SMART goals are intelligent

It’s a new year and you may be wondering what you will do differently with yourself this year. Have you set a new fitness goal or does an old goal need to be revisited? Regardless of whether you are just starting out, need to get back on track or ready to take your physical activity to the next level, J-Fitness has something for you. Whatever the reasons for your goals, follow this proven path to setting and achieving them.

SMART goals are:

Specific (I will go to the gym three times a week.)

Measurable (I will lose five pounds.)

Attainable (Anything too easy will become boring; too hard will become demotivating.)

Realistic (Don’t challenge yourself to do something you’ve never done before without taking the appropriate steps to get there.)

Timely (goals must have a clearly defined time frame including a starting date and a target date.) 

If your goal is weight loss, we have great cardio classes – Spinning, Kickboxing, Boot Camp, Step and Zumba.

If you’re into strength training, come to any of our Strength & Conditioning or Pilates classes, or make an appointment with a trainer.

Looking for something different? Try a water fitness class or maybe belly dancing or Zumba. We also have Iyengar Yoga and Vinyasa flow classes.

A healthy lifestyle is exactly that – a life style – not a fad or a phase but something you take on and keep on for life. Setting SMART goals can help you both get there and stay there. Let us help you.

Look for future issues with more detailed descriptions of J-Fitness classes.

Zumba – fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away! The routines feature fast and slow rhythms and resistance training combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. All levels.

Zumba Instructor Serena has a dance background in jazz, tap, salsa and ballet. She is a certified personal trainer by AAAI/ISMA with a master’s in education from Nova Southeastern University.

Serena creates personalized exercise solutions tailored to the individual client and says, “It’s important to customize the exercise to the person and not demand the person fit into the exercise.”

Carlene Barth (cbarth@jewishallianceri.org), Director of Health, Fitness & Aquatics, can be reached at 421-4111, ext. 210.