Motion Sickness Drill

This is my 11 minute workout specifically for motion sickness. I try not to talk in the video. I just kept the sounds of my timer. When I do this workout, I don't even listen to music, so I figured, if you suffer from motion sickness and are doing this workout, you might want the same quiet energy.

I listed the moves below with tips on how I do them. In this workout, I used 15 and 10 lbs. weights and also resistance bands. Choose the resistance that is right for you. This workout strengthens my upper back, shoulders, neck, vestibulo-ocular reflex, and I purposely give myself a little doze of dizziness. This controlled spinning aside from increasing my tolerance , helps me stay calm. I started getting anxious just knowing I have to get into a car and making myself feel a little dizzy not only trains my body, but makes me less fearful.

Ever since I could remember, I’ve always been prone to motion sickness. Yoga, nutrition, sleep, and staying active have kept me from taking pills when traveling in my 20s, 30s, and mid 40s. Recently, I started getting them more often. They are more severe and I started getting vertigo. This routine helps.. If you suffer from motion sickness and vertigo, I hope you find this useful.

Here are the moves with tips:

1. Cat cow: Articulate the movement and go slow.

2. Modified side plank (side A): I like to make circles with my arms and neck.

3. .Modified side plank (side A)

4. Prone arm circles

5. Superman or locust

6. Shoulder shrugs

7. Bent elbow lateral raise

8. Bent over rows

9. Pull-aparts

10. Lateral raise

11. One legged vestibular ocular reflex (side A)

12. One legged vestibular ocular reflex (side B)

13. Figure 8: change directions

14. Plank circles: do clockwise and counter clockwise. Do them slow at first.

15. Plough

16. Seated arm circles

17. Deep breathing