WHAT ARE EFFECTIVE GOALS?
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Realistic ("doable" for most patients)

• Realistic goal: "Walk briskly twice a week"

• Unrealistic goal: "Walk 5 miles every day"

Speaker Notes:

Here are examples of realistic and unrealistic goals:

• A realistic goal (especially for someone just starting to add physical activity into her life) might be "Walk briskly twice a week"

• An unrealistic goal would be "Walk 5 miles every day"