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Facial Exercises for Nasolabial Lines

Debbie — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:22:34 +0000

Facial exercises for nasolabial lines will reduce these “smile lines” that run from the sides of the nose to the corners of the mouth. The name comes from the Latin words for nose and lip. Some people refer to them as “laughter lines” or “smile lines.” However, if you are worried about facial aging, these lines won’t make you feel like laughing or smiling, because in my opinion, they are the most aging lines that can appear on the face.

The nasolabial folds are rarely, if ever seen on a young face, but can start to appear anytime after the age of 30, though they do not usually become worryingly pronounced until the 40s. There are several factors that contribute to the severity of nasolabial folds, including the thinning of the skin, excess cheek fat and the drooping of the cheek fat.

According to the late Senta Maria Runge, who produced one of the first books on facial exercise, Face Lifting By Exercise, nasolabial lines are more commonly caused by the collapse of the cheek muscles. Senta wrote: “The collapse of the upper cheek muscles alone, may cause more than fifty percent of the aging in a face, and consequently the elimination of the same may contribute equally to a younger look.”

Or in other words, simply by lifting the upper cheek muscles, you can eliminate half of the problem that is making your face looked aged.

When you consider most of use would blame the aging look on about sis different areas of the face which are commonly; furrowed brow, lip lines, turkey neck, crows feet, smile lines and between brow lines, to think that lifting this one muscle will make such a huge improvement is important.

Take a look at the facial muscles in the picture below to get an idea of why the nasolabial folds appear when the cheek muscles become longer and slack.

As this diagram demonstrates, the muscles we need to concentrate on when doing facial exercises for nasolabial lines is the “Quadratus Labii Superioris”. The wikipedia image below shows how this broad flat muscle splits into three parts.

If you are reading this page, I am assuming you have nasolabial folds, so look in a mirror while you have this diagram in front of you, and pull the skin up at point A, B, or C. (See below).

You will immediately see how the lines become almost invisible, and how pulling the skin at the three different points affects different parts of the folds. This explains why some people seem to have deep folds at the side of the nose that fade before they get to the mouth, and why others seem to not have a problem near the nose but have bad folds nearer the mouth. The muscle has become more slack at one of the three splits than the others. My guess is this will depend on the facial expressions we typically pull – not because they make the folds worse, but because they actually make parts of the muscle stronger and less slack than other parts.

As we can see by the diagrams, we have to strengthen the muscles in three directions. This shows why many people who practice facial exercises for nasolabial folds regularly complain they have little success with improving the folds, because they are typically anchoring the muscle in only one direction, when all three need to be addressed – depending on your own individual lines, you will probably see if you only pull the skin up at point C, the part of the nasolabial fold by the side of your face still appears fairly deep although there is great improvement in the area by your lip.

You can see how this happens by looking at the image below. The area between the two dotted lines in each picture gives us a rough idea of where the muscle lies, and helps us to visualize the directions we need to work the muscle – i.e. Up toward the inner corner of the eye, toward the center of each eye, and also toward the outer corners of the eyes.

Make sure you study the diagrams above and are familiar with the location of the muscles.

Facial Exercises for Nasolabial Folds Instructions

Step 1

Sitting in front of a mirror, preferably with your elbows resting on a table, take an eyebrow pencil and draw a line down your nasolabial folds. Next draw four arrows on the points on the nasolabial lines pointing in a upward direction as shown on the diagram below. Don’t include the numbers!

(You only need to do this on the first day, but DO NOT skip this step, as it is very important to ensure you know how to lift your cheeks correctly!)

Step 2

Start with the line closest to your nose, line “1″. Lift the muscle up under the line you have drawn. You should do each cheek individually and together. Spend several minutes working only the muscle under line 1, and not all the cheek muscles together. Keep on doing this until you are sure can distinguish between the lines and work each one totally dependent of the others. Some people can achieve this is one session, for others it may take several days, or even weeks if the muscles have become very slack or weak.

Do not go onto step 3 until you are absolutely sure you have mastered step 2. You might be impatient to proceed, but unless you master step 2 completely, you won’t get the desired results.

Be careful with line 4, that you are actually using the cheek muscle Labii Superioris, and not the muscle located on the mouth corners that is used to stretch your mouth into a smile. When performed correctly, your nasolabial lines should lift toward the corner of your eyes and temples, rather than stretch horizontally toward your ear lobe as they do when you are smiling. The difference is very small, so you will probably need to spend some time on mastering this.

Tip: When lifting lines one or two, you will appear to be sneering. When working on 3 and 4, your facial expression will more resemble a smile.

