Mood and exercise are related. If we feel ugh, we move around it doesn't take much to shake off the funk. Same with food and mood, move a muscle change a thought!
Move first and the motivation will follow!

There's always some beauty in extending one's boundaries. And I guess it’s quite random what feels naturally fun for whom and which boundaries need to be pushed next.
Suppose seeing your whole body develop under your actions and feeling your strength-potential increase is a valid motivation too and can make people feel happy for quite a while.
It's self-efficiency.
After all... if you take "working out" seriously its quite a challenge... you got to understand a lot about your body, you got to develop intelligent training methods, you got to learn how to push your boundaries without harming yourself by wanting too much, etc...
But yeah, natural flow from an organic movement which carries its meaning in itself is kind of next level. but after all, you always want a "reward" for moving your ass - be it the apparently humble the reward of a runners flow or the a-little-weird-reward-of-standing-in-front-of-a-mirror(object/pseudo-subject)-and-appreciating-what-one-sees after an intense workout.

Being this body is easier than believing I am inside it, I’ve never seen me...



love light and peace
ps/smoh