Your eyes work a lot throughout the day. Using the phone and computer has become an integral part of our lives. Moreover, we also spend time watching television and doing other activities that put stress on our eyes.
This is why it is essential to relax your eyes after a stressful activity. Otherwise, your eye health can be affected negatively, and your eyesight can become weaker, along with other eye problems.
But how to relax the eyes and make them strong? Here are a few exercises that you can perform for this purpose.
#10 – Move Your Eyes from Side to Side
Keep your head still, and move your eyes from one side to another. Keep your focus on what you see during this exercise. Repeat it five times, and perform three sets. Your eye muscles will get stronger.
#9 – Move Your Eyes from Upwards to Downwards
Look upward, and then slowly move your eyes downward. Repeat this from downwards to upwards as well. Do not move your head, only your eyes should move. Repeat this exercise five times, and perform it in three sets.
#8 – Move Your Eyes Diagonally
Again, you have to keep your head still and try to move your eyes diagonally. First, look up and left, and then move your eyes down and to the right. Repeat this in the other direction too. You should do this for five times in three sets.
#7 – Move Your Eyes in a Circle
Yes, this is also an exercise. Try to move your eyes in a circle in both clockwise and anticlockwise directions. Make five circles. Repeat in two sets.
#6 – Stare in the Dark
Sit down, relax, close your eyes, cover them with your hands, and try to stare in the darkness. Do it for a good minute or two minutes. You can repeat it many times a day.
#5 – Change Focus from Far to Near Object
Decide a near object. You can hold a pen and focus on its tip or simply focus on your fingertips. The close object should be kept at a distance of about 20-30cm from your eyes in the center. Now decide a distant object. It can obtain your wall clock. Look at the wall clock or any distant object, focus on it, and then shift your focus to your near object. Repeat it five times in three sets.
#4 – Concentrate on the Point Between Your Eyebrows
Look forward and then slowly move your eyes to focus on the point between your eyebrows. Stay in this position for a few seconds, and then bring your eyes back to the initial position. Repeat this five times in three sets.
#3 – Concentrate on the Tip of Your Nose
Look straight forward, and then slowly move your gaze towards the tip of your nose. Stare there for some time. Try to focus. Then shift your gaze back to the initial position. Repeat this five times in three sets too.
#2 – Squeeze Your Eyes
Sit down and relax. Now close your eyes and squeeze them. Stay in this position for a few seconds. Now relax your eyes and open them. Repeat the whole exercise. Do it for ten times.
#1 – Massage Your Eyes
Sit down in a relaxed position. Now close your eyes, and massage your eyelid gently in a circular motion. Do it in a clockwise manner, and then repeat it in an anticlockwise direction. Do this massage for a few minutes, and ensure that you do not apply excessive pressure.