Step 3

For several days spend some minutes working the four lines individually in steps. Lift each line in five stages, and lower them in three. Gradually increase this number until you can lift each line in 10 stages and lower them in five. This will take a few days to master, so take your time. As you do this, you will probably feel the muscle twitching or fluttering under your skin. This is a good sign. This can be done throughout the day at intervals, or in one session, but it is difficult to do it correctly without a mirror unless you are experienced, so practice as often as possible when you have a mirror at hand.

Step 4

By now, you should be able to a good lift each line totally independently of the others in as many as 10 stages, and lower them in five. You should also be able to work both cheeks simultaneously, or separately. This will probably be at least three days after you first began the steps. If you are only one day in, practice more! It takes time to learn this correctly, and by hurrying through the stages you will not achieve the greatest benefits.

Step 5

For this exercise, I really do recommend you use cotton cosmetic gloves. I used to think that programs that recommend these (For example, Cynthia Rowland’s Facial Magic) were being overtly fussy. But you simply cannot get a good grip on certain muscles without them, and not gripping the muscles correctly when doing this exercise can cause adverse effects. At the end of the page I have put two links where you can purchase cosmetic gloves, if like me you cannot find them locally.

With your gloves on, place your thumbs inside your mouth behind the lines. Push outwards, and the lines should disappear. You should o this to make sure your thumbs are in the correct position. Grasp outside the lines with the side of your index fingers. Pull your lips down somewhat making sure your grasp is firmly on the nasolabial line and not beneath it. It is very important because if you grasp too far down, it can stretch the cheek muscles. So make absolutely sure your grasp is on the line itself.

Step 6

With your fingers firmly gripping the cheek muscle as seen in the picture above, begin to slowly flex your muscles in all four directions simultaneously. Do this gradually, moving the muscles upward in 5 to 10 steps and lowering them in 3 to 6 steps. Over time, you should gradually increase this to 15 steps up, and about 7 steps down.

The exercise should be repeated once a day, five times. After each rep, take your hands out of your mouth and then replace them.

When performed correctly, you will see immediate improvement after you do this exercise, although your face may be a little red where you have gripped the muscles. Although at first the improvements you observe will be temporary, over a few weeks, the results will last longer each time, until they become permanent.

Notes:You may you notice that part of the lines are showing an improvement, but other parts continue to remain deep.

For example, you might see that the end of the lines near the nose are improving, but they are still quite deep by the corners of your mouth. Therefore, as well doing the daily exercise as mentioned above, you should also do some extra reps on the parts of the line that are most severe.

So, if you have deep lines near the outer corners of the mouth, place your thumbs directly underneath the worst areas, grip, and proceed to lift the muscles corresponding to this area. If the problem is at the outer corners of the mouth you will lift the muscles three and four, as per the numbered diagram, while allowing muscles 1 and 2 to remain relaxed. this is why it is important to train each muscle individually before starting the daily routine.

If you have worst lines near your nose, peg your thumbs directly on the deep part of the line, and pull down somewhat. Grip, and proceed to lift the muscles numbered one and two. You will soon see an improvement in the worst affected parts of the line plus an overall lessening of the lines in general.

Facial Exercise Gloves

In order to be able to facial exercises for nasolabial lines efficiently, you will need cotton facial exercise gloves, or a clean cotton cloth to help you get a firm grip. Remember, a bad grip can make the lines worse.

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Facial Exercise for Brow Lines

Debbie — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:53:04 +0000

Lines that run horizontally across the forehead are somewhat different to the majority of facial wrinkles, because they are expression lines as opposed to lines that form due to the slacking of facial muscles, according to Senta Maria Rungé, who was the author of the classic book “Face Lifting by Exercise.”

Therefore, these types of lines can also be seen on younger people who are in the habit of frowning or raising their brows a lot.

Find instructions for facial exercise for brow lines below.

The first instructions for getting rid of brow lines is an exercise from the aforementioned book, “Face Lifting by Exercise” by Senta Maria Rungé. You can do this exercise either sitting down or in a standing position, though preferably in front of a mirror. You might also want to wear cotton gloves, because it gives you a much better grip. If you don’t have cotton cosmetic gloves, I’ve provided a couple of links at the bottom of this page, as you will find they are useful for quite a variety of facial exercises, as they help you get a much better anchor.

Step one: Put your fingers in a row above the highest horizontal line on your brow. Rest the fingers firmly against the bone.

Step two: Push the skin upwards towards your hairline as much as you possibly can. Hold the skin in this position against the bone tightly. This creates resistance for the exercise.

