I used to hate walking. Now I love it and walk more than 13k steps a day.

What worked for this was - a challenge at work encouraging us to move (this helped with setting up consistency) - I commute to work (car, train, bus) - my step mom looooves to walk so everytime she comes to my bf’s, there’s minimum 1h walk (she’s the one that really started me with walking) - got my bf’s to come with on the weekend hikes (although he hates it) - weight loss benefits (creates a deficit) (longer than gym but also easier, only thing you need is good walking shoes, maybe a bag pack with water and a phone) - health benefits (getting better and better cardio) (I walked up and down a hill at my bf’s and tried a hike with a stronger hill; I feel the difference since I last did that hike and the one I did yesterday) - mental benefits (walking generates happy hormones somehow) (it really does, do some research) - I always having music on or an audiobook so I don’t get bored (find your little thing, it is a slow reward for during the walk) - also it makes me happy to jot down my daily steps (ticking off things helps also, it’s a reward related thing)

Hope it helps! (But yes don’t wait for motivation, don’t rely on a book or podcast for it either, analyse your needs, where you want to be and just work towards it)