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[quote=Anonymous]You just described all of us in the family, OP. Autism usually comes with some level of attention issues and anxiety baked-in, BTW.

My husband forces himself into a few minutes of tai chi every day and loves to garden, so in the nicer months he gets a workout that way. I just walk the dog, even though I've exercised more in my life and I'm always promising myself to start again. As a teen, I boxed a little with a punching bag and got out some frustration that way, like a PP's kid. My college kid walks on the treadmill at his wellness center on campus, so not great, but better than nothing - when he was younger, he loved to jump on the trampoline, and he brings it out again every time he returns (trampoline is a very popular form of stimming for autistic kids, so maybe try that first). My daughter, thanks to her love of horses, is OK with horse back riding, but no other form of exercise... so we pay a ton for horseback riding lessons.

None of us receive the vaunted endorphins that other people do. We just get sweaty and irritated, so exercise is Really. Not. Fun.

I've been looking into an adult beginner's ballet class, just because I like classical music :-)

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