I know that exercise is one of the few things that works for me ... where medication only worked a little.

It makes me feel good ... "normal" if you will .... like my brain and my body were working together for the first time.

I was just curious to see if others felt the same as I do ... and what is their exercise of choice.

- Ane

It's as effective as dextroamphetamine in helping my focus. It's boosted my self esteem and self image greatly which has had a very profound impact on what happens around me day to day.

I could go on at great length, but many have heard it all before. :D
5.5 miles today at a relaxed pace. Ian

I couldn't agree with you more!! ((not to mention exercise is easier on my heart compared to medications like adderall))

Now if I could ONLY get up and run everytime I get frustrated ..... I would be a much sane-r woman. LOL

Just a hint, but it's a preventative thang... :D

Weight lifting pretty hardcore will get me calmed down for the rest of the day. Work has been crazy lately (sometimes up near 80 hours/week) so I've been more worried about my 8 hours of sleep than getting into the gym. It will help get rid of a lot of that nervous energy for me, but doesn't help my concentration as much. I suppose it makes me ADD instead of ADHD. :)

You know somebody could make some great money developing and ADD Friendly Exercise program for overweight people with ADD.

Worth considering, definately.
Cheers! Ian

I think it's good. IT certainly does clear your head (well mine..) and gets you outside. I think being stuck inside all day can have a bad effect on us/ me.... And getting outside with fresh air, and moving, and getting all the things inside working can really help - AND burn off some extra energy (though at times I do find that I have to eat more sugars and food because my brain is working overtime to process everything or to think... so I guess that's a little contradictory??).

I'm glad to hear you're having some boost from the time you spend working out.

The sugars have a rebound like methalphenadate for me. The slow burning fuels take some adaptation. At least they do for me. I'm a bit of a sugar hound. I learnt a lot from the journals of Dean Karnaze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Karnazes).

Arguably, the bible of sport nutrition (http://www.humankinetics.com/products/showproduct.cfm?isbn=073604602X) preaches much the same thing.

Karnnaze tends to culture his body, on really slow burning fuels until race day, then that all goes out the window in favour of dense calories.

As I understand it, one need not worry about consuming calories, aside from regular meals until the workout gets beyond the hour mark. Staying hydrated is a bigger concern. That's been my experience over the long haul too. It's obviously an experiment of one, your mileage may vary. When I have a long run I set out to consume about 250 calories an hour and to the limits I've tested so far, that seems to suffice. I haven't had a run over three hours.

Ran my first 1/2 marathon (http://remontoire.livejournal.com/97949.html#cutid1) last month! :D I'm still heavier than I'd like to be, but that may come.
Cheers!

i dont know about add, but i excercise for muscles
more muscles more sex :p

I don't know about more, but I do know about better. I'm an endurance guy. :D

Ok, I voted for 'have to exercise every day' because it was closest, but 'have to exercise 3x a week' would actually be accurate. Definitely keeps my mind more focused. Oxygen to the brain is good:rolleyes:

Best tool: heart rate monitor. If I exercise hard enough to 'feel' like I'm exercising hard enough I get discouraged and max out my heart rate too often to exercise for very long. Turns out staying in my best heart rate zone takes less effort than I would expect, I can exercise longer, it's more comfortable and the benefits are more consistent.

Don't love exercise, love the results tho. What I love is alpine trekking, but there's too much snow up there at the moment.... well, that's why there's treadmills.

Ane, I like the comment about getting your mind and body working together--it's true!

Your point about working at lower intensity levels producing a better experience is so true for me too. Once a week I ramp it up, but otherwise it just feels good! I too have used my heart rate monitor to good ends.
Cheers!

Heart Rate Monitor is a good idea -- esp. for those taking Stimulants.

Or those that have a huge hit of espresso, and by ten in the morning are questioning that wisdom. :D

Ahhh i try to exercise but i'm so lazey and i don't like to do it.

Hi there.
Exercise helped me with both those things. ;)

Another Manitoban is always welcome!
Cheers!

My typical routine is:

Weight lifting: 20 min. everyother day
Fast 2 mile walk on treadmill @ 5.5% grade: daily
1 hr. on stairmaster: daily
Martial Arts: 3-5 times a week

But i've been out of this routine for about 2 weeks since being down with a cold and its showing since i've been doing the opposite of "starving a cold." Just starting to ramp back up so.... Woohaah!