Facial Exercises: The Ultimate Way to Fight the Skin Aging
Fighting skin aging is one of the most common dilemmas that people, most especially women discuss. One way of lessening the lines on your face is doing facial exercises. These exercises can yield great results when executed properly and regularly.
To be able to start the exercise, your face should be properly moisturized. You can do this by rubbing on some facial moisturizer, mineral oil or lubricant. You can also do this by splashing your face with water. Always remember that you should not start with your exercise with a dry skin.
The five main facial areas we would like to focus on this exercise are the muscles surrounding the eyes, chin, neck, mouth and scalp. These exercises will be able to lighten your face and beat those wrinkles in a few days or weeks after regular exercise.
Eye Region
Skin aging around the eye area is very noticeable most especially to stressed and sleep deprived people. Some ways of exercising the muscles around your eyes are: %u2022 Place your fingers in your temples and pull back slightly. %u2022 Close your eyes, fingers still pressed on your temples. %u2022 Repeat the process for about 20 times.
To obtain satisfying results, you can do this for two sets of 20 repetitions every day.
Chin Region
To exercise the chin, lift your lower lip and hold it for about 5 seconds. At this point, you will feel that your chin is slightly protruded upfront. After that pull your chin back, stretching the chin area. Do this exercise for two to three sets of 20 everyday. Always remember to keep your head straight while doing the exercise.
Muscles around the scalp area
This exercise is also a way to minimize the lines on your forehead and lighten up your face. You can do this exercise by raising your eyebrows and holding that position for approximately 2 -3 seconds. You will fill a slight stretch at the upper region of your face. Next, pull back your ear muscles and let the contraction feeling at the back of your forehead hold for about 2 - 3 seconds. By doing this exercise everyday for five minutes, your face will feel a lot lighter.
Mouth Region
This exercise is done in order to obtain a fuller mouth. All you have to do is to place your index fingers inside your mouth and pull your mouth sideways from about a quarter to three eighths of an inch. Wash or clean your hands before doing this exercise. After extending your mouth, contract it until the fingers inside your mouth meet. Do this exercise for 25 to 50 times every day and you'll see the difference!
Neck Region
This exercise will help eliminate the loose skin at the front of your neck and make it look a lot more firm. Tilt your head back, making sure that your chin is positioned slightly upward. Place your tongue at the roof area of your mouth. Hold that position for about two to three seconds and slowly lower down your chin. Make sure that your tongue is still at the top of your mouth.
That's it! Those are just the simple ways to fight skin aging and get rid of wrinkles. Always remember to do these exercises carefully and properly and you'll be good in no time! Most importantly, always smile and stay happy!
Jen Hopkins has worked in the anti wrinkle skin care industry for years. She maintains websites about get rid of double chin, and facial exercise. If you want to contact her, you can use the contact form at one of her sites.
Published February 26th, 2010
Filed in Health