In health, there is a simple rule, the more you use and exercise your muscles, the fitter they get irrespective of age. The same logic applies to the eye muscles as well. We need to train them for strength and better focus which is why these 13 well researched eye activity and exercises are recommended as a daily routine.
1Close your eyes
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During the day, our delicate eyes are processing millions of data in seconds without us even realizing it. Needless to say, we do feel eye strain at the end of the day or even during the day in extreme conditions. What you can do here is to close your eye and rest for few minutes, once every 2-3 hrs whether at home or work. This would rejuvenate your eyes.
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2Take of your spectacles for a few minutes
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If you wear glasses and need it all the time for your work or you’re basic functioning, well make a point to take them off for at least few minutes in a day to relax and close the nerves which are tensed while you wear them. Glasses are complete NO-NO in bed when lights are dimmed and you need to sleep.
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3Eye massage
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Regular eye massage does wonders to people who wear glasses as their eye muscles are usually to strained and hardened. There is a pattern to do it properly in circular motions. Follow the patterns and your eyes will relax immediately. Use your middle and index fingers while gently pressing the points and in no case, it should be hard pressed so that you experience pain.
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4Focusing on distant images
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Well contrary to the popular belief that you must walk on soft grass in a park or soft sand on a beach and focus on the grass which soothes your eye muscles, this is just a myth. You should focus as far as you can in the distance so as to increase the vista of your vision.
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