We are definitely lucky, because we live in an era of high technology development, and the beauty industry also does not stand still. Every year, if not every minute, more and more new methods are offered around the world, the task of which is to fight for our beauty. However, sometimes in the pursuit of newfangled technologies, we forget that it is not at all necessary to spend a lot of money on beauty salons.
Our body is a complex mechanism, the resources of which we can and must direct in the right direction and independently start the process of cell renewal, thereby throwing off as many as 5 or even 10 years. We all know about a he althy lifestyle, about proper and balanced nutrition, but there is one more point that cosmetologists never tire of reminding their wards.
Many believe that facial exercises for wrinkles are just a placebo effect. But hundreds of thousands of women around the world prove the opposite by their own experience, that this is one of the most effective ways to deal withage-related changes. It is proved very simply. When we shake, for example, our hands, they tighten up, and sagging skin no longer an eyesore. With the face, everything is absolutely the same, because here there are muscles that must be kept in good shape and not allowed to relax. Only then the effect will not keep you waiting. Properly selected facial exercises for wrinkles are also important.
Where did facial gymnastics come from?
This way of dealing with age-related changes appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century. The story began with a famous ballerina, who was already 40 years old, and her plastic surgeon Reinhold Benz. Someone will say that forty is not yet critical, but the doctor immediately noticed the contrast between the ballerina's beautiful toned body and her aged face.
Here an idea came into the head of a plastic surgeon, which can rightly be considered brilliant. The doctor came to the next. If ballerinas work hard on their bodies, and even at 40 their sophisticated figures are more reminiscent of the bodies of 20-year-old young ladies, then absolutely the same must be done with the face. In order to get rid of fearsome sagging cheeks, a double chin and swelling, it is not at all necessary to panic and run to a plastic surgeon. You can do facial gymnastics, but with one important condition: regularly.
It seemed strange to many that a person who, on the contrary, should agitate everyone to go under the knife of plasticsurgeon. Since the face is a rather sensitive part of the body, individual exercises are selected for any, even the most minimal deviations from the norm, for example, gymnastics for facial neuritis is local in nature.
What are modern exercises?
Today, the number of author's methods of facial gymnastics is striking in its diversity. They differ from each other in exercises and the duration of exposure to specific muscles of the face. What modern experts will not come up with, from gymnastics with elements of yoga and breathing exercises to strength and cardio training. Yes, yes, it's all for the face! It is important only to perform such enhanced training only under the supervision of a specialist. But the gymnastics of the facial nerve is significantly different and is light in nature, you can’t press and injure the skin.
What is the effectiveness of gymnastics?
If you do the exercises on a regular basis, you can easily say goodbye to the following misfortunes:
- First of all, this is the hated second chin.
- The next thing is unpleasant mimic wrinkles near the eyes, mouth and forehead, which only get deeper with age.
- The problem of many women is bags under the eyes, which can be both temporary consequences of some external influences on the body, and a chronic misfortune. And you can also fight them with the right gymnastics.
- If you do not forget about the exercises, you can significantly improveblood microcirculation, which will entail the restoration of a he althy complexion.
- This point may seem implausible to many, but women around the world firmly assure that the right facial gymnastics can change the shape of the face and solve problems that are not related to age-related changes at all. This can safely be attributed to the problem of sagging cheeks.
And the least that gymnastics can do for you is to improve the overall appearance of the face.
Contraindications
Facial gymnastics is in any case an effect on the body, which is accompanied by an unnatural load. Therefore, there were no contraindications here. Before proceeding with the procedure, consult your doctor in the following cases:
- You have already seen a plastic surgeon.
- High pressure.
- Any disease of the facial nerve is the main contraindication for amateur massage. A professional will be able to choose the right technique for performing exercises.
If you can safely answer “no” to the above points, then it's time to include regular facial gymnastic exercises in your life. Exercises work only in combination, however, if any of the areas causes the most concern, you should simply pay more attention to it. However, in no case should you do exercises for only one area, ignoring the entire face. Any complex can be categorized according to the muscle groups that are affected.
Starting gymnastics
Now that the main indications and contraindications have been clarified, we can move from theory to practice. The selected complex is considered universal, and the action of the exercises is aimed at combating wrinkles at home. If you believe the reviews, the result will be noticeable after fourteen days. Try to find just five minutes a day - and the result will not be long in coming.
Warm-up exercises
We begin any workout in the gym with preparing the muscles for the load, the same applies to exercises for the face. Such gymnastics is suitable for paresis of the facial nerve. The warm-up exercises are as follows:
- Raise your eyebrows up, then down again.
- Close your eyes as close as possible and return to a relaxed starting position.
