@sweetderpg same! it was really difficult for me last year to start running again, because I need to be outside or it's just too tedious, but knowing people on the trails or roads would see me huffing and puffing up what is barely a hill was terrifying 😖 Now that I've managed to stick with running and can get up most hills without passing out, i get, once or twice a week, some stranger passing me and saying "good job" or "get it girl!" and damn if that doesn't make the perception kind of worth it & yay dopamine! 🤩
Me too! I HATE BEING PERCEIVED. I started PT sessions at the beginning of February after thinking about doing it for years. I'm an absolute beginner and it's been humbling as heck... but I'm so glad I did it. Even if I don't do it forever I'll still definitely gain more skills and safe training methods from it =)
Yep. Even though I told myself it's a stupid excuse to not do anything, that nobody really cares, and even if, then why should I care about that - I still feel stupid when I think about doing phisical activities in front of people. Even since being a child I had this paranoia that there's always someone watching me and thinking "pff pathetic" and lauging. Almost haunting lol. The times when I thought "ah whatever" and went running or rock climbing, ignoring people watching me, felt so good!
I feel like "looking cool" is linked to "seeming effortless" and that means you can't be perceived trying and "look cool" at the same time. So I'm trying to retrain myself to care more about what I'm actually doing than about what it looks like I'm doing.
Not me in this moment getting mentally ready for a workout kneeling on the floor for the last 1 hour getting locked into scrolling youtube and procrastinating to actually begin my workout
For me the barrier to working out has always been "But I'll have to shower after" because working out means sweat, sweat means I have to have a full shower and hair wash, and washing my hair means styling and blow-drying my hair and it's such a mountain to climb some days - but not all "movement" is sweaty. I like that there are several movements I could put in that centre circle that don't get me sweaty at all and I could do on a day where I don't have capacity to shower after. Love this!
I completely relate. I liked Barre because you don’t sweat during it. Yoga as well. And walks. Strength training can get sweaty but it can also be ok. I think it’s a matter of finding the right workout!
This is such a challenge, especially in the winter... ignoring executive dysfunction on workouts... if it's not that, it's temperature hindrance, if it's not temperature then its getting delayed because hunger, anxiety, body pain, no energy etc etc etc...
I've been investing in better winter gear so I'm not so miserable outside, but the hurtle of putting on all the clothes for myself and the dogs is a big one. Especially if I only have half an hour from after work to the next thing I need to do.
Try dancing. Like on you room, alone. It can be as mild or intense as you want. You can have multiple small sessions so you can warm your body little by little.
I made a rule for myself: if bus is comming in more than 7 min (or other time that is enough) I walk to the next stop😅 It works magic as I hate standing and waiting for the bus. Thus, I do not get bored and get my steps😂
Climbing is exercise that feels designed for the ADHD brain. Like its colourful and ever changing. You feel progress every time you go, even without going up grades you manage routes that you couldn't before making it high dopemine. Its especially motivating if you go with a friend and make it a weekly thing as it makes it easier to stay consistent. The community is hugely supportive regardless your level. It can also be a surprisingly social sport, like I am quite a shy person yet the climbing gym creates an environment where it is easy to talk to new people. It's very easy to make climbing your entire personality but like us ADHD people tend to do that anyway. Overall would recomend everyone to try climbing.
Climbed for about 15 years. Had to stop because of all the people flooding the gyms. When I started it was a 25 dollar a month habit, it's now 100 dollars a month for most climbing gym memberships. It's a great activity, but it was totally ruined by becoming a fad.
@@vintageshake8059 Thats such a shame, mine is only £27 a month and is apparently the world's biggest indoor climbing centre, so ive been really enjoying the extra awareness of the sport. Really hoping that it gets added to the paralympics cos paraclimbing is so far to watch. Sorry that its ruined the experience where you are
I have something called a dice roll sheet. I have 2 column, one for the morning and one for the afternoon and 3 sections. High energy, medium energy and low energy. All columns are numbered 1 to 6. And each number had an exercise like walking, exercise, or stretch. On a high day I would do 15 minutes of exercise in the morning, a medium day it's 10 minutes of exercise and a low day would be an activity like meditation or reading or 5 minutes stretching. Every morning I roll the dice and the number it lands on is the one that I do. For example if it lands on 4 I have the option of doing 15 minutes of walking (high), 10 minutes of walking (med) or 5 minutes of stretching (low). Depending on my energy level, I would pick one of those options. Been doing it for a few days now, I I worked better than having one routine that I have to stick to. I feel less bothered or "guilty" for straying from the routine when it feels too much
One thing that helps me is looking forward to how my muscles feel after my workout. I aim for a very warm buzzy feeling post-workout in my muscles, and I focus on that as my short term reward
So, I deal with a lot of pain issues and working out usually triggers them. And I've been gaslight a lot about it "because pain is gain"... So I find it interesting when people talk about what it should feel like. I usually push past my limits just to end up with a migraine or feel like passing out and I think my blood pressure tanks. The most consistent movement I've been able to maintain is walks and stretch focused yoga.
@@Hi_Im_Akwardsame, I've realized it has been one of the biggest obstacles for consistency and it took me years to figure it out. People usually say "just eat more." So when I'm finally working out, I get in the groove, overtrain, and then become non-functional next day. Then boom another week went by. Recently I've decreased intensity/weight and now focus on doing shorter workouts more often. I'm working on excluding exercises that I notice lead to neck tension (and then migraines) or trigger my lower back pain. Also started going to PT to focus on specific muscles that need strengthening. Will build up over time. There's an app called Gentler Streak that helped me learn the importance of recovery days. Yoga is based.
@@Hi_Im_Akwardme too on the yoga. I don’t have pain, but all the other things that ADD have, especially procrastination, time management, depression, etc.
Out of all of the ADHD Coaches, you're the only one who I can actually relate to. You pinpoint the factors that have always plagued me - I constantly "give up" on something because I'm no longer interested in an activity. I've always felt like I can't pursue one exact thing because I'm going to give up on it after about 25% of it.
Having a movement menu is so genius, and I'm so mad I didn't think of it myself lol But seriously, the menu and being consistent with movement, rather than being consistent with a certain activity is something I really needed to hear. I thought going to the gym 3 times a week was key, but then I got bored with it, and worried I just wasted money on a gym membership. Thanks for this video! You've helped me understand my ADHD even more!
I just want to say, without sounding creepy, that you are the person i have been searching for my entire life. Nobody seems to know how to effectively and positively live life with adhd. Ive talked to therapists, specialists, fellow adhders, and they dont know how to help. I thank you immensely for being you and sharing all your adhd knowledge. ❤
Without sounding creepy, I completely agree. None of the professionals know, and every video I watch of hers is exactly accurate to my situation. For once I feel like I'm not alone.
