chowderman

18+ sichkovskyi, 7 months ago to actuallyautistic

I just watched a fitness video trying to remember stuff / make a better routine for myself

Realized I am conscious of every little bit of "motivation" / "trigger" the author put in and the gym he's filming it put in their gym

Also realized that I'm as indifferent to those as I can be.

I remember when I was actively using Zwift for training on a road bike in winter, all those bits like points, colors, etc were super annoying and I ended up just setting up all the info on my Wahoo screen, podcast in earphones and Zwift was only basically a workout catalogue connected to my resistance trainer, changing it automatically for my convenience.

Eventually I stopped paying for it ofc.

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I think there should be some thing or someone who will talk fitness motivation for autistic people. For real. I'm often terrified of the gym, of people there, house / techno music annoys the shit out of me but gymbros always say how annoying "headphone people" are on yt and other platforms so I feel very self-aware. Also locker rooms, etc etc etc.

Like I see how a poster with a very muscular man or woman or both will motivate a normal person "to be just like that" or how repetitive stale music will: a) help with maintaining tempo on exercises; b) contribute to the environment in a way your brain gets used to music being there so it helps trigger brain routines a little

I get it, I get it. Just like a bright flashy YOU WON on the screen triggers a gambling addict, lots of these things will trigger just normal people to work out and help them be successful at it.

For me, all of that is an obstacle. I always seek ways of avoiding the gym as a place so I'm slowly building myself from obese to okay with calisthenics. It is as predictable and calm as it is very slow. Sometimes it's okay and most of the times it's completely fine. (I can't add anything to my rented apartment tho so no pull-up bar at home for me and it's getting to winter fast)

So we'll see. To summarize: how do autistic people who do not have a special interest in fitness motivate themselves to consistently do fitness? 🤔

@actuallyautistic

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