Setting goals and monitoring progress is done with regularity in the weight room, but how about the aerobics room? Establishing short-term (one- to six-month) and long-term (longer than six-month) goals are significant to all exercise prescriptions. Students are more likely to stay with the program if they perceive their participation in aerobics classes is essential for reaching a desirable goal.

If the students’ goals are physical, such as weight loss or an increase in fitness level, you can keep their motivation strong by tracking body composition, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, and aerobics capacity.

Progress awareness coupled with positive feedback will inspire your students to stay committed.
Research has suggested that flexible goal setting gets better results than fixed goal setting.

For instance, if a student’s goal is to perform 20 minutes of continuous aerobics, he or she has the freedom to modify the workout using less intensity if fatigue is a problem.