Motivation isn't a personality trait. It's not something you either have or you don't. It's a signal — and once you understand what triggers it, you can manufacture it on demand. Here's what actually gets people off the couch and into the gym for good. 01. The Breaking Point Almost nobody starts working out because they feel fine. They start because something shifted — a photo that didn't look like them, a doctor's visit that handed them a number they didn't like, a flight of