Step three: While maintaining the resistance firmly, move your eyebrows down, without closing your eyes, then move the forehead muscles down. Slowly close your eyes tightly.

Step four: Return your muscles gradually to the starting position and take your fingers away.

Do this five times removing your fingers and observing the results between each rep.

Once you get more accustomed to the exercise, start doing the movements in steps. Aim to do five steps with your eyebrows, and 10 steps for the forehead muscles. Close your eyes to a count of six. Return the muscles in 10 gradual steps.

Another good Facial Exercise for Brow Lines is one by Carole Maggio from Facercise.

I like this brow exercise particularly, because it can be done while driving or working on the PC.

Put your thumb and index finger of one hand about an inch above your eyebrow. Push them down so your fingers are almost left on the top of your eyebrow. Raise the eyebrow as far as possible and release. Do this at least 10 times. Lastly, hold your brows up while your fingers are pushed down. Hold this position for around 20 seconds.

For more information about Carole’s Facercise Program, see the link below.

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Facial Exercise for Brown Lines Video

The YouTube video below does a very good job of demonstrating facial exercises for brow lines. Don’t be put off because the couple appear young – it could just be that they are achieving good results!

Where to buy cotton gloves to help create more resistance when doing facial exercises:

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Five Minute Face Lift by Reinhold Benz

Debbie — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:44:44 +0000

Reinhold Benz’s Five Minute Face Lift is a facial exercise book that is extremely good value for the low price, as it contains very clear, large color photographs. Although they cannot explain the exercises as well as if you were watching a facial exercise DVD, they are probably the next best thing.

It is a somewhat of an exaggeration to say the exercises can be done in 5 minutes, because there are a total of 21 exercises that cover all areas of the face and neck. Given that each one takes around 30 seconds, that would be 10 minutes if you were to rush onto one exercise immediately after the other, which is not usually the case. However, like with most facial exercise programs you will probably find there are some exercises you prefer over others; and may decide to omit some of them. Either way, it is certainly possible to complete nearly all the exercises in around ten minutes.

This facial exercise book also contains very good diagrams of how each muscle you are exercising is positioned in the face, which helps you visualize the facial muscles working as you do each exercise. This is an excellent way to get faster results from any facial exercise program.

All in all, “Five Minute Face Lift” is a great book if you are starting out with facial exercise and would like to test the waters without spending too much money.

Five Minute Face Lift Reviews

All your facial features will shine, when you workout with these 21 exercises that isolate and strengthen the muscles around your throat, mouth, eyes, eyebrows, and forehead. (You’ll also avoid spending a fortune on costly programs that cosmetic companies promote!) Full-color, step-by-step photos show how to maintain a youthful look with taut skin and toned facial muscles, which will naturally resist wrinkles. There are exercises to work on everything from your temples to the tip of your nose, including four specifically designed to firm up your chin and neck and six to fortify the muscles around your eyes. It is a program that is quick, easy, and almost free for your most revealing feature: your face.

Double Chin Exercises YouTube

Debbie — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:23:33 +0000

Although more is sometimes better, in the case of chins this is definitely not the case. A double chin is very aging, and although it could be a symptom of being overweight in general, most people find double chin problems begin in their mid to late thirties.

From my own experience I know that double chin exercises will tone the chin muscle and tighten the neck skin. You can see my favorite double chin and saggy neck exercise described here:

Sagging Neck and Double Chin Exercise

Or see below for a selection of double chin exercises on YouTube.

Double Chin Exercises

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Cynthia Rowland Videos

Debbie — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:25:36 +0000

Cynthia Rowland is the facial exercise expert who has help thousands of men and women regain their youthful looks worldwide with her ever-popular facial exercise program “Facial Magic.”

Cynthia has appeared in many videos demonstrating and describing her program. If you are considering purchasing Cynthia Rowland’s facial exercise program, or you would like to learn more about it, you can get a lot more information by watching some of the Cynthia Rowland videos featured below.

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Jack Lalanne Facial Exercise

Debbie — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:51:24 +0000

Jack Lalanne, who died at the beginning of 2011, was a fitness legend who inspired a whole generation to take up exercise and adopt a healthier lifestyle. His show, “The Jack Lalanne Show” was aired for a total of an incredible 34 years. Up until his death from pneumonia at the age of 96, Jack had a wonderful youthful appearance considering his advanced years.

Jack Lalanne credited his youthful appearance to his healthy diet, large intake of fruit and vegetable juices, and facial exercises, which he practiced on a daily basis.

