I was going to write down various tips that I have learned as I continue my workouts on my treadmill for the benefit of others, but I realized that my good friend Crickie has a comprehensive set of tips over on her post: Confessions of a treadmill moron, Chapter 3. So I will simply point you over there for some of her helpful insights into making your workout more enjoyable. I’ve got some additions to contribute as well:

• In addition to turning on the ceiling fan, consider lowering the thermostat a degree or two just prior to working out. While it is important that you build up a sweat, you want that to be because you are burning off energy, not because the room around you is sweltering hot.
• Close the door to the room that you are working out in. If people in the house know that you are working out, they won’t open the door, and you’ll be less likely to be distracted by things going on outside your room.
• As a distraction from the grind of your workout, if music is a good distraction for you, I recommend the MobiBlu MP3 player as a perfect tool (full review to follow). It’s about the size of a slightly large six sided die, and has a cord that connects to the player and hangs around your neck. Its extremely light and won’t jump or skip as you move around.
• If you find yourself compulsively looking at how much time you’ve got left, then try counting the number of songs that get you to roughly half way through your workout. From then on use that as a guide and listen to that number of songs before checking the time. This way you can absorb yourself more in the music instead of watching the seconds click by on the clock.