I do not know whether i have adhd or not, however, it is so relatable. I start a hobby, do very intensively and suddenly it starts to not working for me and I switch to something else. I cannot stay without doing something but it never is the same thing. I sometimes switch back to things that I left before again and again. Finally I accept that my efforts for something is not lost if I leaving and come back and leaving a hobby is not the end of it.
I am blessed to have a gym membership where there are lots of free classes that you sign up for in advance. Knowing the teacher is waiting or that I am trying something new/random has really been helping me!
I have a gym membership. And ive been paying for it for a year without going. Im on meds for the first time and still trying to get the motivation to go again :(
I found dance is a very good way of moving for me. I am taking three different styles of dance so that every night, it's something different and it gives me variety. It also involves having a show at the end of the year, which means I have a goal to look forward to and to keep me accountable
Great timing!! I REALLY NEED to start working out again! The most consistent I ever was, was during hard lock down, about 3 months. I worked out with my roommate's teenager. Felt a great difference in my body and mind, and when i stopped, i actually MISSED working out and WANTED TO, until about 2 or 3 weeks went by... Then the motivation left and never returned! ** I am disabled and have chronic pain which makes it hard to start and maintain a workout schedule... esp. when a flare up takes me down for a few days, or a migraine, or god forbid I pull something again and it takes weeks to months to heal... Also neurodivergent, & poor. I looove swimming and my PT says that would be the best way for me to workout, but I cant afford a gym membership that *has* a pool!
If you have a YMCA near you, they have a pool. They also offer membership assistance for low income and disabled. At my YMCA it's $45, can vary depending on where you live. Which isn't really that bad for a place with a pool.
im exactly in your situation, chronic pain, adhd, migraines and being poor af. also loooove swimming. unfortunately I live in Europe and cant afford it either :( I hope we can find a way we enjoy moving (or get more money lol) also i wish for a lot of no pain days for you! ❤
Ok admittedly I'm hormonal AF today, but this is me here legit crying with relief because I've struggled my whole life to exercise consistently and NEVER managed it before. 😭 Now i know why and these pointers make SO much sense 🙏 Thanks for all that you do! Absolutely signing up for that workshop 💜
i love going to the gym because i realized when im at the gym or taking a long walk, make up a few of the times where my brain turns completely off. my thoughts are nowhere as gigantic, messy and chaotic than when im active or outdoors. i get antsy if i haven’t been outside in a while despite usually not wanting to leave my room
I related to this video so hard! I think that's why yoga is the only thing I've stuck with consistently because there's a lot of variety in yoga movement compared to lifting.
I just want to say... thank you. I'm starting to learn more about myself and change the way I think about life, my own place, my... everything, really. Seeing that there's someone out there that has been dealing with similar things is very helpful, and I've been deep diving on your channel and, as a result, feeling a lot less stressed about how I'm going to function short- and long-term.
Best advice about ADHD and excercise I got was 'you gotta get addicted to it' which sounds unhealthy but sometimes you just gotta roll with how your brain works. Found a hobby I enjoy and has a creative outlet to keep up novelty and it's the longest I've stuck with regular excercise
Everything you're talking about is great and makes a lot of sense :) EXCEPT the part about accountability. I recently found out that I have autism PDA, and I've always wondered why telling others about my goals or announcing them to others or putting any kind of pressure on myself to have to do something will make me quit. But if you have PDA, that's why. Accountability will kill your goals and make you never want to do the thing that you actually want to do. So, for us PDAers, we need to do the exact opposite. Never tell anyone about your goals and do them in secret!! LOL
PDA in relation to accountability as you've described it is my biggest nemesis. I tell anyone anything and the desire burns to nothing. I'll specifically not do it anymore. I have to make plans and keep them to myself to make any leeway but I'm also so eager to share what I'm doing when it works. Such a paradox.
When I was the most consistent in my training, is when I did kung fu, loved it, sadly, I had to quit because of a bad knee, but I'm trying to rehab, so I can get back to the tatami some day. So now I do some strength, stability and cardio workouts, everything at home, and I'm doing a lot better now.
god the discomfort avoidance is so real. And it's the first time I ever heard that phrase, and when I looked it up, I didn't find a lot - most of it to do with procrastination, and then veering into how to handle *that*, but no longer talking specifically about the avoidance of discomfort! Do you have any more resources or links for that? I'd love to know more. Never has a phrase spoken more to me, tbh.
I find these tips helpful not only for working out but for everything, really! Like I love doing arts and crafts and always get disappointed and annoyed by myself when my interest starts to fade and try to stick to something at all cost (ending up not enjoying the thing anymore, who would have thought!), but I think that I should aim to do something creative, no matter what, like I was doing as a teen, always trying something new. Now, workout is a whooole different story, need a bit more effort/motivation and to fight against chronic physical struggle XD
I loved this video. I actually play a team sport, but I don´t always feel like going. I started currently running and have signed for a 10 km race. What helps me with running is have a reason why I run. I don´t like running just for fun, but I am currently running to a bus to work and that helps me, because I have to make it or else I´ll be late😀. Also this channel is great, I am not sure if I have ADHD, but can relate to a lot of the ADHD things, so plan to get diagnosed.
I found out that I stay more interested in sports if they are outdoor (swimming in a lake, stand up paddle, riding my bike, hiking) so at least the surroundings can change so it gets less boring. If it's a sport inside like yoga, I prefer joining classes with a group setting and not too long sessions to keep me motivated. Plus I try walking more in daily life. Still need to learn not to feel guilty about having low energy days though (which often appear when I overdid it after restarting sports again from 0 to 100).
Hayley, thank you for your work in this world. You influence positively and authentically. Showing your struggles, your coping skills. And giving it for free. Thank you. ✨🌟
Reminds me of when I randomly signed up for an olympic-style fencing class my last college semester! It was awesome, and I think the ADHD competition brain really likes the idea of fighting somebody (safely of course).
I love that Obi is constantly looking up at you and staring at you every time you stop petting him like "Excuse me? You are not finished giving me pets" 😤
This is great advice. Tysm!! I’d also like to add that if anyone here is big into bodybuilding make sure you don’t get stuck into exercising the same bodyparts over and over again with the same workouts. While it’s good to establish a consistency with specific muscles, but be sure to visit others as well. Switching around stuff, even jumping to and from workouts you already know, is a great way of keeping the “new and novel” feeling going.
I know this is off topic but Hayley, that shade of blue is really pretty on you, lol. Thank you for this video - I struggle like crazy with being active, and I've been feeling bad about it lately. I'm excited to give this a try!
