Anyone else with ADHD find exercise emotionally exhausting?

[ADHDFocusedLife]

I want to exercise and know it’s good for me, but the pressure to be consistent and the guilt when I miss days just makes it draining. I end up in an all-or-nothing cycle and then struggle to start again.
How do you deal with the mental side of fitness with ADHD without the guilt?

Honestly, I treat exercise as something I visit, not something I maintain. With ADHD, consistency pressure is what kills motivation, so I drop the idea of streaks entirely. I aim for “often enough” instead of “every day,” and missing days is neutral, not a failure. Any movement counts, even five minutes — restarting isn’t a reset, it’s just the next visit. That mindset cuts the guilt loop and makes it easier to come back.

That’s a really strong mindset, especially with ADHD.
Focusing on “often enough” instead of perfection keeps guilt out of the picture and makes it easier to return.
Seeing each workout as a visit, not a restart, is how consistency actually sticks.
Thank you....