I go through cycles. Sometimes I am really charged up about getting to the gym, working out hard and planning my next workout.

And there are there other times when I literally drag myself to the gym thinking only about how fast I can get through my workout and get home.

I like it better when I am in the former, rather than the latter, cycle. But often I stumble about how to get motivated to get back to that cycle.

I suspect I am not alone. What do you to motivate yourself to exercise?