- Alternately raise your right and left cheek up, then go back to a relaxed state.
- Purse your lips, then relax again.
- Tighten the chewing muscles and squeeze them so that you feel the tension in the jaw. It is important that the corners of the mouth are lowered, after which you can relax and return to the starting position.
- It remains to warm up the neck, for this, strain it and push the jaw forward, then you should relax again.
After the warm-up is over, you can relax all the muscles, take a deep breath and let positive thoughts into your head. Then, within thirty seconds, the muscles of the face should be stretched. You can do it in parallelstretching to make it easier. It looks like a stretch on a grimace that flows from one area of the face to another. Now you can safely proceed to the main complex.
Main Complex
This part includes exercises, the regular implementation of which will allow you to cope with wrinkles at home. Do not forget about one thing - the systematic performance of muscle gymnastics. Experts attribute the complex to therapeutic exercises for neuritis of the facial nerve.
Exercise 1 - clenched jaws
The neck area and the lower jaw often not only give out age, but also throw a couple of years on top. This exercise is just intended to strengthen these areas. The execution algorithm is as follows:
- Place your open palms on top of each other on your collarbones.
- Now lift your chin high to feel your neck muscles stretch.
- Without letting go of your hands, smile as wide as possible and in this position slowly lower your jaw, then lift it to its original position.
- It is important that the jaws are not tightly closed. The exercise is repeated an average of twelve times.
Do the exercise consciously, wisely, thinking through each of your actions. It is necessary to clearly understand which muscle group is involved at one time or another. It is important to feel a slight burning sensation, something similar to what is felt during a strong pumping of the press. Don't be scared, burning just means that everything is going as it should, that the right muscles are involved.
Exercise 2 - smacking lips
Often, not only the neck fails us, but also the lips along with the cheeks. The hands remain in the same position, on the clavicles, the jaw is raised up, the lips are compressed - this is the starting position. The algorithm for performing the exercise is as follows:
- Now from the starting position, when the lips are tightly compressed, you should smack your lips sharply, the lips should be tense throughout the exercise.
- The louder you smack your lips, the more effective the exercise is.
- The exercise is performed in two sets of twelve repetitions. Remember to take a thirty second break between sets.
And always think about what muscles should be involved, all exercises are done consciously.
Exercise 3 – Eyes
This exercise is aimed at tightening the upper eyelid and the area around the eyes. It also allows you to maintain tone in the eyes and the area around them. The exercise is performed as follows:
- Raise your eyebrows up.
- Now the pads of your fingers should be pressed against the area of the eyelid, which is located immediately under the eyebrow.
- The eyelids should be held in the area where the index fingers feel the bone.
- In fact, it will be impossible to close your eyes now, your task is to try to close your eyes slowly with effort.
- After that you can return to the starting position, the eyes should remain open, the eyebrows at the top.
The exercise is performed in two sets of twelve times. And do not forget about a little rest. Such a complex can be considereduniversal, and it is also suitable as therapeutic exercises for facial neuritis.
Exercise 4 – smooth forehead
Forehead with wrinkles is a problem not only for older ladies, but even for young girls. The exercise is performed as follows: place your index fingers above the eyebrow and pull them down. Thus, you should raise and lower your eyebrows, and then hold them in this position for twenty to thirty seconds. Fingertips should feel the work of tense facial muscles.
Facebuilding
Another facial gymnastics complex is recommended to be performed every morning. It is only important to remember that before starting the procedure, you need to thoroughly cleanse the skin of the face and apply a universal oil to prepare the skin. Sit in the most comfortable position and do the following powerful exercises:
- Start massage movements from the forehead, slowly moving to the nose, then to the cheeks, to the chin, to the neck and décolleté.
- Now you need to go through all the facial areas in the same order, but not with massaging movements, but with patting.
- The next exercise has the same execution algorithm as the previous two, only now stroking movements are performed with the palm of your hand.
- Now we press on the areas in the direction of the lymph, first with our fingers, then with our palms.
- Next, you need to walk through the problem areas with your fists, but only gently and carefully, the skin should not fold.
If these complexes do not inspire confidence in you, just try to apply the usualday cream and follow the results. These two complexes will take a maximum of 5-7 minutes, and very soon you will notice the first results, and the desire to improve them will only increase.
The most important thing is to choose the perfect way, because everyone is individual. In the field of self-massage, you can constantly develop and study new technologies, this will allow you to choose an individual complex that will be 100% effective. Those areas that cause the greatest concern should be worked out more deeply. Use various creams in the massage that will only improve the situation. And, of course, no one canceled proper nutrition and a he althy lifestyle.