Below is the full series of 30 Jack Lalanne facial exercise videos that have been kindly uploaded to YouTube by Swaldo2000.

Each of the 30 videos contains a different exercise. Work through a them for a month to see immense improvements!

(Remember to bookmark this page for easy daily access.)

Jack Lalanne Facial Exercise Video Series

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Facial Exercise for Men – Facebuilder by Carole Maggio

Debbie — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:36:55 +0000

As a content provider for this site, I read and participate in a lot of message boards, blogs, etc, to keep up to date with the latest facial exercise and anti aging information. It has never surprised me that I very rarely see men participating in the discussions, other than one or two. Therefore, I was somewhat surprised to see the web statistics for Facial Exercise Central estimate that around 30 percent of visitors are male, so I began to look into Facial Exercise for Men.

Most facial exercise products are marketed for women, and that doesn’t shock me in the slightest, as I think us females are most definitely at a disadvantage when it comes to aging. Quite a number of men become more attractive to women when they have a few wrinkles, as it probably says “experienced and knowledgeable” to a woman’s subconscious; attributes that are desirable in a man.

Additionally, men have much thicker skin on the face as it is bolstered by hair follicles, so their skin is less prone to the effects of the sun, pollution and other factors that determine how quickly we age.

The downside for men, is that there are not many skin care and anti-aging solutions products marketed for them, and if you have any questions about anti-aging products, you will usually find you end up speaking to a woman sales rep who may not be able to relate to your questions very well. Additionally, you may be discouraged to try facial exercise products when they look at the before and after pictures on vendor’s websites, and only see pictures of women. It maybe makes you wonder if the program would work for you as a man.

Why aren’t more anti-aging products created with men in mind?

Typically, caring about your looks and certainly worrying about a wrinkle or two, may not seem very manly. In recent years, this old-fashioned view does seem to be changing, and more and more skin care products are being made available for men. In the case of facial exercise, the long-standing programs are all written by women, and as the main target audience is female, it is little wonder the creators have marketed their products accordingly.

On the subject of men and facial exercises, we should remember that although the majority of us women begin to develop interest when we see signs of aging, a good facial exercise program can do more than just diminish the appearance of wrinkles. It can strengthen a weak jawline, bring definition to cheeks, and delevop a more attractive facial shape in general. Therefore facial exercise for men is not just about anti-aging, face exercises can make a man look more attractive and therefore feel better, regardless of his age, as you can see by the before and after pictures below.

(Photos from Facebuilder for Men)

The “before” picture above was taken when the guy was 28 years old. His “after” picture was taken a year later at the age of 29. At this age, I doubt he was very worried about facial aging – but possibly did not like the shape of his face. Through facial exercise his cheekbones are much more defined, his chin is stronger and his eyes are much more open, which gives him an alert and younger look.

There was just a three week time lapse between the photos of this 61 year old. He has managed to tighten his jowls considerably, his eyes are open, and what appeared to be a double chin has now almost disappeared completely.

The good news for the guys, is the creator of Facercise, Carole Maggio has a facial exercise book on the market that is targeted specifically to men. Although many of the exercises are the same as the ones included in “Facercize,” Carole’s facial training program that is more geared towards women, there are no less than 11 exercises that are designed to be done while driving. This is very benefiicial for men who spend time commuting, or who maybe don’t find it easy to get time alone. if a woman spends a long tme in the bathroom no one questions it, but a as a man you might not want to have to explain what you do shutting yourself away several times a day!

It is also good to see a man performing the exercises in the book, and the photos provided give a precise idea and description of how to do each facial exercise.

Click on the link below for more information on Carole Maggio’s Facial Exercise for Men.

Facebuilder For Men
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Edit: I am not entirely sure why the Facial Exercise for Men book is so expensive at the moment. A cheaper alternative is to purchase Carole’s Facercise, which contains many identical exercises.

Ultimate Facercise: The Complete and Balanced Muscle-Toning Program for RenewedVitality and a MoreYouthful Appearance
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Face Fitness Program

Another facial exercise program created by a man is Face Fitness by John Socratous. This is an online program that has the advantage that you do not need to wait for your purchase to arrive as you get immediate access to the tools and training videos. John’s program can be accessed by clicking on the link below.

Face Fitness Formula for a younger, sexier face in less than 30 days

Cheap Facial Exercisers

Debbie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:44:09 +0000

Some facial exercise products are expensive. However, that is not true of all products of course – you can buy a book to teach you a workable routine for under 10 dollars. In fact one of my favorite anti-aging books can usually be found for around one penny on Amazon.

