--- title: Google Wants to Help You Get to the Gym Already description: How to make Google Calendar's new feature work for you. canonical: https://time.com/4298341/google-calendar-goals-workout/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-19T17:00:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:55:49.630Z article:section: Health og:title: Google Wants to Help You Get to the Gym Already og:description: How to make Google Calendar's new feature work for you og:url: https://time.com/4298341/google-calendar-goals-workout/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e1dd17e871973df/69888f9a2dce0173999e8b4c/woman-work-out.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4935 og:image:height: 2776 og:image:alt: woman-work-out og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Google Wants to Help You Get to the Gym Already twitter:description: How to make Google Calendar's new feature work for you twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e1dd17e871973df/69888f9a2dce0173999e8b4c/woman-work-out.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Google Wants to Help You Get to the Gym Already > Sponsored content. 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This quick workout from Cynthia Sass burns mega calories and pumps all your major muscle groups._ by [Lisa Lombardi / Health.com](https://time.com/author/health-com/) ## Lisa Lombardi / Health.com Contributor Apr 19, 2016 5:00 PM UTC  Feeling good, looking great from working out regularly Feeling good, looking great from working out regularly Getty Images by [Lisa Lombardi / Health.com](https://time.com/author/health-com/) ## Lisa Lombardi / Health.com Contributor Apr 19, 2016 5:00 PM UTC If you are the best at setting shape-up intentions but the worst at following through, Google Calendar’s new Goals feature could save your (soon-to-be-firm) butt. It helps you go full-in on that goal by automatically slotting time for it in your schedule. That little bit of assistance could make all the difference in hitting your target, research shows. Resolutions often fail because we set [lofty goals without getting concrete](http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20974994%5F2,00.html) about the little steps needed to make it happen. One recent study, in the _British Journal of Health Psychology,_ found that the key factor that determines whether a person will achieve an objective is having a [clear plan for implementation](http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1348/135910702169420/epdf). This is how [Google Calendar Goals](https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/find-time-goals-google-calendar.html)—which [launched recently](http://time.com/4292157/google-calendar-goals-reminders-app/)—can help: You grab your iPhone or Android and either choose a goal from their menu of universal ones (like do yoga) or set your own custom one ([train for half-marathon](http://news.health.com/2015/06/29/11-training-tips-for-running-your-first-half-marathon/), say). Prompts will ask you how often you want to work toward it, and how long each session should be. You also get to load in your best time (morning, afternoon, evening, or any time). Then the technology scans your calendar and schedules in the workout sessions. (Alas, it doesn’t actually reserve you a place at a yoga class.) **_Health.com:_** [_A 4-Minute Tabata Workout for People Who Have No Time_](http://news.health.com/2015/09/25/a-4-minute-tabata-workout-for-people-who-have-no-time/) Expect some tough love. If you try to schedule a boozy brunch instead of your planned Saturday morning run, Calendar Goals will move the workout to another time. If you keep canceling, Goals will keep on rescheduling, just like a kickass personal trainer. And if you always override your early am weekend workout? It uses “machine learning” to understand that you can’t get your butt out of bed first thing but are raring to go after work. No need to only use Goals to go after fitness aims. Google suggests you try everything from meditate to learn to code, or you can DIY your wish list. Finish my novel, [give up added sugar](http://www.health.com/nutrition/slash-sugar-challenge), [Marie Kondo my house](http://news.health.com/2015/05/05/i-used-marie-kondos-organizing-method-and-it-was-amazing/)—the dreams are endless. Just be careful what you wish for, because you’re now going to have to follow through. 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