Just about every expert in
ADD field will tell you that exercise is one of best ADD management strategies there is. According to book Delivered from Distraction:"When a person exercises, she sets in motion a cascade of events that her brain loves. She sends more blood to her brain. With more blood comes more oxygen. Exercise also stimulates release of a plethora of nutrients, hormones, chemical precursors of neurotransmitters, growth factors and cleansing agents that bathe brain in precisely what it needs to function at its best."
From Delivered from Distraction by Edward Hallowell, M.D. and John Ratey, M.D. Copyright 2005. Page 219.
And in addition to health and focus benefits, exercise feels good. So why don't we do it more?
For many adults with ADD, answer to that question is "boredom". When exercise becomes boring for an ADDer, it becomes something to avoid.
Here are 4 strategies for alleviating boredom associated with exercise:
1. Get out of Gym Many ADDers join gyms with a lot of excitement, only to find that their enthusiasm wears out quickly. Being on a stationary bike, treadmill, or stair climber for 30 minutes begins to seem like torture after a while.
Instead of feeling forced to get your exercise at this gym, take these activities outside. Walk or bike around neighborhood, or find some real stairs to climb! Change of scenery goes a long way in alleviating boredom.
