Table 1.

One possible example of a filled out Goal Attainment Scaling for the goal “I want to exercise more.”

	Behavior frequency		Behavior duration	GASa score
I fall short of my goal if I exercise	1 time per week	For	45 minutes	−2
I fall a little short of my goal if I exercise	2 times per week	For	45 minutes	−1
I reach my goal if I exercise	3 times per week	For	45 minutes	0
I exceed my goal if I exercise	4 times per week	For	45 minutes	+1
I greatly exceed my goal if I exercise	5 times per week	For	45 minutes	+2

^a GAS: Goal Attainment Scaling.