Facial muscles are attached directly to your skin and other facial muscles, and when the muscles lose tone it can cause a dropping or sagging appearance. Exercises that engage the facial muscles help keep the muscles tone for a tighter, higher appearance. Facial exercises help reduce stress in the face that can cause tension to pull the face down. Learning to relax the facial muscles can give an instant lift, according to Giaim.com's article "Facial Yoga: Fountain of Youth?"
Head Down Triangle
The head down triangle, or head to heels exercise, engages the facial muscles while inverting gravitation pull on the face. Begin this exercise standing with your feet a foot wider than shoulder-width apart and your shoulders upright over your hips. Inhale and reach the arms up toward the ceiling, clasp the fingers and hands together, exhale and extend the arms straight in front of you. Extend your arms down toward the floor as you roll your torso down one vertebrae at a time beginning with your head. Hold the pose with your head pointed down toward the floor, keeping your knees slightly bent. Inhale and place your thumbs on your chin and your fingers on your cheeks, hold for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Release your hands back to the floor and slowly roll up on vertebrae at a time beginning with your tailbone.
Chin to Ceiling Lift
The chin to ceiling lift exercise engages the muscles of the face and elongates the neck muscles. Begin this exercise standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, in proper posture, shoulders upright over your hips. Pull your bottom lip up over your top lip, inhale and tilt your head back, lifting your chin toward the ceiling. Exhale and push the chin up toward the ceiling further. Keeping the lower lip over the upper lip, release your head back to neutral alignment. Repeat this movement 5 to 8 times.
Move Your Mouth
The move your mouth exercise engages the muscles of the cheeks and around the lips. Begin this exercise sitting or standing in proper posture, shoulders upright over your hips, and down away from your ears. Inhale and relax the entire face, keeping your lips together and teeth apart. Inhale and push your lips as far to your right as you can, hold for five to eight counts and bring them back to center. Inhale and push your lips as far to your left as you can, hold for five to eight counts and bring them back to center. Repeat the entire sequence 10 to 12 times.
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