Horizon Fitness Endurance Series Owner's Manual page 30

Animportant step indeveloping a long termfitness p rogram istodetermine
yourgoals. Isyourprimary g oal f orexercising onyourHorizon Fitness Elliptical
Trainer tolose weight? Improve muscle? Burn Stress? Prepare forthespring rac-
ingschedule? Knowing what y ourgoals a rewillhelp youdevelop amore suc-
cessful exercise program. Below a resome c ommon exercise goals:
-Weight Loss
-Improve B ody S hape and Tone
-Increased Energy Level
-Improved Sports P erformance
-Improved Cardiovascular Endurance
-Weight Maintenance
-Strengthen Leg Muscles
- Improved Sleep P atterns
-Stress R eduction
Ifpossible trytodefine y our p ersonal goals i nprecise, measurable terms, and then
put y our g oals i nwriting. The more specific youcan be, t heeasier itwillbetotrack
yourprogress. Ifyour g oals a relong term, d ivide them upintomonthly and week-
lysegments. Longer term goals c anlose some o ftheimmediate motivation bene-
fits.Short term goals areeasier toachieve. Your H orizon Fitness Elliptical Trainer
console p rovides youwithseveral readouts thatcanbe used to record your
progress. Youcantrack Distance, Calories orTime. Time isthemost i mportant
anduseful oftest f unctions.
KEEPING AN EXERCISE DIARY
Photocopy the weekly and monthly log sheets on the following pages to make
your personal exercise log book. As time goes by you'll be able to look back
with pride at the work you've done. As your fitness improves, you can look back
and see how far you've come.