I think it depends most on intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation. I'm back at the gym after 10+ years off. I started with a squat rack and bench at home - zero barrier to entry. Then once that was starting to get stale i signed up to a gym 500m down the road. - very low barrier to entry. The thing with gym and novelty is that you can change your exercise selection with your mesocycles and what you're trying to achieve. Habit stacking is a great tip too
One of my biggest hurdles with consistent exercise is that I have dysautonomia as well so when I am in a flare up which is like half of my life, working out is nearly impossible. So to have a lower symptom day at the same time as having a good adhd and anxiety day… 😫 It seems like such a rarity and on those days I have so much crap to catch up on just in my normal life that exercise just doesn’t even hit the radar. It’s laaaaaame. Getting a trainer is a major life goal for me 💪🏼
My biggest ADHD health tip is to get a job that requires you to be mobile or even gets you fit. I quit the office based jobs for work that got me up and out. I'm still in surprisingly good shape for a 50-something dude that does very little out of work exercise.
This is such an awesome idea! Imma do it now! I may use this method for Art activities aswell as I want to be a full time artist, but I have several mediums. I've recently got into your channel as I'm really struggling, and by God they are helping. You're so cool! Also I swear one of those audio clips was from Silent Hill 2! Someone confirm this for me 😂
Just moved and was looking for a gym in the neighborhood. Chose the one which had all sorts of weird classes instead of basic aerobics and yoga. Doing it consistently for a month (!!!) now, started with TRX, planning to switch for bangee fitness (sounds fun!), or boxing (always wanted to try some marshal arts). Interest for running was also revived, don't forget to change your routes guys. I was kinda bored of seeing the same scenery, but now it is a whole new area to explore.
Many things. Love the vid. Love the plants you got. I’m gonna go try somethings I’m ackward at and remain secure and calm while I do it. In public….yikes.
I love the menu concept! I feel like I talk myself out of doing a workout because I'm tired but I feel like giving myself the option to workout in ten minutes or less could be that motivator.
I am not diagnosed but I am pretty sure I have ADHD to some extent. Have also been told by friends many times. Recently started kick-boxing. It's really fun and there is a different program everyday, different people and always something new to strive to do better. I think it my work really well for people with ADHD. Been going for a month consistently I hope to keep at it strong
Thank you for these videos. I would appreciate it if you wouldn’t use before/after pictures (especially when it comes to working out) that much, feels a lot like unnecessary clickbait
same!! i love weight lifting but i want to get into rock climbing/bouldering and martial arts. pole dancing also sounds incredibly fun!! and i do love a good run
I think my biggest mistake has been comparing myself and letting others push me too hard. I've usually exercised with other people because I've needed someone to drag me with them, but they always want to go longer and faster than me and afterwards I just collpse on the couch completely drained. Recently I've realised that I can just take a 30 minute walk at my own pace, jog a little if I feel like it and come home with more energy than I started with. Getting a pulse tracker also opened my eyes to how hard I would push myself to keep up sometimes. At an exercise where I could see everyones pulse I was pretty consistantly 10-20% of max higher than everyone else even when I had adjusted my max from 198 bpm based on age to my highest measured 212 bpm.
This was so helpful! I actually made a menu of different movements for myself a while ago but I havent put them in “energy level” categories. Such a hot tip~ I want to add that what helps me is using the 2-minute rule. For every movement type Ive broken down the steps to start that activity into its most silly and basic components. Most of them start with “put on shoes”. For example no matter my energy level I do that silly task and feel accomplished wether I end up running or not.
could you do a video speaking on how to stick out the learning curve with ADHD? I have never stuck out the "boring" part of the learning curve in my life cuase I'm not motivated and daunted by the lack of dopamine in that task. This resulted in living a life in which I'm not particularly good at anything. This is frustrating and does not help my confidence at all.
My schedule is so inconsistent that habit-stacking doesn't work but having a workout menu is incredibly helpful. I hate (HATE) working out with other people and do not respond well to outside pressures but the idea of setting goals that are improvements for me to achieve (along with a workout menu) is exciting. And the icing on the cake -- it's okay to do what you want to do until you don't (but it can still stay on the workout menu for when I decide I must do it again). Thanks for another brilliant video. I'm looking forward to attending the class!
Great stuff! Having a PT definitely helped out me on the right track at the gym 💪 For the North American homies that live in less walkable places, I'd throw in tweaks to daily life that don't necessarily need special time carved out -- parking farther away from wherever you're going, doing short journies by cycling or walking instead of driving if you have safe infrastructure to do so, etc.
There's also tons of indoor walking routine videos on YT. For those that remember Leslie Sansone's walk away the pounds, she rebranded as the Walk at Home channel.
I am a complete night person I find myself most active at night midnight 2:00 a.m. is when I am usually finally able to move. I got a massive car accident in 2007 and another in 2010 and ever since between a traumatic brain injury and the nerve and joint stiffness since then it actually takes me a good hour to two hours just to fully wake up not to mention be able to start to move around I've actually found that for me my body feels better after being awake for at least 12 hours if not longer actually do better with everything from cleaning and organizing and work to movement and even remembering what I need to do after being awake for 18 plus hours. My mind does not have a dimmer switch it's either on or off and it has a default position of on. Unfortunately my body has a default position of off for the first few hours I'm awake. I live in Florida and I kid you not I will be cold in the middle of summer sitting on my porch I'll use a heating pad to warm up for the first hour I'm awake. I used to have an electric blanket that I would use when I woke up on the porch in Florida in summer but it broke.
Ugh Hayley I need exercise or something so much. I only take meds once a week for “productivity/busywork days” but all the other days are rough. It’s been getting better this year, but in the last bit my room is disastrous again and today I tried doing some homework and I got sidetracked five seconds after sitting down several times. I don’t want to take meds everyday because they make me anxious and irritable and lose appetite and trouble sleeping. But I want to do things. I think exercise would probably be a big help, but I haven’t been consistent enough with it to see mental results. Maybe I should join a beginner dance team or something idk
I am in FL and the heat is just unbearable to want to go outside and workout and inside just sets the executive dysfunction going. Plus then I have to decide what type of sneakers I need to use and if I need workout clothes. 😊
For my gamers, my Nintendo switch has been so helpful for incorporating fun movement in my life. Games like Nintendo Fit Ring, Warioware Move it, and Just Dance are so fun. I hate cardio. These games (especially Just Dance) makes cardio not intimidating and fun.
I hate to be the one to come here and say this... (I do like your videos) But working out is good for us because it helps our bodies and minds even if we don't see a physical change in our bodies. I wonder if you could consider that your feature shot with the thumbs down near your larger sized body is not helpful to your cause. When we body shame ourselves, we can also body shame others and spread this way of thinking like a contagious disease.TLDR: before and after photos where we vilify our former fatter bodies is ick dude, we can be healthy at ANY size.
