3 facial yoga exercises to tone your facial muscles

Find out how the practice can help you regain sensitivity and even fight wrinkles

Weakening of facial muscles can cause loss of facial sensation, which impacts people’s quality of life and emotional well-being. According to Aline Senatore, specialist in facial yoga and creator of the “Xô Rugas” method, facial yoga, in addition to promoting rejuvenation without aesthetic interventions, with simple and specific exercises, helps to tone the facial muscles.

“I had a student who began classes with the goal of softening wrinkles and fine lines. She reported that parts of her facial muscles were compromised after an accident; she couldn’t feel one side of her cheek, her her mouth was lowered, and this also had an impact on her smile. With facial yoga, in addition to alleviating the disorder, she regained the sensitivity she had lost, helping to improve her self-esteem”, says the professional.

Therefore, the specialist shares exercises to restore sensitivity, tone the region and elevate your smile. Watch!

1. Tone your cheeks

Toning your cheeks is not just an aesthetic issue; It is also an effective way to maintain facial muscles firm and healthy. “In this first exercise, simply cover your teeth with your lips and your mouth half open. Then smile and hold this position for 20 seconds. This exercise will work your cheeks and improve your smile,” says Aline Senatore.

two. To improve the contour of the chin and tone the neck

This exercise helps reduce double chin, improve the contour chin and tone neck and cheeks. “It is similar to the previous exercise, but improves the central and lower region of the face. Simply cover the lower teeth, show the upper teeth and push the chin forward, holding the position for the same time. If you cannot, you can maintain the position for 10 seconds, rest and repeat filling the cheeks with air”, teaches the professional.

3. Raising the smile

Elevating your smile can be achieved with a simple and effective exercise. “For this exercise, you need the help of an object that is the thickness of a pencil, pen or straw, and is uniform. ‘Hug’ your teeth with your lips and hold the object in your mouth for 30 seconds or two repetitions 15 seconds and then relax. This will help lift your smile and cheeks.”

The specialist also shares a massage for relax your muscles of the worked region. “Make an ‘O’ with your mouth, relax and, with your index finger in the shape of a ‘hook’, slide it over the cheek area as if you were pinching to relax the muscles worked in that area,” he instructs.

They are simple exercises, but they can be very beneficial for your facial muscles. “The practice of these exercises increases blood flow to the face, works the muscles that contribute to reducing the main expression disorders in this region, reduces tension and improves facial sensitivity”, concludes Aline Senatore.

By Fhernanda Ya Ya

Source: Terra

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