Truth. The gym (and consequentially) lifting, running, sweating, and generally using your body to accomplish goals (and setting new ones) becomes reflexive and habitual.

I used to hang-out at the bar between flights in an airport. Now, I walk the concourse and climb stairs.

This looks like one of those kind of useless advices but anyone who has grinded in gym would know that it’s true. That’s not to say there’s a case for optimising the time of exercise. Both go well

A man who goes to the gym three days in a week and knows what he is doing will bet a man who goes to the gym everyday just for the sake of "going to the gym" and handing out with his gym buddies here.

Yes but I would add 1) a tiny bit of cheat for self awareness. like if you REALLY don't want to go, you don't have to. But you REALLY have to NOT want it and 2) making it fun just changes the threshold so much. Commenter above indicated Rollerblading - it was the same for me. I can Rollerblade every day without having to convince myself, that is powerful.

But you do have a point and it is strong.

"Just Go" irrespective of how you feel about it, it's like "Going to Work" - like you get dressed, you drive there, you do the thing ... similar.

They may not be participating in the same competition.

Taking care of yourself is not a competition, nor a zero-sum game.