Whether through age, lifestyle choices or environmental factors, it is an unfortunate fact of life that our faces sag, wrinkle and develop hollows as we get older. When your skin begins to sag and wrinkle, hollows can form as our skin sinks into the depressions left by our skeletal structure. The good news is that with exercise, you can fill in some of these hollows and develop a firmer, more youthful-looking face.
Jowl Lift
This exercise can help tone and tighten the skin along your jaw line to firm your skin and get rid of that sunken "chicken neck" and the hollows that form along the corners of your mouth, according to WrinkleFreeSkinTips.com. It is performed by putting your thumb and index finger on each side of your chin and in contact with your jaw bone. Keep your mouth closed and smile to tighten the skin along your mouth and jaw. If done properly, you will feel the corners of your mouth and your fingers pull toward your ears. Use your thumb and index finger to apply a steady resistance to the muscles of your face, and hold for about 10 seconds. The website recommends that you perform three exercises daily.
Jaw and Neck Extension
The jaw and neck extension exercise is recommended to help tone and tighten the muscles of your cheeks, neck and jaw. It is performed by sitting in a comfortable chair and opening your mouth as wide as possible. Hold the stretch for a second or two and then relax. The facial exercise page at ILoveIndia.com recommends that you perform this exercise 20 times. Follow this by lifting your head toward the ceiling as far as possible to stretch and tone the skin along the front of your neck. Hold this position and perform the jaw-opening exercise for 15 repetitions.
Cheek Lift
Put the bottom, or butt, of both palms on either side of your face with the heel of your hand on your cheekbones. Hold this position and smile as wide and hard as possible while using the heel of your hands to apply a steady resistance to your cheek muscles. The website WrinkleFreeSkinTips.com recommends that you hold this contraction for about 10 seconds and then relax. You should perform three sets of these exercises daily.
Member Comments