The types of goals that you set will depend on the types of exercises that you are doing. You want to set these goals, however, and not just start exercising with the hope that you will get in better shape and no real plan. If you do not have goals, you will not push yourself. Exercising is half a physical process and half a mental process. Without this drive to get better and be all that you can be, you will become stagnant and will not work out very hard at all. You need to harness your competitive nature, even if you are just competing against goals that you set for yourself. If you are running, set your goal with time. Pick a distance that you want to go. Many people who are just starting out will pick a round number such as one mile. People who want to run races will often choose thre