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ADHD-friendly sports? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey guys, I'm looking for a sport to do because I'm super skinny and I'd like to gain at least a bit of muscle. I've done cycling and bouldering in the past, but neither made me any less skinny.
The problem with sports is it's very hard to do any sort of exercise with ADHD because beyond giving you no stimulation, it gives you negative stimulation, like when doing the plank. What's more, it usually requires a ton of logistic prep/going somewhere, which itself is boring and becomes a barrier.
One thing I can see motivating me is doing it with other people (I enjoy chilling with people and having banter), but for that I might as well go to a pub/society where there's no pesky ball I have to kick around. Team sports like football never really appealed to me for some reason anyway.
Has anyone had success making sports fun?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The only two sports that were lame for me because of the lack of stimulation were baseball and soccer. I liked basketball and hockey and tennis and racquetball. There were others I would have played had there been programs for, too. Like bowling and billiards (though these are questionable as "sports").

This is just for playing of course. I can't stand watching sports, even the ones I like playing. It just makes me antsy and wanna play! I've always kinda gravitated towards games, though. Sports are games, and my ADHD brain latches onto the game part and can ignore all the other parts that are boring or don't interest me.