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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - The walks with a friend do help. I like to chat while I walk. So there's that.

What kind of classes do you like (those with ADHD or who find exercise boring?)

Looking back in my past, I don't think I ever had the experience of enjoying any exercise classes. I did really enjoy a dance class I took years ago, in college. I think having to pay attention to the different moves kept me more able to focus.

I also enjoyed contra dancing for the same reason.[/quote]

Honestly you just sound like someone who doesn’t enjoy working out. That’s not ADHD, that’s actually just most people. [/quote]

I’m wondering if the feelings I have five or ten minutes into a workout could be ADHD related. I also can’t meditate. I start feeling really bored and my mind starts wandering when I’m working out. I just can’t keep doing it. Yes I also just don’t enjoy it, that’s true.[/quote]

Well I can’t say that the way my ADHD works is how yours works but for me, it’s the initiating a non-preferred activity that I get hung up on. If you’re starting a workout and then just feeling bored 5-10 minutes in, that doesn’t sound like the ADHD - it sounds like you don’t like working out. I also can’t meditate but that doesn’t mean I’m bored in a workout when I’m focused. Try a circuit based class like OTF where’s there’s also an aspect of beating your time/reps/classmates. That might appeal to you and keep you from boredom. And you might just dislike working out. [/quote]

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