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Setting and Reaching Your Health Goals

Discover the importance of setting goals for your health and learn how to create a goal-setting plan to achieve them. Explore short-term and long-term goals and strategies to stay on track. Review vocabulary, steps in a goal-setting plan, and critical thinking questions to enhance your understanding.

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Setting and Reaching Your Health Goals

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  1. Chapter 2 Taking Charge ofYour Health Lesson 2 Setting and ReachingYour Goals Click for: >> Main Menu >> Chapter 2 Assessment Teacher’s notes are available in the notes section of this presentation. Next >>

  2. Learning Targets In this lesson, you will be able to • explainwhy it’s important to set goals. • distinguishbetween two different types of goals. • createa goal-setting plan to reach a health-related goal.

  3. A goal that you plan to reach over an extended period of time • long-term goal • short-term goal A goal that you can achieve in a shortlength of time

  4. Why Set Goals? Goal setting is a powerful tool that you can use to shape your future. Goals helpyou focus. Goals give youa sense ofpurpose. Goals help youmeasure yourprogress. Reaching agoal boosts yourself-confidence. Your mental/emotional health is strengthened.

  5. Why Set Goals? • Some goals may be easy to reach, while others may be more challenging. • Set realistic goals and consider your strengths and limitations.

  6. Long-Term Goals If a goal you set will likely take months or years to reach, it’s a long-term goal. long-term goal A goal that you plan to reach over an extended period of time Becoming a teacher or a doctor is an example of a long-term goal.

  7. Long-TermGoal Short-TermGoal Short-TermGoal Short-TermGoal Short-Term Goals A short-term goal can contribute to a long-term goal. short-term goal A goal that you can achieve in a short length of time

  8. Strategies for Attaining a Goal will help you stay on track as you work toward reaching your goal

  9. Lesson 2 Review What I Learned VocabularyDefine short-term goal and long-term goal.Then use both terms in a sentence that shows the difference between them. • A short-term goal is a goal that you can achieve in a short period of time. • A long-term goal is a goal that you plan to reach over an extended period of time. • Sentences should reflect an understanding of the two types of goals.

  10. Lesson 2 Review What I Learned List the steps in a goal-setting plan Step 1 - Set a realistic goal and write it down. Step 2 -List the steps you need to take to reach that goal. Step 3 - Find others who can help and support you. Step 4 - Set checkpoints to evaluate your progress. Step 5 - Reward yourself after reaching the goal.

  11. Lesson 2 Review What I Learned ExplainHow can short-term goals be used to reachlong-term goals? You can reach a long term goal by setting and meeting a number of short-term goals

  12. Lesson 2 Review Thinking Critically AnalyzeHow are checkpoints useful in meetinga goal? Checkpoints can help you evaluate your progress toward attaining a goal

  13. Lesson 2 Review Thinking Critically PredictHow might priorities, changing abilities, andresponsibilities influence setting health goals? Answers will vary. Short-term goals may need to be adjusted to accommodate changing priorities in a teen’s life.

  14. End of Chapter 2 Taking Charge ofYour Health Lesson 2 Setting and ReachingYour Goals Click for: >> Main Menu >> Chapter 2 Assessment

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