ADHD and Exercise, Benefits, Obstacles To Exercising, And Solutions To Those Obstacles
ADHD and Exercise, Benefits, Obstacles To Exercising, And Solutions To Those Obstacles. Here are notes taken from my Vancouver Adult ADD Support Group meeting about this topic. I started the group in 2004 and have I think 29 notes from our meetings on various topics relating to ADHD, have a look at a few.
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ADHD and Exercise. Exercise is the provider of dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine & beta-endorphins and reducer of stress and helper that makes it easier to focus on boring tasks.
Exercise is the number one non medical way to manage ADHD. I often suggest to my adult ADHD coaching clients to exercise before they have to do boring or repetitive tasks, it will help make it easier for them to do them and to get more of it done because it will be easier for them to focus with all that extra dopamine.
Facilitator: Pete Quily
Thanks for Kat for taking notes.
Warm up.
Think of a time when you got off your exercise routine and were able to get back on track. How did you do it?
Benefits of exercise:
Dopamine
Serotonin
Norepinephrine
Beta-endorphins
Spark The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain – Dr. John Ratey
Self-esteem
Momentum
Social component
Mood happier
General self care
Energy
Accomplishment, success
Better sleep
Anti-aging
Immunity
Working things out in your head
Calms you down
Nature benefit
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Obstacles to exercise:
Low energy
Getting started
Distracted
Child care
Weather (including l...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: ADD / ADHD Treatment Source Type: blogs
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