Reaching Your Goal
Many people find it easier to stick to their personal exercise goals if they record their progress in an activity log. Healthy Androscoggin encourages the use of activity logs so that community members can keep track of their exercise and measure their success at achieving their personal goals.
If you would like an Activity Log to increase your exercise by setting and tracking progress toward a goal, please click here: Your Activity Log. Simply write in the dates for the current week, then record your exercise intensity, type and amount each day.
As you log your progress, if you have a bad week, don’t give up! Consider why your exercise didn’t go as planned and then think of ways to avoid the situation in the future. Or get more creative in how you achieve your exercise goals. Here are some easy ways to incorporate a little physical activity into your daily routine:
- Take the stairs whenever possible
- Play with your kids/nieces/grandchildren/dog outside, or choose an active game inside (duck duck goose anyone?) rather than watching TV or a movie
- Park farther away from the store. Don’t compete for an up-close parking spot, give yourself a mini-walk
- Take a walk on your lunch break
- Turn on some music and dance–for exercise and stress relief!
Get Fit & Win
Get Fit & Win is Healthy Androscoggin’s annual physical activity promotion program that, in part, helps teach community members how to use an activity log to achieve their personal goals. For more information on Get Fit & Win, please click here: Get Fit & Win main page.
For a Get Fit & Win 2011 Activity log, please click here to download and print: Get Fit & Win Activity Log (pdf); OR click here to fill it out on your computer: Get Fit & Win Activity Log (Word).