Zone Therapy: Youth, Beauty and Health in Ten Minutes a Day

On the other hand, MicroFacial Exercisers that work with micro-electric currents, do tend to be expensive. You can expect to pay anything between $100 and $350 for a machine designed for personal use. Of course, those built with salon owners in mind are even more pricey.

A facial exercise solution that is kind of inbetween microcurrent machines and doing everything by moving the
muscles with the help of your fingers, are devices such as the Facial Flex, or Neckline Slimmer. These give you a
hand in performing exercises without the need to spend a large amount of money.

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Facial Exercise by Eva Fraser

Debbie — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:53:33 +0000

At the time of writing Eva Fraser is 82 years old-but according to various reports by those who have met her, she appears to be a woman in her sixties.

The good news for anyone who might be wondering of they have left it too late to benefit from facial exercise is that Eva did not start exercising her face muscles until she was 50, after meeting Madame Hoffman, who was a facial exercise practitioner in Germany. Eva trained for a year with Madame Hoffman, and was the only person to be taught by her.

With the help of staff, Eva teaches her techniques from The Eva Fraser Facial Fitness Centre, which is situated in London’s swish Kensington. Her course consists of four 90-minute lessons, and each lesson builds on the previous one. Alternatively, for those who don’t live in London, the center offers one 90-minute lesson to learn the basics of Eva Fraser’s face exercise routine.

Although one-to-one lessons are an optimal way to learn Eva’s methods, you can also become versed sufficiently by reading her books. Although her book “Eva Fraser’s Facial Workout” doesn’t contain photographs, it has some very well drawn diagrams and instructions are detailed and precise.

Eva’s methods aren’t the quickest – if you often find yourself short of time, there are orher routines that can be finished more quickly, but her facial exercise course obviously works if you work it. Eva herself is proof of that.

The video below shows an interview with Eva Fraser and reveals more about her program. Scroll down for links to Facial Exercise by Eva Fraser books.

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Eva Fraser's Facial Workout (Penguin Health Care & Fitness)
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Sagging Neck Exercises

Debbie — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:59:13 +0000

A sagging neck is a sign of aging that seems to appear very suddenly in many people, and like other signs of aging commonly is more noticeable among women than men. If you have loose wrinkled skin on your neck, or “turkey wattle” you will be pleased to know sagging neck exercises can improve the appearance of your neck tremendously, and very quickly too.

There are many variations of sagging neck exercises, but here at Facial Exercise Central the aim is to provide you with those that are easy to perform, easy to remember and can be done in just a minute or two a day. Due to experience we know that any exercise that you need to look up to remember the instructions or that will take time is unlikely to be forgotten before results are evident.

The following sagging neck exercise is extremely effective. It has to be done lying down, and therefore is an ideal exercise to do first thing in the morning, or before you go to sleep at night. If your bed is occupied by someone else at these times, remember to do the neck exercises during the day, as they truly only takes less than two minutes, and results are well worth the effort.

Sagging Neck Exercises Instructions (Also helps reduce a double chin)

On the first day, lie on your back, with your head dangling over the side. Let it hang completely down for several seconds, and take some deep breaths – this sagging neck exercise is tough!

Slowly raise your head in a smooth motion until your chin is almost touching your chest. Hold for a second then lower your head back down. Repeat as many times as you can, counting the reps you make. When you really can’t do any more, stop.

How many you manage will of course depend on your general strength and age. As an example, I will say you managed 15 reps. Now, you need to half that number, so we will call it eight.

On your second day, repeat the same exercise, but do eight repetitions only. After eight, lie with your head in a straight position, facing up to the ceiling. Now turn it slowly to the left, so you are looking over your left shoulder, then to the right. Do this slowly and return it back so you are again looking at the ceiling. This is one rep of the second part of the sagging neck exercise. You are aiming to do half the amount of the reps you did for the first part; so as we did eight reps to start, you need to turn your head to the right and left four times.

Now, when you first start out, you will feel like you simply cannot move your head another inch! You will probably even need to use your hands to lift your head up once you have finished. Repeat the same number of reps for a few days, and then add two to the first set, and one to the second. So after several days, you will be lowering and raising your head 10 times, and then turning it from side to side five times.

These sagging neck exercises are extremely effective when done every day, or five or six days a week. You should start seeing noticeable improvement within a week or two. Just remember to keep adding reps every few days, and do not rest between the sets. The head-turning exercise should be done after the raising ones, without a rest in between. Movements should be gradual and smooth.
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