man, i wish my gym didn't play such loud, BAD music. taking a CD is useless 'cause unless i crank the volume up really high-- which i don't want to do, to spare my eardrums--- i can't hear what's playing. this is mostly a problem during the winter, when i do cardio indoors. what motivates me: looking forward to getting stronger... i improve pretty much every workout, so i rarely feel disappointed after going to the gym.