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     Been looking at goals recently. Not the World Cup kind, but fitness goals. I think (as does everyone in the fitness community it would seem) its vital to your success to have clearly defined goals set when you start your fitness journey. For myself I have a list of long term, short term and ongoing goals. You can even think of them as challenges. These goals are all about you, and what you want, what you're looking to do. They should be obtainable yet challenging. So here are my goals.

     Short Term :  (within 30 days) 

- Increase my overall time spent at the gym. Do more sets and reps. Going to shoot for 3 sets 15 reps, of different weight exercises.

- Lose 8-10 pounds in a month Roughly 2 pounds a week. 

- Increase my cardio to 45 minutes. As well as how far I go on the machine. For example do the equivalent of a 5k in 30 minutes.

- Clean up my diet, making it as healthy as possible, but not doing any fad diets. Organic and real food.

- Use the free weights at the gym more and the machines less.

- Hike.

      Short Term:  (within 4 months)

- Visit Montreal with friends for a guys weekend. 

- Run the Insane Inflatables 5k and run it in less time than past 5ks.

- Run the Color Me Rad 5k and run it in less time than past 5ks. 

- Play as much frisbee golf as I possibly can and improve my game. 

- Hike a few trails. looking at doing 5.

     Long Term: 

- Hike the John Muir Trail when I turn 40. Be at the top on my birthday. Take the 25 day hike with friends. 

- Run in as many 5ks as I can and within one year run a 10k. 

- Run the Boston Marathon by the time I'm 45.

- Do an Ironman competition.

- Hike the Appalachian Trail, again with a group of friends.

- Once a year take a trip to somewhere for a hike and backpacking with a group of friends. 

     On Going:

- Constantly improve myself in anyway that I can.

- Look for new challenges.

- Inspire people.

- Write about my progress in this blog. Possibly turning this into a money making venture.

- Have as much fun and enjoy life as much as I possibly can.

     Now you may notice that not all those goals are fitness orientated, but hey they are my goals. Your goal can be to reward yourself with a new pair of shoes. Or a new tattoo, whatever will help you get where you're going. What goals do you have?