I wanna try the 10min walk first thing in the morning but I'm also autistic and if my wake up routine (literally, just waking up at the right time) is destroyed by my cats or chronic pain or anything else... I won't do it 🤣 Also it's cold at 7am in my country 😟 But I think I'll try for this week and see what I think of it!
hello hayley, I love your funny and educational content! The only thing I want to point out in this video is the thumbnail, because it suggests that your body in the left picture where your belly appears bigger combined with the thumbs down is not ok/flawed, I‘m pretty sure that’s not the kind of thinking you want to promote
similar to the advice in this video, in another video made by someone else, they said that anyone who is in your ideal position today only got there because of the effort they started making a year ago, meaning it’s OK that we aren’t at their level yet because they were once at our level first.
11:08 stretching only to the point of sensation is important for yoga, and touching toes is overall a fine goal- just want to add that mathematically measuring flexibility is a fine idea in terms of fitness it’s sort of antithetical to link that with yoga which is body-sensation focused instead of striving-focused
Thank you for this video! I did yoga for a few years, and now I’m struggling to get back into it. I’ve been beating myself up about it, even though I’m walking my dog twice a day. I just need to give myself permission to switch things up.
Thanks you for the wonderful and creative advice! Love the idea of a movement menu based on energy level! I saw a video by Mariane Cresp called A game changer habit trackers, she mentioned doing certain tasks at certain times of the day that works with your energy level. Diane in Denmark in her Friday videos is giving 4 self-care assignments to choose from for the week, so I like this idea of choice with workouts and self-care. I have also seen people do workout bingo! My favorite type of exercise is walking! That can be outdoor walks and using RUclips walking workout from Grow with Jo and Leslie Sansone Walk at Home! I also like dance workouts!
4 years ago I found the perfect way to exercise and I just knew this would be my thing, Functional trainings in a group are just amazing for people with ADHD, every training is different so everytime I go to do one it's a whole new thing, also we workout in a group which makes it easy for me to see other people doing the things and struggling. That's why I don't like the gym, I don't like exercising alone, I don't want anyone judging me, and also it becomes a routine workout and gets boring after a while. But functional trainings are just so fun! Also, yes I have been inconsistent in these 4 years, but I always go back to it even though it's pretty hard, I know it's fun and I can see results pretty quickly. The energy and strength I get from it are totally worth it.
one thing that helps me is to have a plan b. can't make it to the gym? have a subset of my weight exercises I can do at home with dumbbells and body weight. can't do my full km on my walk (sport walking, as I can't run after an accident in my teens) - do a smaller round, even if it is just to the supermarket or book store (works every time for me). my biggest struggle is actually to make my workout schedule align with my curly hair wash days... if anyone has found a hack for that pls lmk, ty!
I really don’t like before and after photos, they’re really triggering for a lot of people and they don’t tell the whole story. It also feels like I’m vilifying the before version of me and saying the new skinnier version of me is better somehow.
I hear you! I actually weigh more than I did in my ‘before’ photo. I also hear you though - there really isn’t such thing as before and after because it’s a constant cycle and journey!
Habit asking works so good for me with so many things! It’s funny sometimes with my brushing my teeth in the shower habit stack, but if I decide to take a bath, I get really in a tizzy about do I brush before or after the bath😂 I have to tell myself it’s not a big question of life, it’s just brushing my teeth and I’m the one who made the tooth brushing in the shower thing, no ones stopping me or making it complicated but me😂 decision paralysis over the order of brushing my teeth😂 and another time-sucker when I’m trying to not be late😂
One way I have worked it into my life is having a more physically demanding job. I know this doesn’t work for everyone, but I’m so thankful that this is where I am in my life.
This is another truely great video, Haley! Thank you so much for these vital tips! 🫶👍🤯 I especially found those two helpful: - creating a menu with workouts for each scenario: when you have a bad day, an average and a very good day. This makes so much sense and I already found it in your nutrition/cooking video. - being okay with shifting interests and not blaming yourself when you loose interest and again not blaming yourself when I start something new and am bad at it (as every beginner is). ❤❤
I am actually crying xD This is the first workout video that feels like it could actually work for me. I have been trying to implement sport for years... never stuck with it
One (two?) word(s?): ClassPass. It has been SO helpful for me as a person that (probably) has ADHD and has never been able to stick with a workout. It lets you take a wide variety of workout classes at all kinds of studios and so there's always variety and novelty, and I can just follow my interests day by day. I've actually been consistent with moving my body for the past 8 weeks so far by attending fun workout classes. I've tried yoga, barre, pilates/lagree, kickboxing, krav maga, open gym workouts, cross fit, all the things. It's been so fun!
I've been going to the gym multiple times per week (sometimes one or none depending on what's going on) since November and I'm still struggling to build a routine. I do see any movement as just as good as going to the gym but I feel "inconsistent" and like I'm not getting as much as I could out of something I'm paying for (gym membership). This makes me feel so much more validated and assured! Thank you 💖💞
I really love the line "Stop being afraid of being perceived trying"
@sweetderpg same! it was really difficult for me last year to start running again, because I need to be outside or it's just too tedious, but knowing people on the trails or roads would see me huffing and puffing up what is barely a hill was terrifying 😖 Now that I've managed to stick with running and can get up most hills without passing out, i get, once or twice a week, some stranger passing me and saying "good job" or "get it girl!" and damn if that doesn't make the perception kind of worth it & yay dopamine! 🤩
Me too! I HATE BEING PERCEIVED. I started PT sessions at the beginning of February after thinking about doing it for years. I'm an absolute beginner and it's been humbling as heck... but I'm so glad I did it. Even if I don't do it forever I'll still definitely gain more skills and safe training methods from it =)
But I don't want to be perceived existing at all lol....
Yep. Even though I told myself it's a stupid excuse to not do anything, that nobody really cares, and even if, then why should I care about that - I still feel stupid when I think about doing phisical activities in front of people. Even since being a child I had this paranoia that there's always someone watching me and thinking "pff pathetic" and lauging. Almost haunting lol. The times when I thought "ah whatever" and went running or rock climbing, ignoring people watching me, felt so good!
I feel like "looking cool" is linked to "seeming effortless" and that means you can't be perceived trying and "look cool" at the same time. So I'm trying to retrain myself to care more about what I'm actually doing than about what it looks like I'm doing.
Not me in this moment getting mentally ready for a workout kneeling on the floor for the last 1 hour getting locked into scrolling youtube and procrastinating to actually begin my workout
So real 😭
Same here😂
Oh my gosh! I'm not alone in this?
Look up workouts you can do in bed/ lying down.
@@nijnij3988 Nope! It’s called executive dysfunction!
For me the barrier to working out has always been "But I'll have to shower after" because working out means sweat, sweat means I have to have a full shower and hair wash, and washing my hair means styling and blow-drying my hair and it's such a mountain to climb some days - but not all "movement" is sweaty. I like that there are several movements I could put in that centre circle that don't get me sweaty at all and I could do on a day where I don't have capacity to shower after. Love this!
