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Uplifting the
Cheeks |
| # 1 |
Sit upright facing forward with lips
closed but relaxed. Pucker and pout your lips using the muscles in your cheeks
(use
your fingers to make sure that you are using your cheek muscles). Keep puckered for a count
of 10, relax and repeat 10 times. |
| # 2 |
Have a relaxed smile with your lips closed and
then suck in your cheeks towards and on to your teeth. Hold this for 10
counts, relax and repeat 10 times. |
| # 3 |
Look in a mirror while doing this exercise. Pucker
your top lip, turning the corners of your lips upwards and move your cheek
muscles towards your eyes. You should at this stage try to get your top lip
touching your nose. Keep in this position for 10 counts, relax and repeat 5
times. |
| #
4 |
Push your lips out and make a
round shape, stretching forward, now smile as wide as possible - hold for a
second and resume the round shape - repeat 10 times. |
| #
5 |
Look in a mirror while doing this exercise. Smile
as widely as possible - while keeping your lips closed and your mouth
corners turned up. Try to make your mouth corners touch your ears. Next
wrinkle your nose and see your cheek muscles move upwards and feel these
muscles work. Keep for 5 counts, relax and repeat 10 times. |
|
# 6 |
Keep your teeth and lips closed and blow air under
your top lip and keep it there for 10 counts, then move it to your left
cheek, hold for 10, to your lower lip, hold for 10 and then to your right
cheek while holding it for a count of 10. Repeat 5 times. |
|
# 7 |
Pull your lips in as if you
were trying to imitate a person without any teeth. While holding the lips
taut over the teeth, try to smile. Do not let the teeth show. Keep
trying to cover the teeth, at the same time try to smile, but resist. Hold
until you feel the burn. Repeat 5 times. |
|
# 8 |
While seated, put your
elbows on the table or desk. Rest your cheekbones into the palms of your
hands. Keeps lips closed and jaw clenched. Rest all of the weight of
the head on the hands. Alternately, clench and release the smiling muscles.
Repeat 25 times. |
|
# 9 |
Pull your
lips in over your teeth covering them completely.
Pull your cheeks up into a smile while pressing your lips together. Relax
the smile. Pull your cheeks up into a smile while pressing your lips
together again. Release. Repeat until you feel the burn. |
|
# 10 |
Twist your lips all the way to the right and
hold. Now do the same thing, twisting your lips to the left. Repeat until
you feel the burn. |
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Notes |
Facial exercises need to be done regularly to
achieve and get the full benefit from them. |