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Give yourself a facial workout

The scalp and the face are made up of 10 groups of muscles. These groups appear on the forehead, around the eyes, in the cheeks, around the lips, within the chin and finally in the neck.

Sagging face
If the muscles are not toned via exercise the face will sag and portray an older look. Toned muscles give the face a natural lift , smoother skin, a younger look and an overall brigther appearance.

Example exercises
Exercise your face for 5 - 10 minutes each day. These exercises should be done facing a mirror.

ps. Lock your door so no one can find you making silly faces to your self in the mirror!

1. Forehead
Firm up your brow. Place your index fingers on your forehead, just above your eyelids. Pull your fingers down while attempting to raise your eyebrows. Repeat 10 times.

2. Eyes
Attempt to raise your lower eyelids without moving your upper lids. Easier said than done. But a great defense against crows feet. Repeat 10 times.

3. Cheeks
Form an exaggerated "O" with your mouth by pushing your lips out as far as possible. Now smile is brightly as you can. Hold for 1 sec, then form the "O" shape again. Hold for 1 second. Repeat 10 times.

4. Lips
Place the tip (up to the first joint) of your index finger in your mouth. Suck it as hard as possible. Slowly pull your finger from your mouth, Repeat 10 times.

5. Neck and chin
Look straight into the mirror. Using one hand, place the index finger and thumb against the base of your neck. Gentle pull the skin down as you raise your head. Repeat 10 times.

Note: These exercises will over time work wonders. However, do yourself a great big favour by cutting down on the cigarettes!

The news that will be of interest to many women, is that by devoting just ten minutes a day to a few simple facial exercises can make you look more youthful, more beautiful and more healthy! In fact, these exercises can be performed anywhere, although it might cause a few odd stares if you carry them out in public! This is not just a question of vanity. Strangers initially judge us by our faces, unfair as that may seem. During interviews, for example, your face is under constant scrutiny and it stands to reason that if you feel confident about the way you look, you will exude an aura of confidence and

The Face Plan

Exercise One

Pucker your lips tightly, leaving a small hole as though you were about to whistle. Shut your eyes and continue to force your lips forward as though you are trying to reach an object in front of you. Hold this position for twenty seconds.

Exercise Two

This exercise involves doing the reverse of the above exercise. Open your eyes wide and raise the eyebrows. Open your mouth as wide as possible, stretching it to its limit and concentrating on pulling every part of your face away from your mouth. Hold this position for twenty seconds, then repeat exercises one and two alternately for two minutes.

Exercise Three

Close your mouth and clench your teeth, then force the corners of your mouth down towards your chin, so that all the muscles in your neck are taut and stand out. Hold this position whilst to keep the upper part of your face relaxed. Next bring the chin muscle upwards, causing the corners of your mouth to contract towards the centre of your face and hold. Do four very slow movements, then eight fast. This exercise improves the jawline.

Exercise Four

Tilt your head back as though you were looking at the ceiling. Next place the palm of your right hand in the centre of your forehead. Try to bring you head back to its normal position whilst resisting with your hand, as though someone were pushing your head back against your will. Repeat this exercise six times in total.

Exercise Five

Bring your head forward onto your chest and place the palm of your right hand on the back of your head. Force your head back up whilst resisting with your hand. Repeat six times initially and then alternate this exercise with exercise four. These two exercises build up the muscles in your throat and neck.

Exercise Six

Puff out your cheeks, as though your mouth were full of water and purse your lips as tightly as you possibly can. As Joseph Corvo says, "Squeeze your mouth to the size of a pea." Following this, slap your face with both of your hands for two minutes. This might sound a trite masochistic, but it works wonders!

For maximum benefit, the above exercises can be used in conjunction with the ten-minute facial massage, which concentrates on key points on the face and will be detailed in part two.

These exercises will do more for your face than any number of expensive creams and potions and the real beauty is that you can practice these whilst watching TV, doing the ironing or undertaking any other task when you are not in public view!

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Why not try it. After all, you have nothing to lose except the years.

Sample face lifting exercises to make skin look younger!

Correcting Flabbiness Under Chin
Step 1	Lift chin slightly upward.
Step 2	With flat point of index and middle fingers press against indentation (hollow) formed by the two upper nodules of the larynx located at the curve from chin to neck. Do not be concerned in the beginning as to the precise location of pressure which you will discover through practice. Regard finger pressure as the resistance against the working muscles.
Step 3	Now press your back teeth firmly together * and while maintaining this position.
Step 4	Press the tip of your tongue against the inside of lower front teeth (gum line) increasing pressure with the tip of tongue ** in 10 or more gradual and definite steps (Count to 10).
Step 5	Hold end position of pressure for 6 seconds (count slowly to six).
Step 6	Release muscle work for 10 gradual steps (count to 10).
Step 7	Remove finger resistance.
	Repeat 4 more times.

2. Exercising To Maintain Muscle Tone

Exercises increase circulation by 25% nourishing and also cleansing
your complexion from the inside. Exercising your body and your face are
essential to good health and looks! Follow these simple facial exercises
for a firmer, younger looking you.

