Despite being your calling card to the world, your face is similar to the rest of your body in that it can become a depository for fat if left unchecked. But there is good news. With exercise, you can improve the strength of your facial muscles to develop a toned and tight face. If you have fat deposits on your face, you may want to check with your doctor to determine whether these exercises are right for you.
Smile More
The website HealthGuidance.org reports that the simple act of smiling can help you lose facial fat by making your muscles stronger and burning more calories. Smile as wide as you can while using the muscles around your mouth to hold your lips closed. You may want to alternate repetitions of smiling as wide as you can with your lips closed with smiling as wide as possible with your lips opened and your teeth showing. These exercises not only burn calories, but they help stimulate the flow of nutrients to your facial muscles.
Mouth Pull
This exercise is also beneficial for those muscles around your mouth, according to ShapeYourFace.com. Begin by using the index fingers of both hands to pull at the corners of your mouth until your muscles are stretched. Hold this position and then tighten the muscles around your mouth until you're pulling your fingers slightly closer together. Hold this contraction for a couple of seconds and then pull against your fingers as hard as you can. Hold this contraction and repeat 25 to 50 times.
Chin Exercise
If you're one of those people whose facial fat tends to concentrate around your chin area, this could be the exercise for you. Use the muscles of your lower lip and chin to pull your lower lip up toward your forehead as high as you can until you notice a wrinkling of the skin of your chin. Hold this position for a couple of seconds and then aggressively lower your chin toward your neck using only your facial muscles. Be sure that you keep your head completely stationary and only move your lower jaw when performing this exercise. Repeat 10 to 12 times.
Double Chin Exercise
Another exercise to tighten the skin under your jaw and behind your chin involves standing and tilting your head back as far as you can. Continue this stretch as you feel a pull in the skin under your chin and then tightly close your mouth to provide even more resistance to the stretch. Hold this position for about 10 seconds and the return to the starting position. Repeat 10 times daily.
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