All you want to know about turbulence training
Motivation
Craig Balantyne provides the most important ingredient for success – motivation.
It’s an open secret that the primary reason for the failure of exercise regimes is the inability to sustain a daily level of high motivation. Of course, other programs aren’t as effective as Turbulence Training workouts and so are more prone to getting dropped.
In the chapter on “The Science of Goal Setting”, the author explains the importance of goal setting and shows readers how to go about it. He makes the point that each day must answer a fundamental question – have I come closer to my goal or not?
When the reader learns to look at everything from this single minded point of view, everyday questions such as “Is this cake okay for me?” become reduced to “Does this bring me closer to my goal?”
How to set goals
In order to stay close to the Turbulence Training workout regime, it’s important for the reader to set goals. Not just imaginary goals, but goals that are measurable and have a time frame. Only goals that are specific, measurable, and easily accessible are useful.
To help the reader attain this level of motivation, Craig leads him or her by the hand, urging them to write down their goals in the provided space. He recommends splitting the goals into short term and long term goals. This makes it easier to track progress and makes the whole process more measurable and attainable.
Achieving the right mindset
In order to reach the level of commitment necessary, it’s important to treat the entire goal setting process in the same way one would treat important events like an interview or a business meeting. Craig makes no bones about the fact that readers must treat it with the same level of importance, or risk losing interest.
This means that the goals must be kept in mind even while traveling. This can be achieved by staying in what Craig terms as “maintenance mode” so that when one returns, one can pick up where they left off without needing to “make up.”
