Cardio exercises may not only help you lose weight, but may also be effective as a snoring cure. Losing weight may in fact reduce snoring as well. Besides general exercise, specific exercises to strengthen the jaw, tongue and throat muscles might also cut back on snoring.
Aerobic Exercise
Exercise in general can reduce snoring, according to Dr. Phil. However, exercising in a situation that can cause allergic reactions may worsen snoring. Light to moderate exercise such as walking is better for combating snoring because it is less likely to cause reactions than high intensity exercise such as jogging. Exercising indoors may be an ideal solution because it is a controlled environment that pollen or other irritants won't be able to aggravate you in. Cardio machines like stationary cycles, ellipticals, steppers and treadmills are all options. You may also wish to avoid pools because of the chlorine.
Singing
Singing strengthens the muscles in your throat. You do not have to be a trained singer to use singing to reduce snoring. Sing for 20 minutes daily in the shower, along with the radio or any time throughout the day. Singing songs is fine, but singing the vowels A-E-I-O-U creates the most work for your throat. Songs like the alphabet song or "Old McDonald Had a Farm" that have the vowels in them may work better for you.
The Tongue Thrust
Strengthening your tongue by sticking it out may sound a little silly and certainly goes against what you were told is polite as a child, but snoring isn't exactly polite either. Stick your tongue out as far as you can and as fast as you can repeatedly and then bring it back to rest inside your mouth. Another tongue exercise you can do is to thrust your tongue straight out and then sway it side to side as far as you can. Holding the tongue out and circling it in the air and then around your lips strengthens the tongue in yet another fashion.
The Pencil and the Yawn
The pencil exercise strengthens your jaw by holding a pencil between your teeth. Place a clean pencil horizontally between your top and bottom teeth and hold it there for five minutes. Keep just enough tension in your jaw to hold the pencil in place. You should not leave indentations on the pencil because you held it too tightly. After removing the pencil, open your mouth into a big yawn and hold for a few seconds. This should feel good after holding the pencil.