A study found that regular housework kept women healthy in their senior years. You don't have to sweat :)
I completely relate. I liked Barre because you don’t sweat during it. Yoga as well. And walks. Strength training can get sweaty but it can also be ok. I think it’s a matter of finding the right workout!
This is such a challenge, especially in the winter... ignoring executive dysfunction on workouts... if it's not that, it's temperature hindrance, if it's not temperature then its getting delayed because hunger, anxiety, body pain, no energy etc etc etc...
So true! During summer I only have put on my shoes and get out the door. Wish it was that simple rest of the year 😭
I've been investing in better winter gear so I'm not so miserable outside, but the hurtle of putting on all the clothes for myself and the dogs is a big one. Especially if I only have half an hour from after work to the next thing I need to do.
Literally can't get up because it's too cold even though I know a workout will warm me up
Try dancing. Like on you room, alone. It can be as mild or intense as you want. You can have multiple small sessions so you can warm your body little by little.
this is why i really want to get a walking mat, we have about 2 months a year that arent miserable in my state
I made a rule for myself: if bus is comming in more than 7 min (or other time that is enough) I walk to the next stop😅 It works magic as I hate standing and waiting for the bus. Thus, I do not get bored and get my steps😂
Climbing is exercise that feels designed for the ADHD brain. Like its colourful and ever changing. You feel progress every time you go, even without going up grades you manage routes that you couldn't before making it high dopemine. Its especially motivating if you go with a friend and make it a weekly thing as it makes it easier to stay consistent. The community is hugely supportive regardless your level. It can also be a surprisingly social sport, like I am quite a shy person yet the climbing gym creates an environment where it is easy to talk to new people. It's very easy to make climbing your entire personality but like us ADHD people tend to do that anyway. Overall would recomend everyone to try climbing.
Climbed for about 15 years. Had to stop because of all the people flooding the gyms. When I started it was a 25 dollar a month habit, it's now 100 dollars a month for most climbing gym memberships. It's a great activity, but it was totally ruined by becoming a fad.
@@vintageshake8059 Thats such a shame, mine is only £27 a month and is apparently the world's biggest indoor climbing centre, so ive been really enjoying the extra awareness of the sport. Really hoping that it gets added to the paralympics cos paraclimbing is so far to watch. Sorry that its ruined the experience where you are
I have something called a dice roll sheet. I have 2 column, one for the morning and one for the afternoon and 3 sections. High energy, medium energy and low energy. All columns are numbered 1 to 6. And each number had an exercise like walking, exercise, or stretch. On a high day I would do 15 minutes of exercise in the morning, a medium day it's 10 minutes of exercise and a low day would be an activity like meditation or reading or 5 minutes stretching.
Every morning I roll the dice and the number it lands on is the one that I do.
For example if it lands on 4 I have the option of doing 15 minutes of walking (high), 10 minutes of walking (med) or 5 minutes of stretching (low). Depending on my energy level, I would pick one of those options.
Been doing it for a few days now, I I worked better than having one routine that I have to stick to.
I feel less bothered or "guilty" for straying from the routine when it feels too much
One thing that helps me is looking forward to how my muscles feel after my workout. I aim for a very warm buzzy feeling post-workout in my muscles, and I focus on that as my short term reward
So, I deal with a lot of pain issues and working out usually triggers them. And I've been gaslight a lot about it "because pain is gain"... So I find it interesting when people talk about what it should feel like. I usually push past my limits just to end up with a migraine or feel like passing out and I think my blood pressure tanks. The most consistent movement I've been able to maintain is walks and stretch focused yoga.
@@Hi_Im_Akwardsame, I've realized it has been one of the biggest obstacles for consistency and it took me years to figure it out. People usually say "just eat more." So when I'm finally working out, I get in the groove, overtrain, and then become non-functional next day. Then boom another week went by. Recently I've decreased intensity/weight and now focus on doing shorter workouts more often. I'm working on excluding exercises that I notice lead to neck tension (and then migraines) or trigger my lower back pain. Also started going to PT to focus on specific muscles that need strengthening. Will build up over time. There's an app called Gentler Streak that helped me learn the importance of recovery days. Yoga is based.
I love that, I need to try focusing on that because I like that feeling too
@@Hi_Im_Akwardme too on the yoga. I don’t have pain, but all the other things that ADD have, especially procrastination, time management, depression, etc.
Out of all of the ADHD Coaches, you're the only one who I can actually relate to. You pinpoint the factors that have always plagued me - I constantly "give up" on something because I'm no longer interested in an activity. I've always felt like I can't pursue one exact thing because I'm going to give up on it after about 25% of it.
We just cant do one thing all the time, running, gym, basketball, gymnastics and then go again
Having a movement menu is so genius, and I'm so mad I didn't think of it myself lol
But seriously, the menu and being consistent with movement, rather than being consistent with a certain activity is something I really needed to hear. I thought going to the gym 3 times a week was key, but then I got bored with it, and worried I just wasted money on a gym membership. Thanks for this video! You've helped me understand my ADHD even more!
I just want to say, without sounding creepy, that you are the person i have been searching for my entire life. Nobody seems to know how to effectively and positively live life with adhd. Ive talked to therapists, specialists, fellow adhders, and they dont know how to help. I thank you immensely for being you and sharing all your adhd knowledge. ❤
Without sounding creepy, I completely agree. None of the professionals know, and every video I watch of hers is exactly accurate to my situation. For once I feel like I'm not alone.
Now maybe it’s creepy? 😂 And I have to completely agree with both of the previous sentiments ❤ thank you for what you do
@@egaupinthisbitchhaha! Nah, not creepy. And you are not alone.
I'm not trying to make it sound creepy, but saying creepy is what made it creepy
I do not know whether i have adhd or not, however, it is so relatable. I start a hobby, do very intensively and suddenly it starts to not working for me and I switch to something else. I cannot stay without doing something but it never is the same thing. I sometimes switch back to things that I left before again and again. Finally I accept that my efforts for something is not lost if I leaving and come back and leaving a hobby is not the end of it.
I am blessed to have a gym membership where there are lots of free classes that you sign up for in advance. Knowing the teacher is waiting or that I am trying something new/random has really been helping me!
I have a gym membership. And ive been paying for it for a year without going. Im on meds for the first time and still trying to get the motivation to go again :(
I found dance is a very good way of moving for me. I am taking three different styles of dance so that every night, it's something different and it gives me variety. It also involves having a show at the end of the year, which means I have a goal to look forward to and to keep me accountable
Great timing!!
I REALLY NEED to start working out again!
The most consistent I ever was, was during hard lock down, about 3 months. I worked out with my roommate's teenager. Felt a great difference in my body and mind, and when i stopped, i actually MISSED working out and WANTED TO, until about 2 or 3 weeks went by... Then the motivation left and never returned!
