As you age, the skin on your face and cheeks becomes more lax and wrinkles begin to develop. To help keep this side effect of aging at bay, you can do cheek exercises. These exercises can help tighten and tone the muscles, leaving your skin with a more taut appearance.
Pushdowns
Pushdowns are performed with the assistance on your hands. Place three fingers from each hand on your cheek bones. Push the skin down while simultaneously trying to force a smile. Feel the resistance on your facial muscles and hold for a full second. Release and repeat for 10 to 12 reps.
Kiss and Smile
A kiss and smile exercise emulates these two motions in an alternating pattern. Sit up straight and look forward. Make the biggest smile you can and hold for a full second. Reverse your facial expression and pucker your lips forward as far as possible. Hold for another second. Alternate back and forth for 10 to 12 reps.
Open and Close
The open-and-close exercise is performed just like it sounds. Sit in a comfortable position with your eyes looking forward. Open your mouth as wide as possible and hold for full second. Close your mouth for a second and open it again. Keep opening and closing your mouth for a set of 10 to 12 reps.
Cheek Vacuums
Cheek vacuums are done with the help of suction. Get into a relaxed position and look straight ahead. Keep your lips closed and open your jaws inside your mouth. Suck your cheeks in toward each other so they are on top of your teeth. Hold for five to 10 seconds and release. Take a few breaths and repeat five to six more times. Do not apply excess pressure on your teeth or you can cut the inside of your cheeks.
Air Holds
Air holds are performed with the help of your breath. Sit upright and fix your gaze forward. Close your lips and push air forcefully into your lower lip. Hold for five to 10 seconds, then move the air under your top lip. Hold again for five to 10 seconds. Continue to follow this pattern, moving the air to your left cheek, right cheek, then whole mouth.
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