10 Simple and Relaxing Exercises for Your Eyes

<div id="js-block-5951960" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i-Rh8PybPdQ/WO-1a8fbL-I/AAAAAAAAB6s/b5I0jgdVE64COrutI7b-_ygFZpf0ggd8ACLcB/s1600/preview-12155860-650x341-98-1488787196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i-Rh8PybPdQ/WO-1a8fbL-I/AAAAAAAAB6s/b5I0jgdVE64COrutI7b-_ygFZpf0ggd8ACLcB/s400/preview-12155860-650x341-98-1488787196.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 16px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 16px;"> Endless hours sat in front of a computer or TV can be really bad for your eyes. Dryness, itchiness, headaches — sounds familiar? Unfortunately, not all of us can afford to regularly go offline for a much needed break.</div> </div> <div id="js-block-5952010" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 16px;"> And so we at <strong>Bright Side</strong> decided to start small, and found ten simple exercises for your eyes, that you can do with no fuss in under 15 minutes. Try doing them at least from time to time, and you’ll really notice the difference!</div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 16px;"> <br /></div> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WSr-kuz8E4k/WO-zqZUIGyI/AAAAAAAAB6E/OvoNyIMXeF0VEUdiuZrNF0UkMyXy2zf9ACLcB/s1600/1639105-188-1461916645-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WSr-kuz8E4k/WO-zqZUIGyI/AAAAAAAAB6E/OvoNyIMXeF0VEUdiuZrNF0UkMyXy2zf9ACLcB/s1600/1639105-188-1461916645-1.jpg" /></a>Gaze into the darkness</h3> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <em>(It’s not as ominous as it sounds.)</em> Put your elbows on the table. Close your eyes and cup them with your palms. Relax and gaze into the darkness. Hold this position for a couple of minutes.</div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QhH1VlKna5k/WO-zy_zEjXI/AAAAAAAAB6I/QnrX9MRjDgkPwmlW9SuUJsQZuVIsihSwQCLcB/s1600/1638955-188-1461916645-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QhH1VlKna5k/WO-zy_zEjXI/AAAAAAAAB6I/QnrX9MRjDgkPwmlW9SuUJsQZuVIsihSwQCLcB/s1600/1638955-188-1461916645-2.jpg" /></a>Side to Side Eye Movement</h3> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> Stand or sit up straight. Look straight ahead. Without moving your head, look to the left. Focus on what you see. Then look to the right and focus on what you see. Move your eyes from side to side five times. Repeat the cycle three times.</div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <br /></h3> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <br /></h3> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <br /></h3> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6p9aqIEFN7A/WO-z7IT3utI/AAAAAAAAB6M/nm6ejGMdejITWjQRzKm7wGlnSHzTVlRrgCLcB/s1600/1638355-188-1461916645-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6p9aqIEFN7A/WO-z7IT3utI/AAAAAAAAB6M/nm6ejGMdejITWjQRzKm7wGlnSHzTVlRrgCLcB/s1600/1638355-188-1461916645-3.jpg" /></a>Up and Down Eye Movement</h3> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> Sit up straight and look ahead. Then look up and focus on what you see. Look down. Don’t be afraid to wrinkle your forehead or frown. Look up and down five times. Repeat the entire cycle three times.</div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I2e74EifDZM/WO-0FeCH0kI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/oE_0mWY-mvQEm9VNbQ5zA8gSmCHUrcgAwCLcB/s1600/1638305-188-1461916645-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I2e74EifDZM/WO-0FeCH0kI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/oE_0mWY-mvQEm9VNbQ5zA8gSmCHUrcgAwCLcB/s1600/1638305-188-1461916645-4.jpg" /></a>Moving Your Eyes Diagonally</h3> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> Look straight ahead. Look down and to the left. Then move your eyes diagonally and look up and to the right. Focus on what you see. Repeat the exercise five times, then look straight ahead and do the same cycle in the other direction. Repeat the entire cycle three times.