ADHD in the Gym

Hacking Your ADHD

William Curb

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 702 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

This week we're going to be jumping - yeah, jumping because we're talking about exercise. I hope you're ready for some Jazzercise - but if that's not your groove I've got some other options for you as well. Somewhere in our heads, we all know that exercising more is something we "should" do, but it feels like the easiest thing in the world to put off. I mean just because when I look out my window and I can see it's raining doesn't mean I need to stay on my couch right now.

In today's episode, we're going to be learning some of the reasons exercise is great for our ADHD brain. How we can work on making it easier to fit exercise into our schedules so that we actually do it, some different ways we can get our blood flowing and our hearts beating. And finally a few things we can do to make sure that we are keeping up with our routines.

Find the full show notes at: HackingYourADHD.com/ADHDGym

Today's Top Tips

Exercise is great for our ADHD brains by increasing our levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine.
You want to try to get in 20-30 minutes of exercise a day, but if you're just starting out make sure that you're easing into it to avoid burning out.
Find a type of exercise that you find fun and switch it up sometimes. A great way to do this is through sports and classes.
Build-in some accountability for your exercise routines to make sure that you keep them going.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Hacking Your ADHD, part of the ADHD Rewired Podcast Network.
0:09.9	I'm your host, William Kerb, and I have ADHD.
0:13.8	On this podcast, I dig into the tools, tactics, and best practices to help you work with
0:19.0	your ADHD brain. This week we're going to be jumping.
0:22.6	Yeah, jumping.
0:24.6	Because we're talking about exercise.
0:26.6	I hope you're ready for some jazzercise.
0:28.6	But if that's not your jam, don't worry.
0:31.6	I've got some other options for you as well.
0:34.6	Somewhere in our heads, we all know that exercising more is something that
0:38.3	we should do, but feels like the easiest thing in the world to put off. I mean, just because
0:43.9	when I look out my window, I can see that it's raining, doesn't mean I need to stay on
0:47.5	the couch right now. In today's episode, we're going to be learning some of the reasons that
0:51.5	exercise is so great for our ADHD brains,
0:58.8	how we can work on making it easier to fit exercise into our schedules so that we actually do it,
1:03.5	some different ways we can get blood flowing and our heart speeding, and finally a few things we can do to make sure that we are keeping up with our new exercise routines.
1:07.5	If you'd like to follow along on the show notes page, you can find that at Hacking Your
1:11.5	ADHD.com slash ADHD Gym. Keep on listening to find out more ways that you can get the most
1:18.6	out of your ADHD. Before we get started, I just wanted to let you know about ADHD
1:24.1	rewired's coaching and accountability groups, which are going to be going into their
1:28.2	20th season. Participating in the coaching groups is one of the big reasons that I got this podcast
1:33.3	started. If you'd like to find out more about the coaching groups, go to coaching rewired.com
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