For a lovely slender neck...
Put fingers on collarbone, put lower lip out further than upper lip-
point chin at ceiling, holding position pull corners of
mouth down (feel tendons flex?).

For a firm jaw line...
Place curved index fingers on each side of chin just behind
jaw bone. Keep teeth in normal bite position. Push tongue against
bottom teeth. Push-release, etc.

What double chin?
Place your thumb behind the bone just under your chin,
press tongue against your lower gums and pretend to touch
your tongue to your thumb.

Chin Up!
Tighten your chin muscle as firm as you can by
pushing your lower lip up and out as though pouting.
Tighten as hard as you can so chin turns white and dimpled.

Youthful lips...no smokers wrinkles!
Wrap your lips around your teeth so you can not see them.
Make a small O then still holding lips firm - smile wide. This
exercises your smile muscle which holds up our cheek muscles!

Cheeks - Firm and High!
Place Fingers against cheek muscles.
Say YUCK! then EEK!...then i i i...then OOH!
(but do not wrinkle upper lip).

The eyes have it! (lower lid)
Gently place forefingers against corner of eyes, now half close
your eye...see how under eye muscle works in toward the nose?
Never stretch this delicate area!

The eyes have it! (upper lid)
Place forefingers along eyebrows. Look up, look down,
then close lids firmly - hold then release.

To smooth and firm your neck by toning neck muscles, do this excercise daily.

Begin looking straight ahead with your chin level. Turn your head to the right so that it is even with your right shoulder and then push your head backwards. Hold 6-8 seconds. Return head to forward position with chin level. Turn your head to the left, even with your left shoulder. Push your head back and hold 6-8 seconds. Repeat this sequence of moves 6 times.

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If you want firmer facial skin, and want to look years younger just follow these ten exercises every morning and watch the age on your face fade away.

Face tapping - to get the circulation going
Tap 20 times on each dot with the pads of your middle fingers. From the bridge of your nose work out along your eyebrows, then in round the top of your cheekbone.

Tap up from the sides of your mouth to each inner eye. Then out from the chin along the jawline to each ear. Make sharp, light, very quick taps as if you are testing a very hot iron.

Ear massage - to get your face glowing
With index fingers and thumbs, hold the top rim of your ears and pull upwards. Massage, making small circles between fingers and thumb. Move down all round the rim of the ears, pulling ears out gently and massaging.

When you reach the lobes, pull them down slightly and massage for about one minute. Repeat this sequence if you have time. Then, with small, quick circular movements, massage all the crevices and spirals of the ear. Use the surface of the nails of your index fingers, or the pads of your middle fingers.

Throat massage - to beautify your neck
Put the fingers of one hand on one side of your throat and the thumb on the other. Make rapid circular motions up and down the throat. Repeat with the other hand.

Gum stimulation - for healthy gums
With finger tips of knuckles, make circles just above the jawline along the gums.

Under-chin slaps - to sharpen your jawline
Slap quickly and lightly under your chin 30 times with the back of one hand.

Hair massage - to stimulate hair growth and soothe headaches
With pads of your fingertips, massage in small circles all along the front of your scalp for atleast 30 seconds. Then take large fistfuls of hair and gently pull upwards. Now clench your hands into fists and lightly pound your scalp about 20 times.

Face Stroking - to soothe, relax and generally uplift face and mind
Start with the flat of your right hand against your chest and stroke up to your jawline, then immediately follow with your left. Continue alternating like this for atleast ten strokes.

Next, immediately smooth the palms and fingers of your hands over your face very, very lightly. Start at the jawline, move up and over your cheeks and each side of your nostrils, gently over the eyes and over the forehead to the hairline, then back down the sides of your face to your jaw. Repeat five to ten times in a continuous motion.

Now glide your middle fingers towards the bridge of your nose, out along your eyebrow, down your cheekbones and back to the bridge of your nose. Make ten of these light circular movements.

Then with your middle fingers on the bridge of your nose, stroke up towards your forehead. Place all fingers (not thumb) on your forehead and smooth outwards towards your temples; hold for a moment, pressing down slightly. Continue lightly down the side of your face, back along up from the bridge of your nose. Do this ten times.

Temple pressures - to lift eye area and whole face.
Leaning back in a chair, place the base of your palm or the pads of your fingertips against your temples and push upwards. At the same time, suck your tongue against the top of your mouth keeping your back teeth together. Hold this for a count of ten, increasing to 20. Slowly release and relax.

Exercise your mouth - to lift lip lines
Sit or stand, looking into the mirror. Open your mouth quite wide, as if about to yawn. Pull in the sides to form an oval. Now curve your lips over teeth. Then slowly to the count of ten, close your lips until they are about 1.5cm (1/2in) apart. You will feel an upward pull. Release very slowly.

Finish by closing your eyes for a few moments, breathing deeply and gently and allowing yourself to drift off into a peaceful place.