** I am disabled and have chronic pain which makes it hard to start and maintain a workout schedule... esp. when a flare up takes me down for a few days, or a migraine, or god forbid I pull something again and it takes weeks to months to heal... Also neurodivergent, & poor. I looove swimming and my PT says that would be the best way for me to workout, but I cant afford a gym membership that *has* a pool!
If you have a YMCA near you, they have a pool. They also offer membership assistance for low income and disabled. At my YMCA it's $45, can vary depending on where you live. Which isn't really that bad for a place with a pool.
im exactly in your situation, chronic pain, adhd, migraines and being poor af. also loooove swimming. unfortunately I live in Europe and cant afford it either :( I hope we can find a way we enjoy moving (or get more money lol) also i wish for a lot of no pain days for you! ❤
Yoga helps me greatly with my chronic pain💛
Highly recommend the RUclips channel Yoga With Kassandra
Ok admittedly I'm hormonal AF today, but this is me here legit crying with relief because I've struggled my whole life to exercise consistently and NEVER managed it before. 😭 Now i know why and these pointers make SO much sense 🙏 Thanks for all that you do! Absolutely signing up for that workshop 💜
i love going to the gym because i realized when im at the gym or taking a long walk, make up a few of the times where my brain turns completely off. my thoughts are nowhere as gigantic, messy and chaotic than when im active or outdoors. i get antsy if i haven’t been outside in a while despite usually not wanting to leave my room
I related to this video so hard! I think that's why yoga is the only thing I've stuck with consistently because there's a lot of variety in yoga movement compared to lifting.
I just want to say... thank you.
I'm starting to learn more about myself and change the way I think about life, my own place, my... everything, really.
Seeing that there's someone out there that has been dealing with similar things is very helpful, and I've been deep diving on your channel and, as a result, feeling a lot less stressed about how I'm going to function short- and long-term.
Best advice about ADHD and excercise I got was 'you gotta get addicted to it' which sounds unhealthy but sometimes you just gotta roll with how your brain works. Found a hobby I enjoy and has a creative outlet to keep up novelty and it's the longest I've stuck with regular excercise
Everything you're talking about is great and makes a lot of sense :) EXCEPT the part about accountability. I recently found out that I have autism PDA, and I've always wondered why telling others about my goals or announcing them to others or putting any kind of pressure on myself to have to do something will make me quit. But if you have PDA, that's why. Accountability will kill your goals and make you never want to do the thing that you actually want to do. So, for us PDAers, we need to do the exact opposite. Never tell anyone about your goals and do them in secret!! LOL
PDA in relation to accountability as you've described it is my biggest nemesis. I tell anyone anything and the desire burns to nothing. I'll specifically not do it anymore. I have to make plans and keep them to myself to make any leeway but I'm also so eager to share what I'm doing when it works. Such a paradox.
When I was the most consistent in my training, is when I did kung fu, loved it, sadly, I had to quit because of a bad knee, but I'm trying to rehab, so I can get back to the tatami some day. So now I do some strength, stability and cardio workouts, everything at home, and I'm doing a lot better now.
god the discomfort avoidance is so real. And it's the first time I ever heard that phrase, and when I looked it up, I didn't find a lot - most of it to do with procrastination, and then veering into how to handle *that*, but no longer talking specifically about the avoidance of discomfort! Do you have any more resources or links for that? I'd love to know more. Never has a phrase spoken more to me, tbh.
Watching this while I work out to motivate in an accommodating way and give my brain something to occupy itself.
I find these tips helpful not only for working out but for everything, really! Like I love doing arts and crafts and always get disappointed and annoyed by myself when my interest starts to fade and try to stick to something at all cost (ending up not enjoying the thing anymore, who would have thought!), but I think that I should aim to do something creative, no matter what, like I was doing as a teen, always trying something new. Now, workout is a whooole different story, need a bit more effort/motivation and to fight against chronic physical struggle XD
hiking. that's my sweet spot lately.
love these tips! In my experience you can't fight the dopamine pull :)
I loved this video. I actually play a team sport, but I don´t always feel like going. I started currently running and have signed for a 10 km race. What helps me with running is have a reason why I run. I don´t like running just for fun, but I am currently running to a bus to work and that helps me, because I have to make it or else I´ll be late😀. Also this channel is great, I am not sure if I have ADHD, but can relate to a lot of the ADHD things, so plan to get diagnosed.
I found out that I stay more interested in sports if they are outdoor (swimming in a lake, stand up paddle, riding my bike, hiking) so at least the surroundings can change so it gets less boring. If it's a sport inside like yoga, I prefer joining classes with a group setting and not too long sessions to keep me motivated. Plus I try walking more in daily life.
Still need to learn not to feel guilty about having low energy days though (which often appear when I overdid it after restarting sports again from 0 to 100).
🤯this is the first time I've seen it recommended to watch at 1.25 speed... sitting here at 1.75, life changed. thank you!
It lowers the content creator's watch hours so I only do this to 1 person I subscribe to who puts out videos over half an hour long and talks slow.
Hayley, thank you for your work in this world. You influence positively and authentically. Showing your struggles, your coping skills. And giving it for free. Thank you. ✨🌟
Reminds me of when I randomly signed up for an olympic-style fencing class my last college semester! It was awesome, and I think the ADHD competition brain really likes the idea of fighting somebody (safely of course).
I love that Obi is constantly looking up at you and staring at you every time you stop petting him like "Excuse me? You are not finished giving me pets" 😤
This is great advice. Tysm!! I’d also like to add that if anyone here is big into bodybuilding make sure you don’t get stuck into exercising the same bodyparts over and over again with the same workouts. While it’s good to establish a consistency with specific muscles, but be sure to visit others as well. Switching around stuff, even jumping to and from workouts you already know, is a great way of keeping the “new and novel” feeling going.
I know this is off topic but Hayley, that shade of blue is really pretty on you, lol.
Thank you for this video - I struggle like crazy with being active, and I've been feeling bad about it lately. I'm excited to give this a try!
I think it depends most on intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation. I'm back at the gym after 10+ years off. I started with a squat rack and bench at home - zero barrier to entry. Then once that was starting to get stale i signed up to a gym 500m down the road. - very low barrier to entry.
The thing with gym and novelty is that you can change your exercise selection with your mesocycles and what you're trying to achieve.
Habit stacking is a great tip too
One of my biggest hurdles with consistent exercise is that I have dysautonomia as well so when I am in a flare up which is like half of my life, working out is nearly impossible. So to have a lower symptom day at the same time as having a good adhd and anxiety day… 😫 It seems like such a rarity and on those days I have so much crap to catch up on just in my normal life that exercise just doesn’t even hit the radar. It’s laaaaaame. Getting a trainer is a major life goal for me 💪🏼
I really love your way of making videos , thanks for these great advices .❤
Best advice I have seen so far!!! Thanks. 🙏
😊 half way through- after writing down the menu start, I started stretching. Cause hey, I can watch and stretch at the same time. Thank you
My biggest ADHD health tip is to get a job that requires you to be mobile or even gets you fit.
