I have to agree with RealDealMagic here, he has hit on something that I can exemplify. For years, since I was a young teen, I've enjoyed writing. I've wanted to become an author, DREAMED of actually writing a novel. Yet, I never put any time into it. Oh I'd write, as a hobby. I'd spend a little time every now and then, writing PARTS of novels that I'd then put aside, and never, ever finish. Why? Because I'd do other things. I'd play my PS2, or I'd watch TV, or pretty much anything else that I thought was fun, EXCEPT put serious time and effort into writing my novel.
Well, one day, in part thanks to my mother, I found the motivation to put that time into writing. And you know what? The more time I actually spent writing my novel, the more I *wanted* too. It was hard to make myself do it at first, as there were a million other things I could think to do, but I forced myself to sit down, concentrate on my book and write. Before long, I was spending half the day writing my novel, instead of the mandatory few hours I assigned to myself. Eventually, I finished Novel 1 and then Novel 2, and now I need to put in the time to try and get an literary agent's attention 
Willpower is what it comes down to. Forcing yourself to stick with what you are doing long enough for it to become enjoyable. I presume there's a part of you that likes to work out? Well, the more you do it, the more that side of you will come out, and you won't have to force yourself so much. That, or it'll just end up habit after awhile. Either way, the longer you stick with what you are doing, the easier it will be to stick with it in the future.
~SilverWolf~
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