Yoga exercises improve the quality of lunch breaks

As the saying goes,"Spring is sleepy, autumn is sleepy, summer is sleepy." In summer, people always lose their spirits and become even more sleepy at noon. In fact, doing 5 small things during lunch break can change your mental state and finish your work with energy.

1. Go out for some air after lunch. Most of today's office buildings are not well ventilated and have insufficient light. They are easy to feel sleepy and lack calcium when staying inside. Dr. Luo Weifang from China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences suggested that it is best to go out for some air and bask in the sun during lunch break.

2. Try a few yoga moves. Facing the computer for a long time will make your neck and shoulders sore easily. During lunch break, you can do a few yoga moves, which will not only relieve soreness, but also allow you to concentrate and relax during the rest of your work hours. The method is: Raise your right hand above your head, hold it with the other hand, try to pull it to the left, hold it for 5 seconds, and then change hands. You can feel the shoulder muscles contracting and feel the tension on both sides of your waist. Use the mouse. Hand can do it a few more times.

3. Wash your face. Facing a computer, copier, and printer all morning, your face will become sticky. At this time, you might as well use your lunch break to wash your face to let your skin breathe and cheer up.

4. Take a nap. After lunch, in order to ensure the digestion and absorption of food, most of the blood flows to the digestive system, and the blood in the brain is relatively reduced. In addition, after a morning of work or study, brain cells are also in a state of fatigue, so they feel sleepy. Napping can regulate fatigue and make you more energetic.

5.1 minute eye massage. If you stare at the screen for a long time, your eyes will be tired and sour and astringent. Use the noon break time to do a massage to help blood circulation around the eyes. You can also choose an eye mask to eliminate eye fatigue and apply it around the eyes for 15 minutes to allow your eyes to take a nap.

How to nap efficiently

Although napping can effectively relieve fatigue and contribute to health, low efficiency is in vain. How to make naps more efficient? Listen to the advice of Men's Magazine in the United States.

First of all, it is best to choose the time from after lunch to 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when people's mental state is at their lowest point and they are more likely to fall asleep. If you can take a quiet rest for a while, it will be very beneficial to nourishing your heart and nourishing your mind. Second, don't drink too much coffee in the morning and eat too much at lunch, otherwise it will lead to obesity or excessive sugar intake, which will affect sleep. Eating an egg and other foods high in calcium or protein from 10:00 to 11:00 can promote sleep. Third, try to find a dark environment or wear an eye mask to increase the secretion of melatonin, which promotes sleep. Fourth, don't sleep on your stomach, put a U-shaped neck pillow around your neck, put a cushion around your waist, and sleep on your back. Finally, the best time to take a nap is 10-20 minutes. Longer time will make it even more sleepy. (Editor in charge: Jiang Gang)