I quit the office based jobs for work that got me up and out. I'm still in surprisingly good shape for a 50-something dude that does very little out of work exercise.
This is such an awesome idea! Imma do it now! I may use this method for Art activities aswell as I want to be a full time artist, but I have several mediums. I've recently got into your channel as I'm really struggling, and by God they are helping. You're so cool! Also I swear one of those audio clips was from Silent Hill 2! Someone confirm this for me 😂
Just moved and was looking for a gym in the neighborhood. Chose the one which had all sorts of weird classes instead of basic aerobics and yoga. Doing it consistently for a month (!!!) now, started with TRX, planning to switch for bangee fitness (sounds fun!), or boxing (always wanted to try some marshal arts).
Interest for running was also revived, don't forget to change your routes guys. I was kinda bored of seeing the same scenery, but now it is a whole new area to explore.
Just now this second realizing why I've been able to stick with aerial yoga for almost 5 years now lol
This is SO GOOD! You are amazing and I'm so glad I found your channel
Many things. Love the vid. Love the plants you got. I’m gonna go try somethings I’m ackward at and remain secure and calm while I do it. In public….yikes.
I really needed this video. I want to work out and I always end up getting bored of the workouts.
I love the menu concept! I feel like I talk myself out of doing a workout because I'm tired but I feel like giving myself the option to workout in ten minutes or less could be that motivator.
I am not diagnosed but I am pretty sure I have ADHD to some extent. Have also been told by friends many times. Recently started kick-boxing. It's really fun and there is a different program everyday, different people and always something new to strive to do better. I think it my work really well for people with ADHD. Been going for a month consistently I hope to keep at it strong
Thank you for these videos. I would appreciate it if you wouldn’t use before/after pictures (especially when it comes to working out) that much, feels a lot like unnecessary clickbait
Thank you so much for your videos. You have changed my life for the better. I wish you an amazing day.
This video was so helpful!!! Thank you so much😣❤️
I am equally interested in running, pole dancing, weight lifting, hiking, surfing, basketball, the list goes on!!
same!! i love weight lifting but i want to get into rock climbing/bouldering and martial arts. pole dancing also sounds incredibly fun!! and i do love a good run
Yes!! Add martial arts to my list too :) @@cocoaxo6126
I think my biggest mistake has been comparing myself and letting others push me too hard. I've usually exercised with other people because I've needed someone to drag me with them, but they always want to go longer and faster than me and afterwards I just collpse on the couch completely drained. Recently I've realised that I can just take a 30 minute walk at my own pace, jog a little if I feel like it and come home with more energy than I started with.
Getting a pulse tracker also opened my eyes to how hard I would push myself to keep up sometimes. At an exercise where I could see everyones pulse I was pretty consistantly 10-20% of max higher than everyone else even when I had adjusted my max from 198 bpm based on age to my highest measured 212 bpm.
This was so helpful! I actually made a menu of different movements for myself a while ago but I havent put them in “energy level” categories. Such a hot tip~ I want to add that what helps me is using the 2-minute rule. For every movement type Ive broken down the steps to start that activity into its most silly and basic components. Most of them start with “put on shoes”. For example no matter my energy level I do that silly task and feel accomplished wether I end up running or not.
could you do a video speaking on how to stick out the learning curve with ADHD? I have never stuck out the "boring" part of the learning curve in my life cuase I'm not motivated and daunted by the lack of dopamine in that task. This resulted in living a life in which I'm not particularly good at anything. This is frustrating and does not help my confidence at all.
My schedule is so inconsistent that habit-stacking doesn't work but having a workout menu is incredibly helpful.
I hate (HATE) working out with other people and do not respond well to outside pressures but the idea of setting goals that are improvements for me to achieve (along with a workout menu) is exciting.
And the icing on the cake -- it's okay to do what you want to do until you don't (but it can still stay on the workout menu for when I decide I must do it again).
Thanks for another brilliant video. I'm looking forward to attending the class!
I also hate working out with other people. Workout buddies are just not my thing
Great stuff! Having a PT definitely helped out me on the right track at the gym 💪
For the North American homies that live in less walkable places, I'd throw in tweaks to daily life that don't necessarily need special time carved out -- parking farther away from wherever you're going, doing short journies by cycling or walking instead of driving if you have safe infrastructure to do so, etc.
There's also tons of indoor walking routine videos on YT. For those that remember Leslie Sansone's walk away the pounds, she rebranded as the Walk at Home channel.
I am a complete night person I find myself most active at night midnight 2:00 a.m. is when I am usually finally able to move. I got a massive car accident in 2007 and another in 2010 and ever since between a traumatic brain injury and the nerve and joint stiffness since then it actually takes me a good hour to two hours just to fully wake up not to mention be able to start to move around I've actually found that for me my body feels better after being awake for at least 12 hours if not longer actually do better with everything from cleaning and organizing and work to movement and even remembering what I need to do after being awake for 18 plus hours. My mind does not have a dimmer switch it's either on or off and it has a default position of on. Unfortunately my body has a default position of off for the first few hours I'm awake. I live in Florida and I kid you not I will be cold in the middle of summer sitting on my porch I'll use a heating pad to warm up for the first hour I'm awake. I used to have an electric blanket that I would use when I woke up on the porch in Florida in summer but it broke.
Try rollerskating! Most fun way to work out for me as an ADHDer
Oooohhhhhhhh I loved rollerblading as a teen. Time to get me a pair 🎉
Thank you. I really think it will work for me❤
So funny, I JUST started climbing and am commiting to it (for now 🙃)
Ugh Hayley I need exercise or something so much. I only take meds once a week for “productivity/busywork days” but all the other days are rough. It’s been getting better this year, but in the last bit my room is disastrous again and today I tried doing some homework and I got sidetracked five seconds after sitting down several times. I don’t want to take meds everyday because they make me anxious and irritable and lose appetite and trouble sleeping. But I want to do things. I think exercise would probably be a big help, but I haven’t been consistent enough with it to see mental results. Maybe I should join a beginner dance team or something idk
Not me watching this after two days of skipping my mobility program... 😮💨
I was just thinking about how I needed this! Thank you!😊
I am in FL and the heat is just unbearable to want to go outside and workout and inside just sets the executive dysfunction going. Plus then I have to decide what type of sneakers I need to use and if I need workout clothes. 😊
“I’m a gym girl!?!?” I felt that 😅 I bought myself cute gym clothes to bring me to the gym
starting physical therapy helped with my accountability i hope i don't crash and burn afterwards
For my gamers, my Nintendo switch has been so helpful for incorporating fun movement in my life. Games like Nintendo Fit Ring, Warioware Move it, and Just Dance are so fun. I hate cardio. These games (especially Just Dance) makes cardio not intimidating and fun.
so relatable, the cannot touch my toes thing. :) I will now follow you on instagram
I hate to be the one to come here and say this... (I do like your videos) But working out is good for us because it helps our bodies and minds even if we don't see a physical change in our bodies. I wonder if you could consider that your feature shot with the thumbs down near your larger sized body is not helpful to your cause. When we body shame ourselves, we can also body shame others and spread this way of thinking like a contagious disease.TLDR: before and after photos where we vilify our former fatter bodies is ick dude, we can be healthy at ANY size.
