Use Health-Minder to Achieve Exercise Goals

To succeed in meeting exercise goals, you need to

  1. assess your current exercise needs and set goals
  2. educate yourself on the benefits and risks of various types of exercise
  3. regularly record your progress
First, take stock of your current exercise regimen.  Select the menu item LIFETSTYLE|Summary.   From the HEALTH & FITNESS SUMMARY WINDOW, press the EXERCISE INFORMATION button  to bring up the EXERCISE INFORMATION WINDOW.   Enter the amount of time you currently spend in these four types of exercise: Aerobic (jogging, brisk walking, riding a bicycle, dancing, and other activities that raise your heart rate and increase your rate of breathing).  Strengthening (lifting weights, or using weight machines). Flexibility (stretching, Yoga). And Relaxation (meditation, Yoga).   All are important components of a fitness program.
Second, compare the energy used and  the benefits and risks of different  exercises.  To be successful in staying committed to exercise, you should explore your exercise options and choose those that suit your own preferences and are the least likely to cause injury.  Discover what you like, but make sure that the exercises you choose not only burn fat but also increase your flexibility, build muscle and bone, and challenge your cardio-vascular system.   Select the menu item EXERCISE|Exericse Options to bring up the ENERGY EXPENDITURES OF EXERCISE WINDOW.  For each type of exercise, Health-Minder will show you its benefits, risks, and caloric expenditure.

The final step is to keep a record of your progress toward your exercise goals.  Exercise must be done on a regular schedule.  Recording your achievements, such as the amount of weight lifted, or the number of miles walked, or the time spent in aerobic exercise, or pounds  lost can be very motivating.  Printing out a report of your progress, or seeing your progress on a graph can increase your sense of pride in your accomplishments, and encourage continued progress.  Since many people benefit from working out with a companion, you may wish to record both your progress and your partner's and print the results on the same graph. Health-Minder has a flexible tracking mechanism you can tailor to meet your needs.  Select the menu item DIARY|Measurements to bring up the MEASUREMENTS SCHEDULE WINDOW .
Read more about how to use these features in the Health-Minder Users Manual,  "Use Health-Minder to Meet Exercise Goals" (page 80).

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