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IN FLIGHT EXERCISES -Page 1, Page 2, Page 3

To print and take with you on your flight.

LEGS AND FEET

 

Alternately bring knees to chest 5 times

 

Rotate ankles 10 times clockwise and 10 times anticlockwise

 

Spread out toes and bring them towards you then clench and point away.

With feet on floor raise heels then lower. Repeat 20 to 30 times

HEAD AND FACE

With tips of fingers lightly tap top and side of your head With tips of fingers gently massage from temples to jaw Rest head forwards on to thumbs, then squeeze along eyebrows with thumbb and forefinger

Massage with finger from under eyes along cheekbones Massage with finger from either side of nostrils down along upper jaw Massage along lower jaw with finger tips

Rotate jaw circling 5 times left and then right Rotate tip of nose with palm of hand 5 times each direction Firmly pull ears up and down 3 times each. Then rotate forwards

 

'The Little Book of Healthy Flying' - This is a great book, small enough to carry with you in your pocket or handbag and FULL of excellent advise for air travellers, from mid-air exercises to planning your journey and helping you reduce your stress levels when travelling. Written by Physiotherapist Glenda Baum. This book at £3.99 can be purchased from www.amazon.co.uk

Exercises kindly provided by Sonning Common Health Centre, Reading, Berkshire.

In flight exercises for 'stops en route' Page 3......

 

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