Face Exercises For Facial Weight Loss

Facial exercises tone and tighten the muscles of the face for a smoother, tighter appearance. Since spot reducing is not possible, ACE Fitness suggests that to lose excess fat in the face and neck requires you to drop overall body fat. To effectively lose weight in your face, combine a healthy diet with daily cardiovascular and strength-training exercises with facial-toning exercises for best results. "Carole Maggio Facercise" author, Carole Maggio, suggests doing your facial-toning exercises daily one to two times a day.

Open Face

The open-face or free-your-tongue exercise is a facial yoga move that engages every muscle in your face and can flush out toxins from your eyes. Begin this exercise sitting or standing in neutral spinal alignment, shoulders over hips and down away from your ears. Inhale and relax your face, exhale and open your mouth as wide as you can, stick out your tongue and hold for 60 seconds. Inhale and come back to a neutral face. Repeat this exercise three to five times.

Cheek Bounce

The cheek bounce is a theater face warm-up exercise that engages the muscles of the cheeks. This exercise is effective for giving the appearance of lifting the cheeks. Begin sitting or standing in neutral alignment. Inhale, relax your shoulders away from your ears and relax your entire face. Slowly lift your right cheek up to your right eye, keeping your left cheek still. Release the right cheek and lift the left cheek, keeping the right cheek still. Repeat this alternating movement a total of 10 times on each side.

Lift and Smooth

The lift-and-smooth exercise engages the muscles of the neck and jaw. This exercise is effective for tightening the jawline and front of neck. Begin standing with your feet shoulder-width apart and back in neutral alignment. Relax your face and shoulders, clench your back teeth slightly and press your tongue to the roof of your mouth. Inhale and lift your chin toward the ceiling; hold for five to eight counts. Lower your chin back to neutral alignment, holding your tongue and teeth up and tight. Repeat the lift 10 to 12 times.