A double chin signals extra fat and lax muscle tone. To tackle a spare fold or two of skin under a formerly taut chin, balance a nutritious diet with daily fitness workouts and add specific exercises to target the muscles of the jaws and neck. Chewing your food very well is an easy way to begin. If your diet includes lots of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, you'll get a better double chin workout.
Sky Oms
A very simple exercise that allows you to feel the stretch instantly just involves tilting your head back so you are looking directly up at the sky. Do this while seated comfortably on a chair or while standing, relaxed and balanced with your feet shoulder-width apart, your spine straight and your shoulders down. Tilt your head back slowly, maintaining an even breath throughout the moves. Make the shape "O" with your mouth and then close your mouth to say "M." Feel the stretch from your chin all the way down to your collarbone. Do this 20 to 30 times and repeat a few times a day.
Side Stretch
Sit Indian-style on the floor with an imaginary string pulling your spine up from your tailbone to the ceiling. Center your head on your relaxed shoulders. Place your left hand, fingers splayed, on the floor about 10 or 12 inches from your left hip. Keep your head centered and raise your right arm to the sky with your palm facing in. Bend your right elbow and place your fingers on your left ear. Bend your head to your right shoulder and apply gentle pressure with your right arm to bring it down further. Never force a neck or head move and stop immediately if you feel any discomfort. Keeping your neck bent and breathing evenly, bring your left hand up to your left shoulder and use your fingertips to press down slightly on your shoulder, increasing the neck stretch on the left side. Count to 10 slowly, release and do the entire stretch on the other side, targeting the right neck muscles.
Pouty Lip
This exercise is not especially attractive to watch, but it could give you a better-looking chin and neck. It takes only a few seconds, so practice it whenever convenient throughout the day. Stand or sit in a relaxed but alert posture. Keep your head in a natural position, looking straight ahead. Bring your lower lip as far as possible over your upper lip. Feel the stretch and hold it. Now deepen the stretch by placing the tip of your tongue behind the lower teeth and applying pressure. Count to 10. Release and do four more repetitions.
Global Chin Slimmer
Your double chin won't magically vanish unless some of the rest of you does, too. Create a healthy weight loss diet that builds excellent nutrition habits you can keep once you've reached your target weight. And begin a fitness program with a balance of aerobic, heart-healthy exercise and muscle-building and toning strength-training. You will improve your total fitness -- and the results will show in your face.
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