the
goal? Was it a waste of time? Hard to achieve? A new direction for you? Can’t wait to eat junk food again? …in other words, anything else you’d like to
share…
Health Goal Paper #2
SAMPLE
of student’s paper (this is longer than the required ½
page)
My original health goal was to go rock
climbing more often at the SURC. This
was a good goal for me because I now have more free time on my hands because
I’m not working any longer…just going to school. I wanted to get back into shape and this was
a perfect way to do it. My goal was to
go climbing at least 3-4 times a week for about an hour each time. I met these requirements almost every week
during the assigned time.
On a scale of 1 to 10 I feel like my
efforts deserve an 8 because for the most part I followed my guidelines and I
definitely got better at rock climbing, which was also a part of my overall
goal. I did not deserve a 10 because I
missed a whole week. But at the same
time, I feel like I made the right decision to spend more time studying that
particular week than on the rock wall because in the end of the day, I am
paying to go to school and bettering myself and exercise will always be free
and available.
I have had many benefits come from my
(mostly) regular climbing schedule. The
main one I have noticed is my strength increasing in my forearms and
fingers. Also I was surprised at how
much the climbing did for my endurance and athletic stamina. This is important to me because I know that
as I get older, my stamina and endurance will be far more beneficial to my
health than the actual strength of my muscles.
A part of being healthy as I get older is my diet. When I get into a really bad routine of
eating junk food, I will carry it into my later years where it will eventually
be a problem. Climbing has also helped
me with this because regular exercise means regular eating times and
habits. I actually feel better after
getting my exercise and just feeling better alone drives me to eat healthier.
At first I didn’t really think that setting
a ‘made-up’ goal would be enough alone to motivate me to actually do anything
significant. I was wrong in two
ways: the goal became something much
more than ‘made-up;’ it became a mental support system for myself and it was
definitely enough to motivate me to do something about my health and change my
ways. I realized that this method of
just coming up with a goal for yourself and actually pursuing that goal can be
a very powerful thing. It’s also
empowering to realize you can make a difference ALL ON YOUR OWN. I have come to love rock climbing and this is
great because now I can try to continue my goal as long as possible. And because I enjoy it so much, it made it
easy to continue and complete it.
Climbing has helped me a lot, and I owe it all to this goal I created
for myself.
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