10 Effective exercises for face muscles that can replace facelifts

American cosmetologist Carole Maggio says plastics aren’t the only ways to fight the signs of aging or face imperfections. Based on her years of experience, Carole has developed a series of exercises that she considers as alternatives to the action of surgical scalpels. With the help of these practices, which she christened ‘facercise‘ (a mixture of the words faceface, with exerciseexercise) your nose may become thinner, lips thicker, and double chin almost imperceptible.

The Incredible.club show next 10 proven exercises in Carole’s book titled Aerobics for the skin and facial muscles(free translation) aimed at solving appearance problems.

The posture. It is recommended to do all exercises in the following position: before starting, sit up straight, contract your stomach as much as possible, as if you were trying to press your navel against your spine. Tighten the muscles of the thighs and buttocks. This position will allow you to focus on individual facial muscles.
Burning sensation in the muscles. During the exercises, the worked muscles should experience a burning sensation, palpitations or vibrations; it is a sign that they are being stimulated with maximum efficiency. When training the muscles of the face, the weight of the fingers fulfills the function of the dumbbells, providing the necessary resistance for the muscle to work more actively.
Goodbye to pain. To relax your muscles after exercise, press your lips together tightly and blow sharply, causing them to vibrate. This will remove excess muscle tension and relieve possible muscle soreness during exercise.

Place your middle fingers between your eyebrows, over the bridge of your nose. The index fingers should be at the outer corners of the eyes, lightly pressing the skin. Look up. Contract the lower eyelid, as if to bring it up to the upper.

You should feel the muscle contraction on the outside of the eye with your fingers. Close your eyelids and alternately relax the muscle 10 times in a row, focusing on the muscle pulsation. Then, keep the contraction of the lower eyelids and tighten the upper eyelids tightly. With eyes tightly closed, count to 40.

This exercise trains the circular muscle of the eye, which causes a toning of the upper eyelid: with this, the muscle is firmer and the look, more open.

Place the index fingers of both hands on the outer corners of the eyes. The middle fingers should be in the inner corners, pressing gently. Look up. Contract your lower eyelids until you feel the muscles on the inner and outer sides of the eye beating.

Contract and relax the eyelids 10 times. Keep the upper eyelids open. Close your eyes and look up, keeping tension on your lower eyelid. Count to 40.

This exercise strengthens the circular muscle of the eye and lower eyelids, as well as eliminating puffiness under the eyes.

Place the index fingers of both hands in the middle of the forehead, parallel to the eyebrows. Then slide your fingers up to your eyebrows. Hold them in that position and look up. Press your fingers against your forehead, concentrating on pushing your eyebrows up.

Raise your eyebrows and relax them alternately. Repeat 10 times. Then raise your eyebrows and press down with your fingers. Make short movements with your eyebrows until you feel a burning sensation in your muscles. Keep your eyebrows up by gently pressing down with your fingers. Count to 30. Relax your muscles and massage your eyebrows in a circular motion.

The exercise raises the eyebrows, prevents the formation of wrinkles on the forehead when frowning, in addition to smoothing existing ones.

Open your mouth, pulling the corners of your lips to the sides. The mouth should be in an elongated oval shape, with the upper lip pressed against the teeth. Place the index fingers of both hands on the cheekbones. Smile with the corners of your lips and then lower them. Repeat the fast-paced movement 35 times. Only the upper lip should be worked, being pressed against the teeth.

During this exercise, work the circular muscle of the mouth. With regular execution, the “apples” of the cheeks are raised, smoothing the hollows under the eyes.

Lift the tip of your nose with your index finger. Bringing your upper lip down, make your nose move in that direction as well. You will feel how the tip of the nose pushes against your finger. Hold the position for a second. Relax the lip and repeat the procedure 35 times. In this exercise, pay attention to your breathing, which should be smooth, without delay.

This exercise helps to thin the tip of the nose, elevating it slightly, and trains the muscle that lowers the nasal septum.

Pinch your lips without puckering them. The expression on the face should be more or less like that of children when they are irritated. Gently tap the middle of the lips with your index finger. Imagine that you are holding a pencil in your mouth. Take your finger off your lips. Imagine the pencil getting longer. Keep your lips pressed together until you feel a kind of burning sensation.

Once this sensation starts, make a pulsing motion with your finger between your lips and stop when you count to 30.

Performing this exercise frequently makes the lips look thicker and smoothes the wrinkles on the upper lip.

Mentally draw a dot in the middle of the upper lip and another dot in the middle of the lower lip. Open your mouth, separating these points so that the lips adopt an elongated, oval shape. The upper lip must be pressed firmly against the teeth, covering them. Imagine a line running from the corners of your mouth to the wings of your nose. Run your index fingers over this imaginary line, first up and then down. Repeat the movements until you feel a burning sensation in the nasolabial folds. Then make pulsing motions with your index fingers up and down at a rapid pace, counting to 30.

Doing this exercise regularly helps smooth out wrinkles in your nose and corners of your mouth.

It is more comfortable to perform this exercise while lying down. Wrap the front of your neck with your palms. Lift your head slightly off the floor and stay in that position. Then return to the starting position. Repeat 30 times. Then place your arms along your body. With your glutes tight, lift your head and shoulders about an inch off the floor. Turn your head left and right 20 times. Then relax. Repeat 10 more times.

This exercise helps strengthen the muscles we use to keep our head straight, and it also softens and tones the skin on your neck.

This exercise can also be performed lying down. Open your mouth, bringing your lips inward, over your upper and lower teeth. Place your hands on either side of the jaw. Then slowly slide them up, then look up. Stay in the position until you feel a burning sensation on both sides of your face. After that, raise your arms over your head and remain in the position counting to 30.

This exercise firms and tones the muscles of the entire face.

Sit with a straight spine, lifting your chin. She closes her lips and smiles broadly, not showing her teeth. Then, wrap your hands around the neck at the base of the collarbone and gently pull the skin down, looking up. Throw your head back and let it drop, feeling a strong tension in your neck and chin muscles. Count to 3 and return to the starting position. Repeat the exercise 35 times.

It is an exercise that strengthens the neck and jaw, while also helping to significantly reduce double chin.

In order for you to achieve lasting results, Carole recommends that exercises are done at least 2 times a day for approximately 10 minutes. In addition to the basic exercises, her book brings more complete ones that, according to her, allow the person to rejuvenate over 12 years and gain a more harmonious visual aspect.

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