CHEEKS
Our poor cheeks always seem to
get a raw deal - they are forever ignored and not
much time spent on them. Hanging
skin forming that hang-dog look around your
cheeks can be most aging, so
here are some facial exercises to lift and firm
the cheeks as well to assist
with that anti-aging and ageless look.
CHEEK (1)
Sit upright facing forward with
lips closed but relaxed. Pucker and pout your lips
using the muscles in your cheeks.
(Feel with your fingers that you are using your
cheek muscles.) Keep it puckered
for a count of 10, relax and repeat 10 times.
CHEEK (2)
Have a relaxed smile with your
lips closed and then suck in your cheeks toward
and on to your teeth. Hold this
for 10 counts, relax and repeat 10 times.
CHEEK (3)
Look in a mirror while doing this
exercise. Pout your top lip, turning the corners
of your lips upwards and move
your cheek muscles towards your eyes. You
should at this stage try to get
your top lip touching your nose. Keep in this
position for 10 counts, relax
and repeat 5 times.
CHEEK (4)
Look in a mirror while doing this
exercise. Smile a wide as possible - while
keeping your lips closed and
your mouth corners turned up. Try to make your
mouth corners touch your ears.
Next wrinkle your nose and see your cheek
muscle move upwards and feel
these muscles work. Keep for 5 counts, relax and
repeat 10 times.
CHEEK (5)
Keep your teeth and lips closed
and blow air under your top lip and keep it there
for 10 counts, then move it to
your left cheek side, hold for 10, to your lower lip,
hold for 10 and then to your
right cheek side while holding it for a count of 10.
Repeat 5 times.
EYES
The skin around the eye is the
thinnest and most fragile skin found on the
body, and wrinkles in this area
causes great aging of the face, as the
eyes are the central point of
focus when people talk to you.
Bags under the eyes also do great
disservice to your looks, creating an
uncared for look. Baggy eyes
can be helped with certain facial eye exercises and
effective skincare gels can go
to some lengths to effectively remove this
problem.
Droopy eyelids can benefit
greatly from ageless anti-aging facial exercises.
EYES (1)
Gently tone the muscles of the
eyes by pressing two fingers on each side of your
head, at the temples, while opening
and closing your eyes rapidly. Repeat 5 times.
EYES (2)
Sit upright with your eyes closed
and relaxed. While keeping your eyes closed the
whole time, first look down and
then look up as far as possible. Repeat the facial
exercise 10 times.
EYES (3)
Sit upright with your eyes closed
and relaxed. Keep your eyes closed while lifting
your eyebrows and stretching
your eyelids down as far as possible. Keep in this
position for 5 counts, relax
and repeat 5 times.
EYES (4)
Sit upright with your eyes relaxed
and open. Lift your eyebrows while closing
your top eyelids until about
halfway closed, then open your eyelid wide open until
the white of your eye shows over
your iris.
EYES (5)
Sit upright looking straight ahead
with your eyes open. Look up then down, while
keeping your head still. Repeat
10 times. Then look left and right - repeat 10 times.
FOREHEAD FACIAL EXERCISES
The area on the forehead, between
the eyebrows, can easily
become lined and full of wrinkles
and facial exercises can be a great help.
FOREHEAD (1)
Frown as much as possible and
try to bring your eyebrows over your eyes while
pulling the eyebrows toward one
another. Then lift your eyebrow as far as
possible while opening your eyes
as far as possible as well. Repeat 5 times.
FOREHEAD (2)
Lie on your bed with your head
hanging over the edge. Lift your eyebrows as high
as possible, with your eyes opening
very wide. Relax and repeat 10 times.
FOREHEAD (3)
Sit upright facing forward and
while bringing your eyebrows down over your
eyes, wrinkle your nose as far
up as possible while flaring your nostrils. Keep for
a count of 10, relax and repeat
5 times. |
