You will need to set specific goals if you wish to increase your degree of health and fitness. This is true because goals give you direction and something to work toward. And don't make life harder than it needs to be by establishing nearly impossible goals. You need to be cautious about setting yourself up, even though there's nothing wrong with aiming high. Think long and hard about what you feel is possible and reasonable. Next, after you've done that, you will have to establish a method and strategy you can use to accomplish those goals.