So, let me get this straight...
You drive across town to a gym to walk on a treadmill?
Sounds funny at first, but in locations where the weather is too cold, too hot, too wet or some other handicap, it makes perfect sense to drive to a workout so one can fit it into a daily schedule. I used to drive to the gym 3 times a week, until decided to save the $50 per month and just exercise from home. Lucky for me I have a walking/biking path right by home plus a pool or ocean for swimming, when I have the time and energy. Not everyone is so lucky, so a drive to an air conditioned or open air gym makes a lot of sense to me!
Same as driving to play golf, use a golf cart, end it with beers in the 19th hole.
.... and then, exhausted, sit down and order a beer
........Or two.....