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Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

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Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you’re still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

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New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

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Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you’re still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

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New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

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Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you’re still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

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Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you’re still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

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Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you’re still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

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Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you’re still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you're still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you're still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you're still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you're still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you're still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you're still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you're still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you're still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

Share this post with your friends and family!

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you're still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

[amgelodc-blog]

New Post has been published on http://dailyvitamoves.com/eye-exercises-to-reduce-eye-strain/

Eye Exercises to Reduce Eye Strain

Mobility for Your Eye Muscles

Before we go over the eye exercises, let’s take a look at some eye anatomy first so you can get a better picture of how they can impact your eyesight and the movement of your body.

The muscles that surround the outside of your eyes allow you to move them in all directions and even rotate a little bit in your eye sockets. Just like the muscles that allow us to move our arms and legs, these muscles need to be exposed to full ranges of motion to help maintain their health. Without eye movements, these muscles can get stiff too! And if they’re stiff, they also might be contributing to the lack of circulation in the eye and pulling on your eyeballs, and, therefore, changing their shape.

Could this be a cause of astigmatism and other eye dysfunctions?

Also, we have little muscles that surround the lenses of our eyes called ciliary muscles. When we look at something in our near field of vision, these muscles contract to allow the eye lenses to take on a more rounded shape so we can focus on the object. This process is called accommodation.

If you look at a computer or use your smartphone for extended periods during the day, you may be causing chronic eye strain on these muscles. Can you imagine holding heavy weights in your hands with a tight grip all day, every day? Eventually, they’ll give up and breakdown.

Could the same thing be happening to people that need stronger and stronger prescription eyeglasses?

Seeing Relief From Eye Strain

Drop everything right now. Don’t even watch my eye exercise video yet.

Eye Exercise 1:

Go outside and look at the most distant tree or object that you can find preferably well above the horizon. Keep a soft focus on it and take 10 deep breaths. That’s all you need.

Eye Exercise 2:

If for some reason you want to deny yourself the great outdoors, you can just close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.

Then you’ll want to move your eyes in all directions in a slow controlled fashion. You might notice that the movement is a little jerky (saccadic). That’s ok. Just do your best to move your eyes in smooth circles. Also, you might notice that your head will want to follow where your eyes move. Allow that to happen. (See below for more detailed instruction.)

Eye Exercise 3:

Close your eyes. Take the heels of both hands and place them just above your cheekbones and cover your eyes.  You’ll want to apply very gentle pressure by just touching your eyelids with the palms of your hands. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

Here’s something important to remember. Wherever your eyes move, your head and body will tend to follow. This is a super ninja tip to remember if you want to be able to carry and move your body well. If you want good posture while you sit or stand or walk, look at something that will allow your body to be more upright and balanced (don’t look down). If you want to do a back tuck (back flip), look up to throw your body upward, spot the ground, then continue looking “upward” to get your body upright during the landing.

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Level of challenge:

Easy to moderate

Benefits:

Helps reduce eye strain

Keeps eye muscles properly functioning in healthy ranges of motion

Allows better circulation of vitreous humor and blood in the eyes

Set-up:

Go outside

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart

Movement:

Close your eyes

Look to your left and let your head turn to the left as well

Hold this position for 5 seconds taking deep breaths the whole time

Make sure you're still continuing to look farther to the left with your eyes gently closed

Repeat this for looking to your right, up, and down with your eyes closed

Then, with eyes still closed, move your eyes in a slow, controlled circle, again taking deep breaths the entire time

Repeat circling the other direction

Recommended use:

Allow approximately 3 minutes to do the following

5 repetitions for each direction

5 circles in each direction

Repeat every hour

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Mobility Exercises for Shoulders & Thoracic Spine

How To Improve Shoulder Mobility and More

People sometimes tell me their shoulders feel tight and ask me for mobility exercises to loosen up their shoulders, but I’m always careful to ask a bunch of questions before suggesting anything or until I’m able to meet with them in person. The reason is that the shoulder joint itself has a wide capacity to move in many directions because it’s in a very shallow “ball & socket” joint and held together by muscles, tendons, & ligaments that aren’t very thick.

This means that the shoulder can be more susceptible to injury especially because we use it so frequently when we use our hands, reach for things, push on things, lift things off the ground or overhead, etc. In addition, the function of the shoulder joint also relies on other body parts to be working properly as well.

For example, when we have more of a hunched over posture, this will limit our ability to reach overhead because the ball of the humerus (upper arm bone) will compress more into the acromion (the roof of the shoulder joint). Also, the rounded upper back will overstretch the muscles along the thoracic spine and weaken them. Another thing that can happen is that our head may be held forward of our shoulders which causes more stress on our neck muscles and joints because they have to work harder to keep our head up.

However, we can counteract all of this by doing today’s shoulder mobility exercise. You’ll learn that there’s a lot more you can accomplish than gain more shoulder flexibility.

BTW, this is another one of those simple-looking exercises, but not so easy to perform. So don’t strain yourself to do it exactly how I demonstrate. Do what you can and as you do it more, you’ll get better.

Here’s to making moves that nourish your life!

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Level of challenge:

Moderate to Challenging

Benefits:

Improve shoulder external rotation muscle contraction

Improve posterior to anterior mobility & endurance of thoracic spine extension

Counteract forward head posture

Strengthen low back and abdominal stability

Set-up:

Stand with feet hip-width apart

Place fingertips touching behind head

If you can be in this position for more than 10 seconds without pain or discomfort, you can proceed with the movement

Movement:

Begin simultaneously to reach your right hand towards your left shoulder and your left hand towards your right shoulder with your right hand moving on top of your left hand

As you do so, keep your head and spine in neutral position, the same position it’s in when you’re standing upright – you should feel your upper back and neck muscles contracting. There should be no pain. If so, stop the exercise.

Also, prevent your low back from curving inward more (increasing lordosis) – you should feel your abdominal muscles contract

Once you’ve reached as far as you can comfortably go, slowly come back to the starting position with your fingertips at the back of your head

Repeat this time with the left hand moving on top of your right hand as you reach for opposite shoulders

Recommended use:

 10 repetitions

Perform at least 3 times a day

Be sure to maintain steady breathing while performing