Sea Sickness Prevention Exercise

[@jamescobrien]

Lean into the waves angle to remain verticle. Back and forth, side to side, up and down. If you hold onto the rail, and be stiff, you'll get sick because the waves are rocking you. Instead, rock opposite the way of the angle of tilt. With sea legs you can sit, lay down, doesn't matter, just roll back and forth opposite way of the wave. Keep knees bent and relax yourself, let your body naturally keep verticle balance.

[@joeh773]

This work for me on a big boat/ship or a city bus, I stand up, try to stay loose with knees slightly bent, anticipate the vehicle movement and move against it to stay vertical. Hard to do in a car, cable car, or small boat (not that I have much experience boating, regrettably I shy away anticipating getting sick), gotta try to other remedies from cap. Lang's vids!

[@dseakin]

What a great video to send to people who want to come down and go sailing, but are afraid of getting sea sick. Most people wait until they are at the boat, and then take a pill. Now, they will be getting a link to this video ahead of time. Thanks.

[@MichelleOBrien-b1y]

I did this a few times a day for 2 weeks prior to getting on the boat. We've been sailing for over 4 weeks now and I haven't been sick at all. I felt some slight queasiness but I was down in the galley at the time. Thanks for the great info

[@SRH420ful]

solved my very bad sea sickness problem yesterday. In the Kayak coming home from fishing just staring at the horizon did the trick deep breaths and munching on trail mix

[@gabeestrada8854]

desperate times. i applied for a job on a cruise ship and have been researching on this just case I need it. Thank you for this.

[@evanbetter]

I really like your short and comprehensive videos! thanks for this one, gonna try it with my crew! 👍🏻 all the best!

[@koffibanan3099]

You seem like a really nice guy! I don't suffer too much from motion sickness, but next time somebody comes along, I'll refer them to your video! Thanks!!

[@davecopp9356]

You are wise because you can put the truth in short and easy to understand words and videos. Thank you very much for your work. God bless.

[@jholly5747]

I never had a problem with motion sickness until I had a stroke. Maybe something happened in my brain when I had the stroke and then altered my brain so that now I feel very ill when getting in a car. I just threw up yesterday after being on, the car for just over half an hour. I felt really queasy and then I was starting to throw up while I was in the car, not a pleasant thing. I have a long road trip plan end of November 2024 and I will also be getting on a ferry for eight hours.hopefully I can try these exercises before my chip and that will help with my craziness, nauseous and vomiting.

[@waltsmith4912]

Never heard of this, but I see why it should work! Good thinking, thanks.

[@videog7747]

Thank you for another informative video, Cap'n! I cannot wait to try this out on my daughter.

[@789train]

interestingly enough i got in car wreck, went to neurologist. after tests, my inner ear on one side was messed up the prescribed solution was regular trips to physical therapy where movements a lot like your exercises are done. thanks for great vids !

[@lutzeichacker3278]

Very motivating video. Well described. Thank you. Will do this every day from now on to get over it

[@tbennett.georgia]

My wife and I will be taking sailing lessons in July. We will give your exercises and tips a try and report back to you.

[@CaptainLang]

Thank you! So far it has worked for the very few who have tried it.

[@oceanmark2960]

Thanks for great tips...this small fishing boat also

[@ManeaSayal]

Many thanks captain Lang .. I have a trip after 2 weeks and I’ll try the exercise .. I’ll keep you posted ..

[@raulosorio8337]

How’s it go

[@zolongOne]

Did it go well?

[@nancytran5074]

Wow...wow...will try Captain Lang.. Thank you for sharing 👍👍

[@lancebrown5277]

Great Video, Thanks for sharing it. But I'm here dying laughing! 😅🤣😂 Because @ the video time frame 5:10 your face pops in front and center, and you say. "Make sure to do these exercises for two weeks prior to going out on the boat! LOL I am going out with treasure salvagers, off the Treasure Coast, TOMORROW. Yeah I'll be up all night doing these exercises LOL

[@CaptainLang]

I'm sorry you don't have the time to do the exercise properly however you can use the deep slow breathing part of the exercise to help if you start feeling ill.

[@lancebrown5277]

@@CaptainLang I did the exercises through the night and took Dramamine before going to bed. Got in the morning and took a second Dramamine got on the boat off the Treasure Coast in Florida was out half the day in 3' swells in a 24' tri hull got bounced around and was great! Never experienced sea sickness. But all the other times I went out got sick every time.

[@jebbryant6522]

Great vid man. Very informative and quite easy to understand

[@CaptainLang]

Glad you liked it!

[@alanbenedict6022]

I don't get sea sick easily but I will have my wife try this out before we go out on a boat again.

[@iknownothing-49]

I just started. Hope it works. I’m not going on a boat but I get motion sickness on cars

[@galshir-ran636]

Did it work?

[@tracenewman1604]

I want to add this bc I found something that works for me and hopefully it works for anyone out there. I’m very prone to getting sea sick I have thrown up almost every time I’ve been on a boat besides the past 3 times. Idk why this works but if you take Dramamine less drowsy 2 hours before your trip and then take a Dramamine nausea medicine pill right as you’re getting on the boat it makes it to where I can ride any boat and I am never sick after that. Just make sure you eat before taking medicine. Also it gets rid of anxiety for some reason idky but it calms you down a lot and you don’t have a worry in the world. Ik this works for me but hopefully it works for everyone out there that easily gets sea sick like me.

