It took a cyclist to invent a time machine. It's all relative you know...

You need something to keep you engaged with the riding, be it Zwift, the Sufferfest, Trainerroad, or whatever cycling app. You also need to see your own metrics, not just the suggested ones.

I've had Sufferfest videos for a number of years, and while they got me going longer, I still couldn't readily do an hour just watching them, following the on screen instructions. I'd always cut out the last section. As an app on my computer, it now connects to the sensors on my bike, speed and cadence, and my HRM. With all that in place it is tracking what I'm doing vs. suggested and I can see where I am. I did a 2 hour ride last week and never felt bored (except my butt hurt, which prompted this thread). And the same is true with Zwift and the other apps. So instead of saying to myself "let me do an hour on the trainer", I say to myself "let me burn 700 calories", or "let me do a ride below threshold with intervals above" and the time passes much quicker. And the latter is what can really get you in shape.

Now if only this cough and cold would go away I could get back on the trainer. My wife thinks I overdid the trainer over the last few weeks and she may be right.