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Vision Therapy

March 18, 2021 by Sandy Filed Under: Blog Leave a Comment

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Vision Therapy


About six years ago, I had a choice of reading glasses or vision therapy.  My vision was at 20/25.  I chose and completed three months of vision therapy. My vision improved to 20/15 (better than 20/20)  and my depth perception also improved. I  am happy with my decision.

There were people of all ages at these classes, but many were children, as the vision therapy can make a huge difference in school and sports.

My doctor prescribed twenty minutes of reading per day and a vision exercise to be completed daily also. I have not been religious about keeping up with this, but usually manage to complete these tasks twice a week.

I recommend that you try to look away from your computer, phone, tablet or book at least every two pages or five minutes, whichever applies and look out at the farthest distance you can see. In a room, it may be a corner, but if you are lucky enough to be near a window, it may be a cloud or mountaintop. After this rest your eyes for a few seconds, closing and relaxing them. I’ve read that imagining blackest black (I always think of black velvet) is a quick way to relax the eyes.

I highly recommend the work of Dr. Jacob Liberman, who is the man who trained my doctor and is a pioneer in vision therapy. His book, Take Off Your Glasses and See, is fascinating and is what spurred me to try vision therapy. The book is full of interesting information–did you know that your vision can be affected by stress? Did you know that your results on a vision test will vary throughout the day? The book is so good, that I may have to revisit it in another blog post.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Push Ups and Planks

October 7, 2020 by Sandy Filed Under: Blog Leave a Comment

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“My husband and I do the planks together, because misery loves company. “

Push Ups and Planks

My exercise routine has varied a lot over the years. I recall one year in high school where I ran every day–rain, snow, wind and even fog. I miss those days and I hope to run again eventually.

My current routine involves doing push ups and planks once a week, doing some stretching twice a week and a daily walk.

These are the traditional push ups, not on the knees. As much as I dread push up day and plank day, I will keep doing them, because of how much they help my body.

My goal is to eventually be able to do 50 push ups straight. I am at 30 straight now and then I finish up with 20 more if I am feeling strong or I break it up into 15 plus however many I think I can do (usually 7 or so). I finish with a 2:45 wall-sit.

My husband and I do the planks together, because misery loves company. We do two 1:13 front planks, one 1:35 reverse plank and two :45 second side planks on both sides. We are not really sure what the goal is, but we add on 5 seconds to the time when we feel up to it.

I guess the point of this post is to encourage you to start on your own body weight exercise routine. The work is challenging, but so good for you. Just start easy and slowly increase, you will be surprised how much definition you will begin to see in your body.

This article lists 15 reasons why they are beneficial, including mental health and the fact that you can do them almost anywhere. https://fitactiveliving.com/benefits-of-bodyweight-exercises/

 

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