Many people know what physical culture is. But what is face culture, not everyone has heard. This word has another name - fitness for the face. International face culture trainer, rehabilitator, certified osteopath, author of one book and several articles on this topic, host of the TV channel "Live" and just a beautiful woman Alena Rossoshinskaya will talk about the main techniques of her method to preserve attractiveness and youth.
Getting to know the concept
In order to stay beautiful and slim, we go to the gym. Physical exercises perfectly tighten muscles, help eliminate excess adipose tissue, and add optimism to us. But what about the face? After all, these are also muscles that lose their elasticity and elasticity over time. As a result, the oval of the face "sags", a second chin appears, the lines of the lips are blurred … What should I do? Same asand to maintain the figure: special exercises. The technique that allows you to do this is called "Fitness for the face." It is worth noting that this includes not only special gymnastics aimed at increasing the elasticity of the facial muscles and neck muscles, but also exercises for posture, meditative and breathing techniques. But that's a topic for another article. We will get acquainted with special exercises and complement them with a special relaxing massage.
Problems that can be solved
The printed edition, in which an experienced trainer talks about his author's technique, is called “Faceculture. Home lifting. What will we get from doing the exercises that Alena Rossoshinskaya presented in her book? Facial fitness will help us:
• remove double chin;
• get rid of wrinkles on the forehead, cheeks and bridge of the nose;
• model and tighten the oval of the face;
• smooth out nasolabial folds;
• tighten sagging eyelids.
Regular performance of the following exercises will help improve facial muscle tone, improve blood circulation and metabolism in skin tissues, smooth out wrinkles, and achieve an even and he althy complexion.
Tips for implementation
Beginners often make mistakes. The main thing in our business is to fully follow the advice of the coach,”says Alena Rossoshinskaya. Fitness for the face is not just the performance of certain exercises, but constant monitoring of compliance with certain rules for the implementation of this technique. It is important to adhere to the following points:
• Do gymnastics only in front of a mirror. This will help to avoid some errors when performing the complex.
• You need to do facial fitness regularly, preferably every day twice a day: in the morning and in the evening. Only in this case can a noticeable effect be guaranteed in a couple of weeks.
• Exercise doesn't have to be painful. However, finger pressure on the skin should be strong enough and palpable.
• For training, you should choose a convenient time so that you can fully concentrate on doing the exercises. Being distracted by extraneous matters is highly discouraged. If you can’t do this, it’s better to reschedule the workout for another time.
• When performing the complex, more attention should be paid to the most problematic area. This will not only eliminate existing defects, but also prevent the emergence of new ones.
• Exercise only when you are he althy. Contraindications to it may be fever, weakness, colds, inflammation of the trigeminal nerve. Also, people should not be engaged in face culture during the first years after plastic surgery on the face.
• Problem areas need to be treated quite delicately. Do not rub hard, pinch the skin, press it in this area. Illiterate influence on her can only exacerbate the problem.
Where to start?
Every workout should be opened with relaxing light exercises. In our case, it will be scratching the head. To do this, you need to sit down and relax. Thenwith the fingertips, first the index, then the middle ones, we move from the beginning of hair growth to the top of the head. Repeat 10-20 times. This technique will not only help you relax and tune in the right way, but also have a positive effect on hair growth and he alth. Now we move on to more complex exercises. We rub the ears from the bottom up 5 times and press the lobes with your fingers. Here are active points that activate the work of the whole organism.
Remove the second chin
Keep your head straight, do not stretch your neck. We squeeze our fingers into fists and press them quite noticeably on the area of \u200b\u200bthe second chin. Repeat 20 times. The fitness of the face with Alena Rossoshinskaya for the chin area does not end there. There are several more effective exercises to remove this defect. One of them: lift the face up a little, tap the second chin area with the back of the palms for a minute.
Strengthening the area around the eyes and lips
Head straight, eyes tightly close. Use fingertips to press the skin under the eyes in the place where the wrinkles are located. Hold this position for 20 seconds and release. The skin in this area will be slightly reddened. This means the result has been achieved. Recall that during the exercise, pain should not be felt. And here is a good trick against nasolabial folds from the book "Fitness for the face." Feedback from Alena Rossoshinskaya's clients suggests that it is very effective for this area of the face. Pull out the lips with a tube, as if pronouncing the sound "O". Stay in this position for 40 seconds. Repeat 10once. This exercise is not recommended for those people who have pronounced wrinkles around the lips.
No to forehead wrinkles
Head straight. Place your fingers on your forehead. Try to wrinkle it, offering resistance with your fingertips. Stay in this position for 15-20 seconds. And then relax your forehead. Repeat 10-20 times. This technique from the book "Fitness for the face" by Alena Rossishinskaya will help lift hanging eyelids and eliminate the wrinkles that have appeared on the forehead.
Lymphatic drainage facial massage as an addition to the method
What else does Alena Rossoshinskaya recommend us to try? “Fitness for the face is not only exercises, but also other techniques, such as lymphatic drainage massage,” says the trainer. This technique will help get rid of puffiness in the morning. Accordingly, it is recommended to do such a massage after sleep. To do this, you need to stand in front of the mirror and perform all the movements with your fingertips, gently rolling them over your face. In this case, the pressure of the hands should be very light, without pressure. The skin cannot be moved. You need to perform the exercises along the following lines:
• Neck area. From the earlobes down to the shoulders.
• Chin area. From the center of the lower jaw to the ears.
• Cheek area. From nose to cheekbones to ears.
• Eye area. From the inner corner of the eye to the temples, then along the superciliary arches to the temples.
• Forehead area. From the center of the forehead to the temples.
Reviews from women
There are a lot of comments about the methodology of Alena Rossishinsky and herFacial Fitness book. Revitonics is another name for a set of special exercises aimed at preserving youth and beauty. Many women have already experienced the effectiveness of this method. There are both positive and negative user reviews. In positive comments, people write that such gymnastics works wonders. The oval of the face is tightened after a few weeks, the skin looks younger and he althier. There are also negative comments that the facelift not only did not help to eliminate sagging eyelids and cheeks and the appearance of wrinkles on the forehead, but also exacerbated the defects.
It is possible that this was provoked by improper exercise, too much pressure on the skin with fingertips. Coaches for this technique warn that you need to carefully consider all their advice and recommendations.
We looked at what facial fitness is, and also got acquainted with some basic exercises from the book of the famous facelift trainer Alena Rossoshinskaya.