[@CaptainLang]

@tracenewman1604 It is my recommendation to take it the night before. In your case, you might try taking one the night before and then 1 just before you leave on the boat. Just be careful if you take it the night before, and you intend to drive, as it might make you drowsy.

[@stustecker5397]

Nice job Captain Lang!

[@lmlmtthws694]

My time on the water began before the age of 5, so the motions are very normal and familiar. Plus since I saw your video I realized the breathing exercise has been in my toolbox since before I can remember. End result, never seasick, even in Gale conditions. I still cannot ride anything that makes me dizzy however, that is instant incapacitation, so no motion sickness immunity here.

[@AhmadJangali]

If the goal is to create vertigo, we can stand without turning and hold our head down and turn up and down,turn 360, we can increase the speed, we can also turn in our place. do you think this one can work too?

[@johnhansenglishforgermans6166]

Thank you for the video, Your advice certainly makes a lot of sense. I was just wondering if as you say the reason for being sick is because you are not used to the unfamiliar motion then What affect would closing your eyes at sometime during the exercise have. Obviously you don't want to end up falling and hurting yourself. Also what about the psychology of the situation. If you are the type of person who always say to themselves " when I go by sea I get sea sick " then the chances are you will be seasick. Would having a (mantra) a saying which you repeat help you stop being seasick. Something like " Ok I have done the exercise I am used to the motion of the sea I am fine i can cope with it ! It doesn't bother me!

[@CaptainLang]

Closing your eyes will not help. Part of sea sickness is the disconnect between what you're seeing and what you are feeling motionwise. If you turn your head rapidly or look quickly from one side to the side your brain blanks out the blur that you would normally see. This is a little bit the equivalent of closing your eyes. My exercise does an excellent job of slashing the inner ear and the visual sensations from head movement to simulate the experience of being out on the ocean. Thinking you're going to get sick makes you very nervous when you're at sea which contributes to sea sickness and that's why I have my breathing exercise to calm you down.

[@SRH420ful]

Capt Lang greetings from Florida. My sea sickness starts in my kayak after fishing on the way home, seems so hard to shake that sensation, any suggestions please, Thanx Dave

[@CaptainLang]

You might try a ginger pill and some seven up (Preferably a non-caffeinated carbonated drink)

[@MrSamueltsao]

Thanks for the sharing! I am an oceanography student who desperately need to overcome seasickness to carry on my research. I am currently training on your advice. May I ask if I can manage spinning 5 times slowly without feeling dizzy, is spinning faster more effective on building up my ability to endure tough weather on sea? or spinning more times but still slowly?

[@CaptainLang]

no,spinning faster will not be better...More turns are better. Be sure to do the exercise at least once a day.

[@skateboardcraze]

Beer makes me calm and warm inside ;)

[@yazzy1979]

I guess I have landsickness? When I get off the boat I still feel the rocking for a long period of time maybe two weeks it’s almost like I have vertigo

[@CaptainLang]

While I never get seasick after a long voyage I too get that feeling that I'm still at sea when I get back to shore.

[@yazzy1979]

@@CaptainLang Exactly what happens it still feels like I’m rocking when I get on land I believe it’s called landsickness I hope these exercises possibly work for that

[@CaptainLang]

@@yazzy1979 Land sickness is caused by an overstemulation of the inner ear canal. Because my exercise stimulates the inner ear canal I suspect it will not work. If you give it a try please let me know your results. Thank you.

[@MartinKralev88]

Did anyone who have had seasickness tested the exercise? Did it help?

[@CaptainLang]

Only one KZbin viewer said it worked. It worked for several friends that did it in preparation for the video. I have no reports of it failing. I am disappointed in how few people have reported back.

[@saikatsingha1560]

Can I practice it daily?

[@CaptainLang]

Yes... every day is great.

[@jeanmacs1968]

Ok

[@willyum1208]

seasickness is not caused by motion alone as your exercises suggest. Seasickness is caused by your inner ear interpreting your surroundings differently that what your eyes are seeing. These two differing stimuli cause your body to want to vomit. Its thought this is a defensive mechanism/adaptation developed millions of years ago by the body to expel poisonous food (poisonous mushrooms etc) that causes dizziness and vertigo, the same sensations experienced while in the cabin of a sailboat. Your exercises do not simulate this environment, there are no conflicting stimuli, even if you close your eyes, which neither of you do anyway.

[@CaptainLang]

I have made several people sea sick over doing my exercise! My exercise does cause conflict between the eyes and inner ear as the fluid in inner ear is sloshed by the head movement and the eyes seeing slow rotation. If you watch the "Mythbusters" episode on seasickness they use a similar motion to test seasickness cures. If you did not test my exercise your self I hope you will. Years of research and experimentation has gone into this.

[@halo9lady]

Nope, you’re totally wrong.

[@willyum1208]

@@halo9lady a very thorough and detailed reply, thank you.