"Library gymnastics first" that exercises daily work of librarians as exercise

With the thought of keeping the disaster prevention awareness by moving the body so as not to weather the memory of the Great East Japan Great Earthquake while incorporating the movement of the work usually done by the people working at the library into gymnastics,Michinoku Library AssociationBut"Library gymnastics first"Was developed. Since the movie is released on YouTube, anyone can learn this gym.

Library gymnastics first 【public ver 01】 - YouTube


The Michinoku Library Association (MULU) who made gymnastics is a community formed on July 7, 2009, centered on university librarians in the Tohoku region.


Gymnastics start from "Campaign to extend arms by imagining morning shelving"


I extend my arms to the left and right



And, "Let's train your legs to press heavy book tracks". It is a movement to push the hand forward by opening the legs back and forth.


"Wrist movement exercising quickly and reliably withdrawing a tuttle". Tuttle is used in libraries and othersMagnetic tapeIt is used for automating lending and returning and preventing theft.


I am turning my wrist


"Motion to imagine the movement of a book and twist alongside the body rhythmically" is a twisting movement that is also performed in ordinary radio exercises.


However, since it is imagining the movement of books, there is also a vertical movement.



"Practice to make a loud voice in preparation for an earthquake"


In the event of an earthquake, heavy bookstands are dangerous in the library. Therefore, I call out to get away from the bookshelf.


"Exercise to twist your body to the book track behind the book that was returned"


"Neck exercise greatly elucidating questions from users at the reference", this is recommended as it is easy to sit down.


From there, "Let's get tired eyes in cataloging work, move to eyelid massage"


And, "Let's turn the shoulder with PC work", if you are an office worker to the exercise everyone should do.


"Bending and stretching exercise of the leg lifting the cardboard box of the donated book", cardboard packed with books is heavy so be careful of the crowding.



"Campaign to unfasten the muscles of the legs stretched by various physical labor", you can understand well that librarians are hard work as you are seeing so far.


"I will take a deep breath at the end and intend to quietly return it so as not to bother the user"



That is the end of gymnastics.