ADHD Exercise MUST-DOs: How to Stay Motivated and Consistent with Your Workouts
If there’s one thing that us ADHDers can struggle with (I mean, there’s a lot more than one thing) it’s motivation.
Motivation to clean our house, motivation to study for exams, motivation to just get out of bed — the days where these things seem impossible happen far more than we’d like.
The reason for this, as always, is down to our friend and foe, Mr. Dopamine.
You see, motivation is one of the primary pathways that is pretty much under full control of this chemical rascal.
An incredibly comprehensive study published in Molecular Psychiatry found that the dysregulation of the dopamine pathways in people with ADHD led to a significant drop in their motivation compared with a control group.
So when it comes to getting and staying motivated to do exercise, are we fighting a losing battle?
Well, not quite.
Yes, it’s going to be harder for us than the average person (what’s new, eh?) but with a few strategies and mentality shifts, getting yourself into a good space in terms of fitness and health can be 100% achievable.
Here are a few things you can do:
