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exercise for us? (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by surewhynotlem@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.world

Exercise is hitting. My brain gives up way before my body does. Even when I try and listen to music or watch shows while exercising, I just can't keep at it.

Has anyone found an ADHD friendly way to exercise?

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[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

But how did you get to that point? Weeks of grinding out the task? Reminders? Alarms?

[-] burrito@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

When I had kids I decided that I was going to live a healthy lifestyle to serve as a good example for them. Finding ways to exercise with them has been a lot of fun and then it just snowballed into me exercising on a very regular schedule and now I'm in the best shape of my life. Now it feels really weird if I have a day where I'm not doing some kind of exercise activity.

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

The same way you build any habit. The last two can be helpful but the first is the only essential piece. You make yourself do whatever it is you're trying to start doing until it feels weird to not do it.

[-] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Are you aware of what sublemmy you are in, lol? Or are you some kind of magical adhd-er who can actually form habits like neurotypical people do? If so, I am so, so very jealous

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago

Oh I'm aware. Still, it's not a complex process conceptually. It's certainly more difficult to actually do than it is to outline but that's true for a ton of things. ADHD will make things harder to implement but it doesn't fundamentally alter the formula.

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