Balance, Strength and Flexibility for Those with ADHD:: Key components for mental and physical fitness

By Kari Lewis Ed.D.

After 26 years of ADHD coaching, I recognize common issues that many of my clients face. Clients describe themselves as overwhelmed with too many choices and decisions, not knowing where to start with a project or assignment, and giving up because the process of deciding and planning is too difficult. Additionally, after 45 years of personal physical training and teaching exercise to hundreds of students, I have recognized how effective physical movement and exercise is in accomplishing mental tasks.
Do you ever feel like your life is out of balance or that you do not have the mental flexibility to see the options in front of you or the strength to make a move? Learn why your brain might get stuck. Then learn how to apply tools and exercises to improve your mental and physical balance, strength, and flexibility. Train both your brain and your body to help you get unstuck and accomplish your goals.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Jun 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9781665744997

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1     ADHD

Chapter 2     The Relationship between Physical Fitness and Mental Cognition

Chapter 3     Components of Physical Fitness

Chapter 4     Mental Balance

Chapter 5     Physical Balance

Chapter 6     Mental Strength

Chapter 7     Physical strength

Chapter 8     Mental Flexibility

Chapter 9     Physical Flexibility

Chapter 10     Practice for Balance, Strength and Flexibility

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About the Author

The mind is everything; what you think you become. - Socrates

Dedicated to my husband Stanley, and all my clients.

With a special thanks to Kirk for his quote and

to Amanda for her thorough review.

INTRODUCTION

Kari Lewis has over thirty years’ experience working as an educator, consultant, and board-certified coach. She has been a professor, classroom teacher, educational consultant, parent workshop facilitator, teacher trainer, and program innovator.

During the summers of 1995 and 1996, Dr. Lewis was the educational coordinator for the Multimodal Treatment Study for Children with/without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at Duke University. This national study is recognized world-wide as one of the foremost research studies examining the most effective treatment for children with ADHD.

For the past 26 years, Dr. Lewis has been in private practice as an ADHD coach for children and adults. She has particular expertise in coaching children to improve time management, organization, and planning for tests and projects. She also specializes in coaching working adults, stay-at-home moms, college students, and highly motivated professionals with ADHD. From 1987 - 2021, Dr. Lewis was a professor of physical education at a major university where she taught over five different activity courses along with adapted physical education, nutrition, exercise and weight management, and women’s health issues.

CHAPTER 1

ADHD

"No one thing should ever define your

individual worth. You are strong and can

evolve every day." – Kirk Stewart

ADHD is a