To lose facial fat you will need to lose overall body fat by eating a healthy diet low in saturated fats and exercising daily. Adding daily facial exercises to your daily workout will help tone and tighten the face for a smoother overall appearance. Practicing facial exercises can also help release stress and tension that is associated with tension headaches. When performing facial exercises keep your breathing steady to allow proper flow of oxygen and relax your neck and shoulders.
Eyebrow Lift and Frown
The eyebrow lift and frown works the muscles around the eyes, the forehead and the cheeks. Begin this exercise sitting or standing in a relaxed position with your shoulders down away from your ears. Inhale and open your eyes as wide as you can, lifting your eyebrows up toward your forehead. Relax your face from the eyes down as you do this movement and hold for three to five seconds. Exhale and relax your eyes, lower your eyebrows and frown by pulling the corners of your lips down toward the floor, and hold for three to five seconds. Relax the movement back to neutral and repeat 10 to 12 times.
Neck Lift
The neck lift exercise helps tighten the muscles and skin under the chin on the neck, turkey neck or waddle. Sit in correct posture with your shoulders upright over your hips and your head in a neutral forward-facing position. Lift your chin up toward the ceiling at a 45-degree angle; if you feel stress in the back of your neck you are lifting up too high. Press your middle and index fingers gently against the hollow part of your throat and clench your back teeth together. Hold this position and press your tongue to the roof of your mouth feeling the muscles in your jaw and neck engage; hold the muscle contraction for five to six seconds and release. Repeat the movement 10 to 12 times.
Open--Close
This facial yoga exercise engages the entire face and clears toxins. Begin the open--close sitting in a comfortable position with your shoulders upright over your hips and your head in a forward neutral position. Inhale and open your eyes and mouth as wide as you can while sticking out your tongue. Visualize your face stretching from the ceiling to the floor and hold for five to eight seconds. Release the pose on the exhale, closing your face as tight as possible. For the closed position shut your eyes as tight as possible, squeeze your lips together as tight as possible and visualize your forehead and chin pinching together at your nose; hold for five to eight seconds. The movements in this exercise flow one into the other without pause, inhale, open, exhale, close. Repeat the entire sequence 15 to 20 times.
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