Neurodivergent on Sidechat | Fellow ADHD folks, how do i consistently get into going to the gym? I hate exercising and time/reward systems never work long term for me. But i need to work out for my health, so what do i do?

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Neurodivergent 20h

Fellow ADHD folks, how do i consistently get into going to the gym? I hate exercising and time/reward systems never work long term for me. But i need to work out for my health, so what do i do?

Anonymous 16h

Find someone you can go with who really really loves it, so they bug you about it to no end if you don’t go

Anonymous 4h

i know this isn’t helpful but least favorite thing about ADHD is how easy it is to break a good habit no matter how long you’ve had the habit. you miss one class and then you skip the rest of the semester. you are exhausted or don’t have time to workout and then you don’t workout for months. i genuinely feel like i need to hire someone who will make sure i do good habits every day and do them with me

Anonymous 19h

I kept telling myself “YOU WILL DIE UNLESS YOU GO RIGHT NOW GO GO GO YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!!!”

Anonymous 16h

Start small. I was doing like 15 min workouts for a couple years before I ever set foot in a gym. I’ve been going consistently ever since (≈13 years)

Anonymous

#1 19h

Yk what that works

Anonymous

OP 18h

For like 2 weeks and then you don’t go one day bc life happens and you realize oh shit I’m not dead and all gym sessions start looking really skipoable

Anonymous

#2 18h

Yeah.. really no winning there..

Anonymous

#2 13h

Seems like you can’t gaslight yourself well enough, loser

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Anonymous

#1 12h

Correct. Almost as if that is a symptom of my disability or sumthin