Do you have a problem area on your face that you would like to
change? Double chin, droopy eyes, jowls, pouches, crows feet or
marionette lines? Aging is as sneaky as sun damage and it seems
that in a twinkling of an eye, your face can look so different
that you might wonder just who is that person staring back at
you in the mirror?
Could facial exercise be the answer to the age old question
-"Can I maintain a youthful appearance?" Must I spend my
children's inheritance to stave off Mother Nature's footprints
across my face?
You can certainly turn back the clock with facial exercise that
employs resistance and isometric contractions of the muscles
using the thumbs and fingers. This doesn't mean that you will
look sixteen or even twenty again but shaving off ten or fifteen
years from your appearance with exercise rivals the results of
most plastic surgery procedures.
Plastic surgery techniques do not stop the aging process;
muscles in the face continue to make their downward slide
dragging the skin unnaturally, creating the need for more and
more surgical procedures. With exercise, the muscles become
stronger, the skin looks revitalized and lifted. Most
importantly, facial exercises can be performed inexpensively at
home.
The muscles of the face elongate just like the muscles in your
arms, thighs and buttocks; in fact, the muscles in the face will
have elongated about one-half inch by the time most people have
reached the age of 55. The elongation is the result of atrophy
of the muscles and gravity. Even though we talk, sing or laugh,
the muscles continue to soften and become lax; it's only when
the facial muscles are specifically exercised do they begin to
plump up and support your skin better.
The elongation of facial muscles affects every area of your
face. For instance, the "apples" in your upper cheeks may not be
positioned prominently, in fact, when a smile is made, rather
than seeing fullness high on the cheeks, the muscles may appear
flat and midway between the nose and mouth.
If you add one-half inch to the length of your forehead, your
eye area suffers because the downward motion compresses into the
brows. What happens if you add one-half inch or more to the area
under the chin? The dreaded wattle is developing. One-half inch
added to the jaw line means jowls are forming.
Beginning a facial exercise program to sculpt and contour the
face may seem daunting at first because the movements and
positioning feel somewhat awkward. Remember when you first
learned to ride a bicycle? It was so scary! But after a few days
of lumps and bumps, you were pedaling like you were a pro. It's
the same with facial exercise, once you become familiar with the
movements, you will marvel that these simple steps can easily
produce a younger looking face.
You will want to take beginning photos before you start a facial
exercise regimen so that you can track your progress and you
will want to update your photos at the end of every third week.
In about three weeks friends and colleagues will begin noticing
that something is definitely different about you. They may think
you have changed your hair in some way or that you are sleeping
better but you will know what they're seeing is your pretty face
returning. In hardly any time at all, you will notice how smooth
and refreshed your skin looks; your face glows with radiance
from increased oxygenation to the muscles and those sagging,
droopy muscles are now portraying a more youthful looking you.
Without surgery, drugs or anything harmful you can turn back the
clock and look at least 10-15 years
About the author:
Cynthia Rowland is widely recognized as an expert in all natural
facial fitness with over thirty years experience in health &
beauty related fields. Cynthia Rowland, Anti-aging Expert I Save
Faces
www.Facialmagic.com
