Strategies to Enhance Adherence to your Goals Brandon Partin - NASM CPT, VC Introduction When it comes to setting goals it can often be difficult and complicated. Goal setting takes a lot of practice and needs to be done in a specific way to where your goals can be achievable and realistic to reach said goal. How to set your goals There is a blueprint that comes to creating goals that can be completed and it can be followed by an acronym known as SMART goals. SMART is defined as Specific , Measurable , Achievable , Realistic , and Timely . This is an acronym you need to base your goals on for them to be completed. Specific simply means that you want your goal to be clearly defined, which means you don’t want your goals to be too vague. Measurable means that you want your goal to be tracked. This means having data to back it by journaling and keeping a log of what you’ve completed. Attainable/Achievable simply means that the goal needs to have a middle ground between not bein...

  Understanding Cardio Training based on your Goals Brandon Partin - NASM - CPT, VC Defining Cardiovascular Exercise Cardiovascular exercise has various health related benefits and these benefits can come from either low intensity to moderate intensity exercise. Greater benefits are often achieved with more vigorous exercise. Engaging in a more active lifestyle related to cardio can gauge the mortality of an individual's life. In other words, poor cardiorespiratory training has been known to increase the risk of premature death. Frequency of Cardio Exercise Frequency simply is defined as the number of training sessions in a specific timeframe and how often you implement cardio training as mentioned above has various benefits. However, starting out should be based on your specific goals as well as your overall ability to perform cardio training. There are various recommendations that can be followed depending on the type of frequency of cardio training. Moderate Intensity exercise ...