While exercise programs and workout routines may help tone and build large muscle groups, they can neglect some smaller areas of your body including your face and neck. According to City Laser Clinic, exercising your facial muscles three to four times each week can help tone and rejuvenate these muscles. Lack of muscle tone in your face and neck may produce a sagging or drooping appearance. Like many other areas of your body, exercising the muscles in your face and neck can help tone and strengthen these areas. If you experience neck pain, check with your doctor before performing exercises.
Forehead Furrows
Contract and stretch the muscles around your eyes, eyebrows and forehead with this facial exercise. Stand in front of a mirror to observe your movements. Raise your eyebrows as high up on your forehead as possible, forming a surprised expression with the upper part of your face. Squeeze your eyebrows together, making a frown. From this position, tightly squeeze your eyelids closed while keeping your eyebrows drawn toward each other. Open your eyes as wide as possible.
Lip and Jaw Maneuver
Look in the mirror and relax all the muscles in your face. Purse your lips as if you were blowing into a whistle. Push your lower lip out, forming a pouting expression. Pull your mouth into a large smile, using your lips and cheek muscles. Relax your smiling, drawing your lips tight across your teeth. Pull the corners of your mouth straight to the sides of your face.
Neck Extension
Fitness.gov recommends the neck extension exercise to help improve the range of motion and flexibility in your neck muscles. Sit comfortably on the edge of your bed or chair. Keep your back tall and your shoulders back. Bend your head slowly forward, drawing your chin toward your chest. Relax and stretch your neck forward, jutting your chin out, away from your body. Return to your starting position, relaxing your neck muscles. Slowly rotate your head to your left shoulder. Bring your head back to your starting position and then rotate it toward your right shoulder. Return to your starting position and relax. Perform about five repetitions of this exercise.
Neck Rotation
Sit upright in a comfortable position, looking forward while keeping your head above your shoulders. Turn your head slowly to your right side, keeping your chin level with the floor. Stop turning when you begin to feel tightness in your neck. Keep your mouth closed and your teeth together. Press the fingers of your left hand against the left side of your chin. Breathing out through your nose, gently push your chin slightly further to the right, producing a gentle stretch along your jaw and neck. Hold this position for two or three minutes, keeping your breathing even and your muscles relaxed. Repeat the exercise on the opposite side.
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