One trick I found to get myself to the gym was to pick a TV show I liked (Doctor Who or whatever floats your boat) where I was several seasons behind, and I wou

One trick I found to get myself to the gym was to pick a TV show I liked (Doctor Who or whatever floats your boat) where I was several seasons behind, and I would ONLY watch that show on my iPhone while at the gym doing cardio. Obviously when you move to the weight machines you can't keep watching the show, but it solved several problems for me: 1) It kept me from getting bored while doing cardio, which is a big issue for me. 2) It made me push for a 40 minute session doing cardio, so I could finish the episode. 3) It made me MUCH more likely to come to the gym the next day, because I wanted to see what happened next (it's good to pick a show with long story arc and end-of-episode cliff-hangers).