A Little Fitness

Friday, May 9, 2008

Health and Fitness Standards

If you have been training for a while the desire to compare yourself and your abilities with other is probably strong. This desire for comparison and competition is fine if you have an outlet. What happens though if you train alone and don't have the opportunity to compete?

The first thing to do is compare yourself with yourself by comparing your present results with your past results. Regular benchmark session that fit in with your goals are a great idea so you can track your progress. What about how you compare with other though? Ideally you'll only be focusing on improving one or two aspects at a time so don't feel like you have to reach the top standards across all the fitness areas.

ExRx.net has a huge range of health and fitness calculators. Check them out and see how you compare. Don't be discouraged by any weaknesses you have, instead use your results to help shape your future health and fitness goals.

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