Best Fitness Benchmarks - Forbes

If you've ever tried to set a fitness goal, you know it can be tricky business.
Set the bar too low and you may find you're lacking motivation. Aim too high--think a four-minute mile--and you're bound for disappointment.
So how do you set goals that are right for you?

One way to go, fitness experts say, is to assess and record your baseline fitness scores for such yardsticks as your body mass index or how many sit-ups you can do in a minute. These benchmarks, and others like them, can help you figure out what to shoot for and measure your progress along the way....