Lesson 2.4 by Jonathan Joseph

Importance of Implementation

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Before you can implement any goal into a situation, you must first take a look inwardly, and see how healthy you are as a person, as well as the health goals you want to achieve. Basically, you need to know where to start from. From then on, you need to do some research into the goal before you commit, and that allows you to have a plan of action to go at the goal. It is important to implement these strategies before any health goals are made so that you do not chase after something unattainable, or something that truly isn’t healthy at all.

Importance of Progress Monitoring

jonathanjoseph — 2025-09-13 20:56:05 UTC

Secondly, it is extremely important to set a time frame for your goal. If you do not, you are less likely to complete the goal if you do not have some due date to achieve it. Continuing, monitoring progress throughout is also crucial because it allows you to have something to use as a sense of achievement, and helps you push through the hard times and allow you to accomplish your goal, or goals.

Personal Example:

jonathanjoseph — 2025-09-13 20:56:10 UTC

One example from my life is from my dad, who was not the most physically active person during COVID, as he consistently was working from home, and not really going outside much. So afterword, when the regulations drew back, my dad wanted to get healthier, and more in shape, because when playing any sport with me, he realized that he was not in the same shape as he was pre-COVID. He started to go the gym 3 times a week, and he would monitor how fast he could run a mile on a treadmill, as well as how much he weighed every week. He did this routine for about 4 months, which is a month more time he put into it than what he originally planned, as he had originally decided to start off with 2 1/2 months of this, but was able to get back into shape that he was in pre-COVID.

A quote:

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“Like all goal setting, the first step in the process is to evaluate your current situation regarding your health and then ask your self what you really want to achieve…The human body is a very complex thing, which is why people study for years to become doctors and nutritionists. Fitness trainers also have to learn how the body works and interacts so that they don’t cause harm to the people they are training” (pg. 8-9).

Evidence from book

jonathanjoseph — 2025-09-13 20:56:33 UTC

“Setting suitable timeframes for action items and goal completion is critical for achieving goal setting success. Setting timeframes for health goals is highly dependent on your starting point…” (pg. 8).

jonathanjoseph — 2025-09-13 20:56:40 UTC

“Setting timeframes for health goals is highly dependent on your starting point, but some general indications are:

Allow yourself 1 week per pound of weight you want to lose.

Allow yourself 3 months to get in to peak physical fitness” (pg. 10).

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