We are absolutely lucky, because we live in an era of high technology, and the beauty industry also does not stand still. Every year, if not every minute, all over the world, more and more new methods are offered, the task of which is to fight for our beauty. However, sometimes in the pursuit of new-fangled technology, we forget that it is not necessary to spend a lot of money on beauty salons.
Our body is a complex mechanism, the resources of which we can and should direct in the right direction and independently launch the process of cell renewal, thereby discarding as much as 5, or even 10 years. We all know about a healthy lifestyle, about proper and balanced nutrition, but there is one more point that cosmetologists do not tire of reminding their wards.
Many people think that facial wrinkle gymnastics is just a placebo effect. But hundreds of thousands of women around the world in their experience prove the opposite, that this is one of the most effective ways to combat age-related changes. This is proved to be very simple. When we shake, for example, our hands, they are tightened, and saggy skin is no longer an eyesore. With the face, everything is exactly 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 exercises of facial gymnastics from wrinkles are also important.
Where did face gymnastics come from?
This way of dealing with age-related changes appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century. The story began with the famous ballerina, who was already 40 years old, and her plastic surgeon Reinhold Benz. Someone will say that forty is not critical yet, but the doctor immediately noticed the contrast between the beautiful toned body of the ballerina and her aged face.
Then a thought came to the head of a plastic surgeon, which can rightfully be considered a genius. The doctor came to the next. If the ballerinas work hard on their body, and even at the age of 40 their refined figures are more reminiscent of the bodies of 20-year-old young ladies, then absolutely the same thing needs to be done with the face. In order to get rid of fearsome sagging cheeks, a second chin and swelling, it is not 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 a plastic surgeon, was to advocate such a method of combating age-related changes. Since the face is a rather sensitive part of the body, for any, even the most minimal deviations from the norm, individual exercises are selected, for example, gymnastics with facial neuritis is local in nature.
What are modern exercises?
To date, the number of copyright methods of facial gymnastics is striking in its diversity. They differ from each other in exercises and duration of exposure to specific muscles of the face. What modern specialists can’t think of, 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, it is impossible to crush and injure the skin.
What is the effectiveness of gymnastics?
If you perform exercises on a regular basis, you can easily say goodbye to the following misfortunes at heart:
- First of all, this is the hated second chin.
- Then it’s up for unpleasant facial wrinkles near the eyes, mouth and forehead, which only become deeper with age.
- The problem of many women is bags under the eyes, which are both temporary consequences of some external influences on the body, and chronic misfortune. And you can also fight them through the right gymnastics.
- If you do not forget about exercises, you can significantly improve blood microcirculation, which will entail the restoration of a healthy complexion.
- This point may seem implausible to many, but women around the world firmly assert that proper facial gymnastics can change the shape of the face and solve problems that are not associated with age-related changes at all. This can be attributed to the problem of sagging cheeks.
And the least that gymnastics can do for you is to improve the general appearance of your face.
Contraindications
Facial gymnastics is in any case an effect on the body, which is accompanied by an unnatural load. Therefore, there were some contraindications. Before proceeding with the procedure, consult a doctor in the following cases:
- You have already turned to the services of a plastic surgeon.
- At high pressure.
- Any diseases of the facial nerve are the main contraindication specifically for amateur massage. A professional will be able to choose the right technique for doing the exercises.
If you can safely answer “no” to the points listed above, then it's time to include regular gymnastic exercises for your face in your life. Exercises work only in a complex, however, if any of the zones causes the greatest concern, you should simply pay more attention to it. However, in no case should you do exercises for only one area, ignoring the whole face. Any complex can be divided into categories according to muscle groups that are affected.
Start 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 only five minutes a day - and the result will not be long in coming.
Warm up exercises
We begin any workout in the gym by preparing the muscles for the load, the same goes for face exercises. Such gymnastics is suitable for paresis of the facial nerve. Warm-up exercises are as follows:
- Raise your eyebrows up, then lower them again.
- Squint as much as possible and return to a relaxed starting position.
- Alternately lift the right and left cheeks up, then go back into a relaxed state.
- Tighten your lips, then relax again.
- Tighten the chewing muscles and compress them so that you feel 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, tighten it and extend 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 in positive thoughts into your head. Then, within thirty seconds, stretch the muscles of the face. You can do this while stretching in parallel to make it easier. It looks like a stretch on the grimace, which 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 help 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 number 1 - clenched jaws
The neck and lower jaw often not only give out age, but also throw a couple of years on top. This exercise is just designed to strengthen these areas. The execution algorithm is as follows:
- Lay open palms on top of each other on the collarbone.
- Now raise your chin high to feel your neck muscles stretch.
- Without releasing your hands, smile as wide as possible and in this position slowly lower the 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 your every action. 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. Do not be alarmed, a burning sensation just means that everything is going as it should, that the necessary muscles are involved.
Exercise number 2 - smacking
Often, not only the neck, but also the lips along with the cheeks let us down. The hands remain in the same position, on the collarbone, the jaw is raised up, the lips are compressed - this is the starting position. The algorithm for the exercise is as follows:
- Now, from the starting position, when the lips are tightly pressed, you should sharply wet your lips, the lips should be tensed throughout the exercise.
- The louder you get wet, the more effective the exercise is.
- An exercise in two sets of twelve repetitions is performed. Do not forget to take a thirty-second break between sets.
And always think about which muscles should be involved, all exercises are performed consciously.
Exercise number 3 - eyes
This exercise aims to tighten 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 fingertips should be pressed to that area of the eyelid, which is located directly under the eyebrow.
- The eyelids need to be kept in the area where the index fingers feel the bone.
- In fact, now it will be impossible to close your eyes, your task is to try to close your eyes slowly with efforts.
- Then 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 considered universal, and it is also suitable as therapeutic exercises for facial neuritis.
Exercise number 4 - smooth forehead
The forehead with wrinkles is a problem not only for ladies in age, but even for young girls. The exercise is performed as follows: place your index fingers over the eyebrow and pull them down. Thus, you should raise and lower the eyebrows, and then keep them in this position for twenty to thirty seconds. Finger pads should feel the work of tense facial muscles.
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Another complex of facial gymnastics 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 universal oil to prepare the skin. Take the most comfortable pose and perform the following action 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 walk in all the facial zones in the same order, but not with massaging movements, but patting them.
- The next exercise has the same execution algorithm as the two previous ones, only stroking movements with the palm of your hand are now performed.
- Now we press on the areas along the path of the lymph first with your fingers, then with your palms.
- Further along the problem areas you need to walk in fists, but only gently and accurately, the skin should not be folded.
If these complexes do not inspire confidence in you, just try applying normal day cream with such movements and follow the results. These two complexes will take a maximum of 5-7 minutes, and very soon you will be able to notice the first results, and the desire to only improve them will increase.
The most important thing is to choose the perfect way, because everything 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. The areas of greatest concern should be explored more deeply. Use various creams in the massage, which will only improve the situation. And, of course, no one canceled proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle.