An exercise routine for your face?

Facial Yoga consists of performing a series of exercises for the face and neck, which, practicing them regularly, are capable of making significant changes in your face because they tone, oxygenate and eliminate toxins from the muscles and facial tissues.

For several decades, the benefits of this discipline have been studied, and if they are really effective exercises to prevent and even to reverse the sagging of the face. The origin of facial Yoga is found in the 70s, when its creator, Catherine Urwitz, devised a comprehensive plan involving body, face and mind, through the combination of Hatha Yoga with facial gymnastics, where the breath plays a fundamental role. This method is ideal for promoting youthfulness of the face, a more flexible body and a more balanced and calm mind.

If we focus on the specialty of facial Yoga and the benefits it can bring, it seems obvious that if we exercise the facial muscles we will be able to develop and increase the tone of the muscles, strengthen the maxillofacial joints and with it, combat flaccidity to maintain a defined face. By exercising the 57 muscles of the face, neck and scalp, oxygen is supplied to the tissues and, thereby, improves blood circulation and the condition of the skin, making it smoother and more radiant. In the same way, it notably influences the prevention of wrinkles and their reduction.

Dr. Laura Salvador Miranda from Antiaging Group Barcelona, ​​published on her Blog about this discipline that is becoming more and more in vogue every day, and defines it as follows: “Facial yoga rejuvenates, relaxes, releases accumulated stress on the face …” It also refers to its usefulness: It fights sagging, provides flexibility to the skin, strengthens the facial and neck muscles, and stimulates the circulation of the face. We leave you the link if you want to delve into these benefits. https://www.antiaginggroupbarcelona.com/blog/beneficios-yoga-facial/

For his part, Gary Sirkoski, creator of the facial exercises program known as “Happy Face Yoga”, defined 32 exercises to activate the different muscles of the face and neck.

According to Sarkoski, facial exercises result in an increase in blood supply and thereby also increase the amounts of collagen and elastin in the skin. These exercises by strengthening and toning the muscles produce a lifting of the cheeks, the corners of the mouth, and the contour line of the jaw, one of the consequences of flaccidity that most worries women and men, because the definition of the face is lost, which is a sign of youth. To learn more about its effects we leave you the link of the benefits of Happy Face

https://www.happyfaceyoga.com/how-face-exercises-work

Facial yoga exercises can be done 3 times a week and will only take a few minutes. Below you will see a series of 10 very simple exercises that we have selected, and we suggest you incorporate them into your daily routine, as one more habit, so that you can appreciate the results. We are sure that you will feel very happy to achieve it.

There are 3 series with 5 repetitions of each exercise.

1. Raise the eyebrows: Place the index fingers on the forehead (slightly above the eyebrows) and press for resistance. Raise your eyebrows and lower them.

2. Kisses with the neck extended: Stretch your neck up and place your lips as if you were blowing kisses in the air.

3. U-X: Say the letter U and followed the X, with exaggeration, moving all the muscles that are involved.

4. Side and Side Mouth: With your lips closed, move your mouth to the right and left.

5. Open smile: Hold an exaggerated smile for 5 seconds.

6. Fish mouth: Bring the inner part of the cheeks to the inside of your mouth (between the teeth), hold it for 5 seconds.

7. Trumpeter: Puff your cheeks and hold the air for 5 seconds.

8. Double traction: make a circle with your lips and hold them tightly in that position. With each index finger at both corners press outward, while your mouth tries to close.

9. Double chin: Place the tongue on the palate, and at the same time open and close the mouth.

10. Tongue Out: Open your mouth and stick your tongue out as far as possible for 5 seconds.

You can customize this routine, you don’t have to do all the exercises; We offer you several so that you can alternate them, and thereby mobilize more muscles. The results are like any exercise plan, they depend on perseverance, dedication time and the response of the muscles. But what we can tell you is that there are many people who have shown great acceptance of this rejuvenation method due to its good results and an excellent complement to your facial care.

Sources consulted

Salvador, Laura. What benefits does facial yoga have on your face? AGB Antiaging Group Barcelona. Retrieved 3/1/2021 on their website.

Sirkoski Gary. How face exercises work. Happy Face Yoga. Retrieved 3/3/2021 on their website.