Writers are a sedentary bunch. We’d much rather sit at our desks and write than do anything else. Preferably with a cuppa and a bickie. Here’s the rub though — your brain (the one that comes up with all of those amazing ideas that you can’t wait to explore) needs oxygen. For oxygen to travel to your brain, the blood needs to flow… and instead it’s just sitting there, pooling in your feet as you sit and type.
So how to rectify that? Following are six simple exercises that you can do to help with blood flow, aching muscles and brain fog, all in those breaks where you’re thinking of what to write next. They can be done in any order, all together, or singly, but for ease of writing I am going to go from top to bottom.
All of these should be repeated five times.
1) Roll your head forward and rest your chin on your chest, then roll your head backwards and look at the ceiling. Try to keep your shoulders down. Lay your head on your shoulder and repeat on the other side. Try to touch your ear to your shoulder, but don’t worry if you can’t.
2) Raise your arms and put them straight out to your sides, then raise them upwards until your palms touch over your head. Lower your arms and repeat, but place the backs of your hands together this time.
3) Repeat the last exercise, but when your arms are over our head, twist your spine (gently) from side to side.
4) Raise your knees and bring your thighs together. This one can be done ten times.
5) Lean back in your chair then raise and lower each leg in turn.
B B B B Bonus Round:
This is an alternate number five.
Raise and lower both legs together ten times.
That’s it for this time.
Now get back to writing!
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