The number one motivator is if you pay for it. All studies point that if you pay for a gym membership you're more likely to go or if you buy a bike, etc. If it tallies monthly, then you'll be working out a lot.
First thing is: guys who post their own blogs are lame lame lame.<p>Second thing is: when you call it an exercise "hack" you already screwed up. The whole thing about getting in shape is that there is no quick hack. There is no short term solution. Getting in shape is not a hack. Getting in shape is a permanent lifestyle change. Otherwise you might as well just get some lipo and some buttcheek implants.<p>For those who care: you should get in shape, if you are an entrepreneur, for no other reason than because having a healthier body will also give you a sharper mind, quicker mental response time, increased alertness, and just all around better mood. Don't believe me? Just try this simple experiment: Go eat a salad and then try to solve a sudoku puzzle. Now go eat a pizza and a cheeseburger and then try to solve a sudoku puzzle.<p>No time? Check out this book called "High Intensity Training" by Mike Mentzer. He recommends short (20 min) workouts once a week, and as your body and nervous system becomes more trained and able to exert more of their maximal output in a workout, you have to take longer and longer breaks (like 2 weeks in between workouts) for your body to recover.