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The Best Type Of Exercise For Your ADHD Brain (Patreon)

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2026-06-09 17:01:31
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Take the quiz at https://go.trainwell.net/How-To-ADHD to get matched with your personal trainer and start 14 days free.

You probably have something specific in mind when you hear 'exercise'. And it probably involves gym equipment or doing things like pushups and situps. While... yes... those are definitely exercise, there are types of exercise that we often forget about entirely. Things we might actually be doing and not realize we're actually exercising. In today's video, I talk about my experience with exercise, what types of exercise there are, and what works best for the ADHD brain.

(Research links TBD!!!!)

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The Best Type Of Exercise For Your ADHD Brain

Take the quiz at https://go.trainwell.net/How-To-ADHD to get matched with your personal trainer and start 14 days free. You probably have something specific in mind when you hear 'exercise'. And it probably involves gym equipment or doing things like pushups and situps. While... yes... those are definitely exercise, there are types of exercise that we often forget about entirely. Things we might actually be doing and not realize we're actually exercising. In today's video, I talk about my experience with exercise, what types of exercise there are, and what works best for the ADHD brain. (Research links TBD!!!!) 🔗 OUR OTHER LINKS & SOCIALS Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/howtoadhd Buy my book!!: https://howtoadhdbook.com Get my weekly newsletter: https://how-to-adhd.kit.com/ Check out our website: https://howtoadhd.com Checkout our merch: http://shop.howtoadhd.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/howtoadhd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howtoadhd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoadhd/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/howtoadhd 📚CHAPTERS 00:00 Why I wanted to find the best exercises for ADHD 00:37 Why is exercise so important for ADHD? 01:00 What is your experience with exercise? 01:15 My experiences & What I've tried 06:52 The best I've ever felt (and the problem with it) 07:54 What's going to work best & how do I do it? 08:17 What I Finally Realized 09:19 The Pitfall of Optimizing ⁉️ WAIT IS JESSICA A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL? Jessica McCabe is not a licensed mental health provider, but information presented on How to ADHD is reviewed by researchers and approved by licensed clinical psychologist Patrick LaCount, PhD (https://practicalpsychservices.com). While information presented on How to ADHD has historically been built in consultation with researchers and licensed providers, videos posted prior to April 2023 were not subjected to the same formal approval process required by the YouTube Health program. For more information on the YouTube Health program and verification of health-related content, please visit: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9795167 Need translation? Learn how to turn on auto-translated captions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15iLAHI7FPdum964u3n8_RsUb0QTEXc66p-RhTmvjpb8/edit?usp=sharing

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EricCroucher

Long cardio and intervals help me stay on task and with my awareness of the passage of time. High intensity cardio helps me cut out repetitive thought loops because I can’t think of anything except surviving. Lifting hard cuts my frustration level. Yoga and meditation conditions my ability to let go of thoughts or or maintain focus and to stop judging things too quickly.

mike fettis

I know we are supposed to share success but mine is failure and without a solution right now. I need higher intensity movement and exercise to feel "ok" with my adhd. I had an early morning routine that worked with before kids and with 1 kid, but with 2 kids my mornings are now focused around spending time with them before work and before their school. This extends to while they are younger and want to spend time with me. This completely broke my morning exercise (running) for adhd routine. For a couple years it worked when they were running stroller sized/aged, but they have both outgrown that now. I have tried the night time run after they go to sleep but I don't have enough hours in the day and energy left in the tank. I have not found a solution yet, sigh.

Ryan Sinner Art - sadandspacey

I have chronic pain and hypermobility so exercise is something I instinctively want to avoid bc it causes flare-ups and I can pull muscles more easily. This is very frustrating bc the treatment for my chronic pain, ADHD, and anxiety IS to exercise more. So I logically understand the usefulness of implementing more into my routine, but man I hate it lol

Robyn Pacey

A few years before my diagnosis (in my 40's), I started learning judo, and then kickboxing. I'm calmer and better focused when I am consistent, and notice the difference if I miss a session or two. I'm also among other ND people at both. 🙂 Years ago I did power yoga and loved it, but I can't sit through relaxing, meditative yoga styles. I also love running, and I usually play Zombies, Run! when I do.

Amy Lin

Hypermobile here. I’m working on building support for my joints after a long period of not exercising so I can go harder without injury. I’ve found that even 10-15 minutes of walking on a treadmill makes a huge difference in focus ability. For joint support, slow reps within a limited range of motion have been really effective for building strength. Finally, somatic work like feldenkrais and primal movement have helped make movement feel enjoyable, not punishing. It’s a new, more connected relationship with my body. I’ve been a runner, swimmer, dancer, yoga and Pilates nut… and this is the best I’ve ever felt! It’s really true—slow and steady will take you far!

Belinda

Thanks for sharing your exercise journey and tips. I soooo miss running for the meditative / mindfulness / flow aspect. My joints won’t anymore.

Anya Carré

My experience is exactly what you stated here, the best workout is the one I do. I have tried so many things, cycling, swimming, volleyball (a disaster, if I ever saw one) , all kinds of dancing - I got hooked on aerial dancing for years, but sadly it is not always accessible and it can get expensive. So the most often one I'll do is power walking. It's not running but I'm definitely getting my heart rate up and it has been so useful. A lot of days I wake up and I have such intense brain fog that I cannot decide what to have for breakfast even. On those days I'll just wear whatever I grab first and take a walk, and after half an hour my head is much clearer.

LegallyAbigail

Really striking how many of us have hypermobility and chronic pain. I’ve read that’s a thing with ADHD. Throw in perimenopause and you get inflammation to make it worse! Being ADHD is being a walking-talking-rebuttal to the mind-body split.

Lori Carbonell

Strength training improves my emotional state!

Hilary Jayne

EDS has destroyed my body and I've had to stop skating and all the other physical fun things I used to do. However, horse riding is something I can still do. I sometimes need help managing the "on the ground" part of horse care but once on board it frees my body. And horses are my mental health happy place.