I wanna try the 10min walk first thing in the morning but I'm also autistic and if my wake up routine (literally, just waking up at the right time) is destroyed by my cats or chronic pain or anything else... I won't do it 🤣 Also it's cold at 7am in my country 😟 But I think I'll try for this week and see what I think of it!
There's lots of indoor walking routines on YT that are 10-30 minutes long.
hello hayley, I love your funny and educational content! The only thing I want to point out in this video is the thumbnail, because it suggests that your body in the left picture where your belly appears bigger combined with the thumbs down is not ok/flawed, I‘m pretty sure that’s not the kind of thinking you want to promote
similar to the advice in this video, in another video made by someone else, they said that anyone who is in your ideal position today only got there because of the effort they started making a year ago, meaning it’s OK that we aren’t at their level yet because they were once at our level first.
I feel really called out by the recommendation to watch it on 1.25x speed. Like girl are you watching me?
11:08 stretching only to the point of sensation is important for yoga, and touching toes is overall a fine goal- just want to add that mathematically measuring flexibility is a fine idea in terms of fitness it’s sort of antithetical to link that with yoga which is body-sensation focused instead of striving-focused
Thank you for this video! I did yoga for a few years, and now I’m struggling to get back into it. I’ve been beating myself up about it, even though I’m walking my dog twice a day. I just need to give myself permission to switch things up.
Thanks you for the wonderful and creative advice! Love the idea of a movement menu based on energy level! I saw a video by Mariane Cresp called A game changer habit trackers, she mentioned doing certain tasks at certain times of the day that works with your energy level. Diane in Denmark in her Friday videos is giving 4 self-care assignments to choose from for the week, so I like this idea of choice with workouts and self-care. I have also seen people do workout bingo! My favorite type of exercise is walking! That can be outdoor walks and using RUclips walking workout from Grow with Jo and Leslie Sansone Walk at Home! I also like dance workouts!
4 years ago I found the perfect way to exercise and I just knew this would be my thing, Functional trainings in a group are just amazing for people with ADHD, every training is different so everytime I go to do one it's a whole new thing, also we workout in a group which makes it easy for me to see other people doing the things and struggling. That's why I don't like the gym, I don't like exercising alone, I don't want anyone judging me, and also it becomes a routine workout and gets boring after a while. But functional trainings are just so fun! Also, yes I have been inconsistent in these 4 years, but I always go back to it even though it's pretty hard, I know it's fun and I can see results pretty quickly. The energy and strength I get from it are totally worth it.
Through in kids and the prioritiy of working lut will slipp down the ladder real fast 😅
one thing that helps me is to have a plan b. can't make it to the gym? have a subset of my weight exercises I can do at home with dumbbells and body weight. can't do my full km on my walk (sport walking, as I can't run after an accident in my teens) - do a smaller round, even if it is just to the supermarket or book store (works every time for me).
my biggest struggle is actually to make my workout schedule align with my curly hair wash days... if anyone has found a hack for that pls lmk, ty!
Incredible content 💕
I really don’t like before and after photos, they’re really triggering for a lot of people and they don’t tell the whole story. It also feels like I’m vilifying the before version of me and saying the new skinnier version of me is better somehow.
I hear you! I actually weigh more than I did in my ‘before’ photo. I also hear you though - there really isn’t such thing as before and after because it’s a constant cycle and journey!
11:09 😂😂😂😂 “i cannot touch my toes right now” “AAAAAAHHHH” “Noooo. no. no.”
I've never stuck with an exercise routine long enough to get bored of it, but that's because my routines vanish when my chronic illnesses flare up. :(
Habit asking works so good for me with so many things! It’s funny sometimes with my brushing my teeth in the shower habit stack, but if I decide to take a bath, I get really in a tizzy about do I brush before or after the bath😂 I have to tell myself it’s not a big question of life, it’s just brushing my teeth and I’m the one who made the tooth brushing in the shower thing, no ones stopping me or making it complicated but me😂 decision paralysis over the order of brushing my teeth😂 and another time-sucker when I’m trying to not be late😂
This was INCREDIBLLLEEE advice!!!! Thank you, thank you!
One way I have worked it into my life is having a more physically demanding job. I know this doesn’t work for everyone, but I’m so thankful that this is where I am in my life.
This is another truely great video, Haley! Thank you so much for these vital tips! 🫶👍🤯
I especially found those two helpful:
- creating a menu with workouts for each scenario: when you have a bad day, an average and a very good day. This makes so much sense and I already found it in your nutrition/cooking video.
- being okay with shifting interests and not blaming yourself when you loose interest and again not blaming yourself when I start something new and am bad at it (as every beginner is).
❤❤
I don't think I have ADHD but I follow a lot of your tips and they always work better than other productivity videos...
Commented because I’m watching this on double speed.
Iove lifting weights and the gym until I cant see any obvious chsnges in my body, thsts when the dopamine goes.
I am actually crying xD This is the first workout video that feels like it could actually work for me. I have been trying to implement sport for years... never stuck with it
We love you too Hayley! This video also came at a good time for me and I don’t have ADHD but I appreciate your content so much.
One (two?) word(s?): ClassPass. It has been SO helpful for me as a person that (probably) has ADHD and has never been able to stick with a workout. It lets you take a wide variety of workout classes at all kinds of studios and so there's always variety and novelty, and I can just follow my interests day by day. I've actually been consistent with moving my body for the past 8 weeks so far by attending fun workout classes. I've tried yoga, barre, pilates/lagree, kickboxing, krav maga, open gym workouts, cross fit, all the things. It's been so fun!
I have a question: How do I actually hold myself accountable without mentally beating the hell outta myself?
I've been going to the gym multiple times per week (sometimes one or none depending on what's going on) since November and I'm still struggling to build a routine. I do see any movement as just as good as going to the gym but I feel "inconsistent" and like I'm not getting as much as I could out of something I'm paying for (gym membership). This makes me feel so much more validated and assured! Thank you 💖💞
The 1000x times I said 'I start running today and then every day as a challenge for a month', failing on day 3 is ridiculous
This was so incredibly helpful thank you.
that girl's a damn smartie
🌺🥰Greetings🥰🌺
from Germany!