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10-26-15, 04:42 PM | |
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: New York City
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No. Goal-free.
I'm nearly as laid-back as it gets. Gamification is quite OK, though; and I've grubbed SparkPoints on SparkPeople.com in my life. Much too much of a competitive streak (even if it had never started out in any physical realm—a legacy from my education in grades 7 - 12), so — while I am nowhere near an avoidant type of person — I have ultra-short-term aims. AND nothing that will add stress to my life. No goals. I will not turn my fitness program into something done in a magnet high school. I think a "mental gold star" should be more than sufficient.
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10-26-15, 05:56 PM | |
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: South of Nowhere NY
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It all depends, sometimes I have a goal in mind and other times, I just do it because I feel like it and its apart of me, I am one with exercise & wellness in general.
Sure you can push harder if you have a goal to get better and stronger.
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10-26-15, 06:04 PM | |
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Minnesota
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Not really, except to keep up on my joint mobility and pain relief. If I don't move every day I don't feel good. I really enjoy my exercise, though. I'm at a good weight and feel great so I'm not changing anything.
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10-26-15, 06:35 PM | ||
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Texas, and Mississippi
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10-26-15, 06:37 PM | |
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Western North Carolina
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That is a no for me, but it depends on the kind of goal you are talking about. Whenever I do a rotation, I find my motivation lags by about week 3 or 4 because I get bored and sometimes I get injured doing one type of thing over and over (like a lot of heavy weightlifting just makes me hurt).
However, my goal for a long time has been to a. have fun and enjoy my workout in whatever way the workout brings and to b. decide on what workout I will do based on what my body feels like doing that day. This last one has been one of the most difficult goals but also the most rewarding. These goals are helpful for me but I really find that working out and physical activity are motivating in and of themselves because they make me feel better. That is my real motivation. For weight loss, it does help to have daily calorie goals. I always eat clean, I just love food and it helps to watch portion sizes. |
10-26-15, 07:09 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
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For me, goals are self defeating. If I set an "end point", such as I want to look good for Event A, then once that's over what do I do next?
So early on in my fitness journey I decided that the only goal I have is to work out always. I do the best I can do, every single day. I am competitive to the extent that I want to be the very best I can be with what I have to work with. Right now that's an almost 60 year old body that's pretty fit, strong and flexible. I don't wear any of the latest, greatest fitness gadgets that track calories, heart rate, steps, etc. I'm probably the last hold out in that regard, but I don't have any need to know all that stuff. I just do it. The details are not important to me. I know that I am doing the best I can do, so that's enough.
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