Exercises To Tighten Chin Line

A firm jaw and tight chin line speaks volumes. As you age, the line between your chin and your neck may begin to sag, resulting in a double chin. While your chin line is largely due to your age, weight and genetics, facial exercises may help tone your chin, jaw and neck muscles.

Tapping Method

Massage stimulates circulation to keep your complexion clear and to flush away toxins. To perform this exercise, quickly and lightly tap just under your chin with the back of your hand. This will tighten the chin line and boost circulation. Tap upward along your jaw line toward your ears, up your face and around your mouth in a clockwise, then counterclockwise direction. Now place the soft pads of your fingers under your cheekbones and massage backwards toward you ear.

Chin Up

This exercise works to tighten the chin line by toning the skin and muscles around your chin. It helps to eliminate double chin and reduce skin sag. Hold both of your hands in front of your face with your palms facing each other. Bend your fingers in so they form a table and rest your chin on that table. Smile widely, and open your mouth. Thrust your lower jaw out while extending your tongue up to the roof of your mouth. Now curl your tongue so the bottom of it lies on the roof of your mouth. Resist the movement of your jaw by pressing against your chin with the "table" created by your hands. Your jaw should be tense throughout the exercise, resisting at all times in order to work all the small muscles in your chin.

Chewing

Chewing works your jaw and the small muscles in your throat and chin to help tighten the chin line. Sit up straight and tilt your head up so you are looking at the ceiling. Close your mouth, but keep your lips relaxed. Begin moving your jaw in a circular motion, as if you are chewing a tough piece of meat. The muscles in the front of your neck and around your throat will tense and relax as they contract. Repeat 20 times daily.

Front of Neck

This exercise tightens the rope-like muscle situated at the front of the neck to help reduce skin sag and tighten your chin line. Lie face up on your bed, with your head and neck hanging off the side of the bed. Use your neck muscles to slowly lift your head up toward your torso. Hold for 10 seconds, relax, and return your head to the starting position. Repeat five times.

References

• iVillage: Give your face a work out
• The Eigard Method: Chin Up
• Natural Holistic Health: Exercises for a Double Chin