Exercise Your Eyes

Your eyes have habits too. Their “computer posture” includes looking at objects on a screen, and that screen usually stays the same distance from your face. Give your eyes a break by picking two objects in your environment, one up close (even closer than your screen) and one as far away as your space allows (maybe down the hall or out the window). Then do visual gymnastics, focusing on the details of the close object for about five seconds, then shifting to the far object and noticing its details for five seconds. Continue back and forth for a minute or two, noticing more details with each shift. For a variation, choose objects to the left and right and equally far away. Try shifting focus with and without moving your face. Then, hold your face still and move your eyes left and right, up and down, and in circles. If you’re feeling adventurous, try moving your eyes in figure eights and enjoy that dizzying view. Your eyes will love it!

Suggestion from Mariah Kaye, Senior Fitness Specialist, offering more fitness choices through MoveAnyWayFitness.com.