</div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <br /></h3> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <br /></h3> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <br /></h3> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xh0WSlxpStc/WO-0S3rk5NI/AAAAAAAAB6U/9_N-pNRG7xMkN4RB17qXqokwXEkqdGW-gCLcB/s1600/1638155-188-1461916645-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xh0WSlxpStc/WO-0S3rk5NI/AAAAAAAAB6U/9_N-pNRG7xMkN4RB17qXqokwXEkqdGW-gCLcB/s1600/1638155-188-1461916645-5.jpg" /></a>Rolling Your Eyes in a Circle</h3> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> Sit up straight and relax. Look to the left and slowly roll your eyes in a circle clockwise. Do it clockwise five times and then counterclockwise five times. Repeat the entire cycle three times.</div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MgKPNLI0N34/WO-0aujkgoI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/fwrgSTzRTjIlhIMxOoQS9fqnZt3nRGDSQCLcB/s1600/1638255-188-1461916645-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MgKPNLI0N34/WO-0aujkgoI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/fwrgSTzRTjIlhIMxOoQS9fqnZt3nRGDSQCLcB/s1600/1638255-188-1461916645-6.jpg" /></a>Near and Far Focus</h3> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> Focus your eyes on a pencil or any other nearby object. It should be 20-30 cm away from your eyes. Then look at something distant. Focus on that and try to see it in detail. Then look at the pencil again. Change your focus five times. Repeat this cycle three times.</div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7a6KC-XBstY/WO-0wuntAFI/AAAAAAAAB6g/uLLt3scGQAQ1TYL4r6zOJvS7BLnFAh_iACLcB/s1600/1638555-188-1461916645-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7a6KC-XBstY/WO-0wuntAFI/AAAAAAAAB6g/uLLt3scGQAQ1TYL4r6zOJvS7BLnFAh_iACLcB/s1600/1638555-188-1461916645-7.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a>Concentration #1</h3> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> Sit up straight. Look straight ahead. Gaze at the point between your eyebrows. Focus on what you see for a few seconds. Then look ahead again. Gaze at the point between your eyebrows. Change this focus five times. Repeat this cycle three times.</div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DiTu6F7AaVM/WO-0mrIoTXI/AAAAAAAAB6c/oC0JAbFWld4c0dg3EqiSP7hkjRfduMD3wCLcB/s1600/1638805-188-1461916645-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DiTu6F7AaVM/WO-0mrIoTXI/AAAAAAAAB6c/oC0JAbFWld4c0dg3EqiSP7hkjRfduMD3wCLcB/s1600/1638805-188-1461916645-8.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <span style="font-size: 26px;">Concentration #2</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> Sit up straight. Look straight ahead. Gaze at the tip of your nose for a few seconds. Then look ahead again. Change this focus five times. Repeat the entire cycle three times.</div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-warMSSwMxrQ/WO-0_kmF0aI/AAAAAAAAB6k/KIzBgJp879cb_5XgBkd0yj37wo5rxoUcACLcB/s1600/1638855-188-1461916645-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-warMSSwMxrQ/WO-0_kmF0aI/AAAAAAAAB6k/KIzBgJp879cb_5XgBkd0yj37wo5rxoUcACLcB/s1600/1638855-188-1461916645-9.jpg" /></a></div> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> Massage #1</h3> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> Close your eyes. Then squeeze your eyes tightly shut for two to three seconds. Relax the muscles around your eyes. Squeeze your eyes shut again. Repeat ten times.</div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> <br /></div> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <br /></h3> <div> <br /></div> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <br /></h3> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <br /></h3> <h3 class="block-book-title" style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JcauEUlJ1Pc/WO-1G3IbB9I/AAAAAAAAB6o/LqN6-oHOESoEhMGxYtmDgjIE_jXJEBNGgCLcB/s1600/1639155-188-1461916645-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JcauEUlJ1Pc/WO-1G3IbB9I/AAAAAAAAB6o/LqN6-oHOESoEhMGxYtmDgjIE_jXJEBNGgCLcB/s1600/1639155-188-1461916645-10.jpg" /></a>Massage #2</h3> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> Close your eyes. Gently massage your eyelids with circular motions. Press lightly. Don’t try to press too hard. Make ten circular movements, first clockwise, then counterclockwise.</div> </div>

10 Simple and Relaxing Exercises for Your Eyes

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