| ry quickly associate the word | | | | completely dark. No need to hurry. |
| ‘exercise’ with images of heavy | | | | Then look at the dark. If you see spots or zaps |
| all-body workouts, rigorous stretches and | | | | of light, wait till you see the dark. Don't hurry. Do |
| compressions, and rippling muscles and sweat. But | | | | this at least twice a day for 5 to 15 minutes. |
| there’s more than one kind of exercise, | | | | Eye Exercise 2 |
| and it’s extremely important to exercise | | | | Do the following for 3-5 minutes every day. Best |
| our eyes to maintain healthy vision. Our sight is | | | | on a sunny day, although a desk lamp with an |
| one of our most privileged senses, and yet we | | | | incandescent bulb will also do the trick. Close your |
| take it for granted until it starts going wrong. | | | | eyes and look at the sun through the closed eyes. |
| Eye exercises do not eat up too much time. | | | | Still facing the sun, rotate your head from side to |
| Fifteen to twenty minutes a day is enough! The | | | | side, slowly, as far as you can. As a result, |
| eye exercises can help concretely to reduce | | | | sunlight will reach your peripheral vision. Enjoy the |
| fatigue and stress on the eyes and even guide | | | | warmth of the sun on your eyes! The bonus: |
| some vision problems toward correction. | | | | improved blood circulation to your neck and head. |
| Find Out How Eye Exercises Can Benefit You! | | | | Eye Exercise 3 |
| Usually we tend to just move our gaze minimally, | | | | This one does double-duty for your eyes and |
| especially, when reading, from left to right. We | | | | your back. Stand with feet apart a shoulder-width. |
| turn our faces, our heads, if we want to see | | | | Leave your arms hanging loose at your sides. |
| something else. But to give the eye muscles a | | | | Look out of a window. Shift your body weight to |
| good workout, move your eyes in all directions | | | | your right foot. Swing your upper body to the |
| while holding your head still. Regular use of eye | | | | right while letting your left heel step off the floor. |
| muscles will strengthen them, just like regular | | | | Notice your surroundings as you swing. A tree or |
| exercise strengthens the arm and thigh muscles. | | | | a car seen through the window or in the distance |
| This movement can also prevent eyestrain and | | | | will seem to move opposite to the direction of |
| enhance sight. | | | | your swing. Now switch and repeat. |
| The basic eye exercises are: palming, sunning, | | | | Health Benefits of Eye Exercises |
| swinging and vision shifting. | | | | For those who have to work in front of a |
| Eye Exercise 1 | | | | computer, eyestrain and tension will dissipate as |
| Do the following at least twice a day for 5 to 15 | | | | you continue with the exercises outlined. Weak or |
| minutes. Rub your hands together to warm them | | | | dry eyes, macular degeneration, and a host of |
| up. Alternatively, shake them or hold them over a | | | | other sight issues will be impacted positively by |
| heat vent. Then close your eyes and cover them | | | | these exercises. Remember that eye health |
| with your hands. Do not touch your eyelids with | | | | depends largely on the strength of the eye |
| any part of your hands, do not rest your | | | | muscles. Thus it is crucial that you keep the eye |
| cheekbones on your hands. Put the weight of | | | | muscles active and well-toned. The ophthalmic |
| your head on your hands on the forehead only. | | | | nerves will begin to receive enriched blood supply |
| Then look into the darkness. Can you see spots, | | | | from your body, which will clear and enhance your |
| ribbons or zaps of light? Wait until it’s | | | | vision. |