Your health is too important to be neglected, but we often experience a disconnect between our minds and bodies. As a result, our entire well-being suffers.
To build life-long healthy habits, finding your passion in fitness is vital. But ADHD and its symptoms like impulsivity and inattention often get in the way. Our symptoms are double-edged swords. Let’s give it structure and turn them into strengths. To break free from this vicious cycle, we need to dig deep within ourselves and find a sense of purpose.
Ask yourself, “what do I enjoy doing?”, “how do I want to move?”
Your health is too important to be neglected, but we often experience a disconnect between our minds and bodies. As a result, our entire well-being suffers.
To build life-long healthy habits, finding your passion in fitness is vital. But ADHD and its symptoms like impulsivity and inattention often get in the way. Our symptoms are double-edged swords. Let’s give it structure and turn them into strengths. To break free from this vicious cycle, we need to dig deep within ourselves and find a sense of purpose.
Ask yourself, “what do I enjoy doing?”, “how do I want to move?”
Let’s put your introspection into action. The most important part of the journey is ahead of us.
Regardless of how you decided to express yourself in movement, it is necessary to make your body strong. In order make your dreams a reality, your body and mind has to withstand its demands. It is a process with no shortcuts. It will require your undivided attention.
Do you want to dunk or perform a pirouette? You’ll need strong ankles, knees, hips, core and shoulders.
An exercise routine is just another checkbox on your calendar unless there’s a purpose behind it. If we explore the interconnectedness of your body and mind with the purpose you have given for yourself, we’ll be able to find a program and methodology that suit your needs and situation.
Let’s put your introspection into action. The most important part of the journey is ahead of us.
Regardless of how you decided to express yourself in movement, it is necessary to make your body strong. In order make your dreams a reality, your body and mind has to withstand its demands. It is a process with no shortcuts. It will require your undivided attention.
Do you want to dunk or perform a pirouette? You’ll need strong ankles, knees, hips, core and shoulders.
An exercise routine is just another checkbox on your calendar unless there’s a purpose behind it. If we explore the interconnectedness of your body and mind with the purpose you have given for yourself, we’ll be able to find a program and methodology that suit your needs and situation.
How we think of treating ADHD can be understood through the prevailing philosophy of our times, “I think, therefore I am,” written by René Descartes in the 17th century.
What he meant was the nature of our minds are different from our bodies, making it possible for one to exist without the other. This created the mind-body duality, a paradigm that does not work for treating ADHD.
While medication is essential to managing symptoms, it fails to address the bigger picture. How do we lead fulfilling and healthy lives?
If the answer rested in a pill alone, we would all be cured.
The answer is perhaps simpler, a healthy body makes a healthy mind.
How we think of treating ADHD can be understood through the prevailing philosophy of our times, “I think, therefore I am,” written by René Descartes in the 17th century.
What he meant was the nature of our minds are different from our bodies, making it possible for one to exist without the other. This created the mind-body duality, a paradigm that does not work for treating ADHD.
While medication is essential to managing symptoms, it fails to address the bigger picture. How do we lead fulfilling and healthy lives?
If the answer rested in a pill alone, we would all be cured.
The answer is perhaps simpler, a healthy body makes a healthy mind.
I started The Empty Gym because we need guidance dedicated to physical fitness. As the science evolves, so does our understanding on how to treat ADHD. Exercising is an undeniably powerful component to any serious treatment plan which complements medication.
But the age old problem of finding intrinsic motivation remains a barrier. Homeostasis is a hard thing to fight. With more technology available to us than ever, the distractions are overwhelming. And the mind’s connection to its body becomes weaker by the day.
Adjusting our mindset is not for the faint of heart. But if you’re serious about stabilizing your mind, exercising is an excellent way to do it.
Allow me to help you get started. I understand the barriers that ADHD presents, having gone through many of them myself.
I started The Empty Gym because we need guidance dedicated to physical fitness. As the science evolves, so does our understanding on how to treat ADHD. Exercising is an undeniably powerful component to any serious treatment plan which complements medication.
But the age old problem of finding intrinsic motivation remains a barrier. Homeostasis is a hard thing to fight. With more technology available to us than ever, the distractions are overwhelming. And the mind’s connection to its body becomes weaker by the day.
Adjusting our mindset is not for the faint of heart. But if you’re serious about stabilizing your mind, exercising is an excellent way to do it.
Allow me to help you get started. I understand the barriers that ADHD presents, having gone through many of them myself.