I’m currently being diagnosed for ADHD (i probably have it but i still need the confirmation from my therapist), and I was wondering if you have problems being consistent with physical activities.
I always start very confident and very excited, but after a couple of weekend the thing dies down.
Even if I force myself to pay and go to the gym, I often don’t reach the end of the subscription and quit.
This is also a problem with home exercises, running, hiking…
If it’s a self motivated workout, I will almost never do it.
If it’s a sport league that plays on the same day every week, it will end up being the most consistent routine I have.
It honestly changed my life when I started meeting with friends at specific times each week to lift weights. Having it be an actual appointment that would affect others if I didn’t show up made all the difference. I was super excited to be there and never missed a day.
Then their schedules changed and they are no longer available when I am. I still like working out… but it’s so hard to make myself do it and I am super inconsistent now. It depresses me to think about it
Sounds like you need new friends. I wonder if there’s a market for an app to find workout buddies?
This is partly a normal human behavior but ADHD people have it worse. Gyms rely on people quitting, thats why a day pass costs so much.
The only sport I found consistently entertaining so far is bouldering. Gym is boring af.
My ADHD makes it hard to be consistent with anything…
I can’t be consistent with home exercising. I have to go to a gym to feel motivated and even then any hiccup will throw that into a loop. Sports I’ve been graciously regular with, but I feel like roller derby was invented for neurodivergent people.
I’ve always hated the gym, because I’ve never enjoyed sports for their own sake. I mean, I’ve never enjoyed sports at all, really, but gyms are horrific places for me.
So far the only sport that kept me hooked, and I would consistently show up to practices for, was fencing. And sweet baby Jesus fencing is unexpectedly an insane workout for legs, stamina, and coordination.
Unfortunately, I lost all my gear to a flood and no longer live near any clubs.
I need to take a look into martial arts or the climbing gym nearby.
Doing shit alone is hard, and the moment you stop you have to start over the whole sticking to your routine process.
Accountability buddy, only way I can keep up going to the gym 3 times a week is when someone goes with me. Nothing else worked.
Sports become my special interest, I get obsessed and really into them. Then suddenly they’re not and I just can’t make myself do the thing I’ve loved doing for the previous two years
