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[quote=Anonymous]I absolutely know I should workout, exercise, etc but I just can't make myself do it.

I start a workout of any kind, and I just find myself getting bored in the first five minutes, then anxiety starts creeping in. My mind starts thinking of Every. Single. Thing. I need to be doing and could be doing, to get it off my to-do list (ever growing) instead of this 30 minute workout.

I try to build habits by just doing 5 minutes every day and then extending the time... but it also doesn't work. I have tried listening to podcasts but again my mind wanders.

last year I started taking ADHD medication and it did seem I was able to focus better and stick to an exercise routine, but the effect was short lived.

Intellectually I know that my health and mental health would be so much better if I got good exercise every day.  I'm in my mid 50s, not yet menopausal, and worried that lack of exericise will add even more pounds to my body once I hit menopause. I'm out of shape, but otherwise have no health problems right now, but I don't think that will continue if I don't stay active.

I have a pretty active job (elementary school resource teacher) I'm on my feet all day every thirty minutes walking back and forth in a long hallway, up and down flights of stairs, to get my small groups of students. So it's not like I sit at a desk all day, but I know that isn't really exercise.

Can you suggest some ways that I can commit to some exercise routines for 30 minutes? I really need a breakthrough. My lack of exercise is really making me unhappy, but I can't seem to make myself do it.  I DO objectively feel better after I have done some kind of workout.[/quote]

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