You cannot lose weight from one part of the body, according to Penn State's Strength and Fitness program. To lose fat from your face, you must eat healthier and commit to an exercise program. Your exercise program should consist of both aerobic exercise and strength training exercise. When you include face-thinning exercises in your strength training routine, you begin to add definition to your face as you lose weight.
Baby Bird
The Baby Bird exercise, a facial yoga position, helps prevent the formation of jowls and firms the muscles along the neck and jaw line, according to "Facial Yoga," an article on the Time magazine website. Tilt your head up and to the left while pressing your tongue firmly against the roof of your mouth. Swallow and hold for five to 10 seconds. Keep your jaw shut throughout exercise. Repeat on the right side by looking up and to the right. Continue alternating sides until you have completed five repetitions on each side.
Lip Hold
The Lip Hold exercise strengthens the muscles around your lips, as well as helps tone your cheeks. While keeping your teeth clenched slightly, place a popsicle stick or other flat stick between your lips. Prevent the stick from falling by tensing your lips around it. The Ohio State University Medical Center suggests trying to hold the stick in place for a minimum of one minute. If this exercise becomes easy for you, attempt to move your mouth from side to side while holding the stick in place.
Eye Press
The Eye Press helps tone the muscles in the upper part of your cheeks and around your eyes. Hold your eyes tightly shut for 10 to 15 seconds. Open your eyes as wide as possible and hold them open for 10 to 15 seconds. Repeat five to 10 times.
Cheek Puff
The Cheek Puff exercise will help you thin your cheeks. Take a deep breath and push your cheeks full of air to puff them out. Continue to hold the air in your cheeks by tightening your lips, according to the Ohio State University Medical Center. Hold the air in both cheeks for five seconds. Let the air out. Take a second deep breath and puff air into your left cheek. Keep the air in your left cheek by tightening the muscles in your right cheek. Hold for five seconds. Press the air into your right cheek by relaxing the muscles in your right cheek and tightening the muscles in your left cheek. Hold for five seconds. Repeat five times in each cheek.
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