In a sport that comes down to mile splits and average paces, time-based goals are the obvious choice. But running is about so ...

Chances are you’ve heard of a SMART goal. The acronym SMART stands for specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-related, and it’s been around since consultant and former corporate planning ...

TOOLBOX: As the cycling season winds down, now is the perfect time to reflect on your progress and plan for the year ahead. Whether you’ve spent the past few months chasing personal bests, exploring ...

It’s no secret that 2025 was an active year. All of a sudden, people got really serious about putting on tons of muscle, ...

Women's Health editors and experts share the fitness goals they're setting for their 2026 New Year's resolutions, including ...

Teams that dream big and connect with their goals are more motivated and tend to outperform those that select safe, manageable goals. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network ...

Earlier this year, Strava announced Performance Predictions for subscribers, a feature that estimates current 5K, 10K, half ...

Our aspirations are what drive us to do our best. Being honest with ourselves and identifying what we’d like to improve can lead to personal growth and new opportunities we wouldn’t have reached ...

The goal-striving reasons framework divides people’s reasons for goal pursuit along two dimensions: Internal/external and approach/avoidance. The four goal-striving reasons are (see Figure 1): To ...

Goals are the backbone of good financial planning, which is why we so often talk about helping clients make the most of them. Identifying SMART goals (that is, goals that are specific, measurable, ...