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Facial Exercises to Lose Weight

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Face Exercises to Lose Weight

Face is by far the most important part of the body that people notice at first. But unfortunately, some people carry extra weight on their cheeks and chin which gives a chubbier and rounded appearance of the face.

Genes largely determine the shape of your face, but in some cases, overweight or age can be the main reason.

Changing your genes or age is impossible but reducing your over all weight can burn the fat in your face. And you can achieve this by performing correct facial exercises along with a proper healthy diet.

Facial exercise is equally important as regular physical exercises as they help to reduce weight, improve blood circulation, increase glow to your face and slow-down ageing.

Before considering a cosmetic surgery, which will definitely have side effects, know that there are natural ways to reduce the fat face.

Exercises for Weight Loss in Face (Face Slimming Exercises):

1. Chin Lift Exercise:

Chin lift exercise is the very effective way to reduce double chin. Jaw, throat and neck are the areas that will be stretched by this exercise.

Procedure:

  • Start this exercise by lifting your head towards the ceiling.
  • Keep your eyes in a fixed position towards ceiling.
  • Perform the exercise in sitting posture or standing posture.
  • Then tighten the lips as if you are trying to kiss the ceiling.
  • Hold in the position for 10 seconds then relax.
  • Repeat this for 10 times by holding for 10 seconds.

Note: while doing this exercise do not to stress any other facial muscle other than lips.

2. Lips Pull:

Lips pull exercise is the most effective yoga exercise, when practiced regularly it can assist in lifting up the facial muscles. This exercise removes age from your face, and makes you look young with good cheekbones along with a perfect jaw line.

Procedure:

  • Do the exercise by either standing position or sitting position with normal head posture.
  • Lift up your lower lip as much as can and push the lower jaw outside.
  • You will feel the stretched stress in the jaw lines and chin muscles.
  • Stick for it about 10-15 seconds and then relax.
  • Repeat this 10 times by holding for 10-15 seconds.

3. Jaw Release

This Jaw release exercise gives you impressive, good cheekbones and a perfect jaw line. Jaw release helps in stretching the muscles and reducing fat around your cheeks, jaws and lips.

Procedure:

  • Start this exercise with sitting position or standing position.
  • Now, close your lips and move your jaw in circular motion as if you are chewing something.
  • Then breathe air deeply and breathe out while chewing like that.
  • Press your bottom lower teeth with the help of your tongue and open your mouth wide.
  • Hold on in this state for about 5 seconds.
  • Then breath air in and out again.
  • Repeat 10 times by holding for 5 seconds.

 4. Fish Face:

Fish face exercise, also called as “smiling fish face” is easiest and one of the best cheek exercise. This exercise can be done anywhere e.g., when you are watching T.V or listening to your favourite song.

Procedure:

  • Squeeze in your cheeks and lips inside the mouth.
  • Then try smiling like this.
  • Hold on in this posture for about 5 seconds.
  • Now you can feel the burn in your jaws and cheeks.
  • Repeat it 10 times by holding for 5 seconds.

Note: Fish face will help in reducing the fat in cheek muscles quickly and toning.

5. Blowing Air:

Blowing air is one of the effective facial exercises to decreases double chin, reducing chubby cheeks. It gives impacts on the neck muscles, jaws, cheeks and tones them to give a natural face-lift to provide a slender appearance.

Procedure:

  • Take a chair and sit on it by keeping your spine straight.
  • Lift your head backwards so that you should face the ceiling.
  • With the help of your lips blow out the air from your mouth.
  • Do it for few seconds and then relax.
  • Repeat it 10 times by holding for 10 seconds.

6. Tightly close the eyes:

This simple technique of closing eyes helps you out by creating some kind of force on your eye nerves as well as cheek muscles.

Procedure:

  • With the assistance of the muscles in your cheeks close your eyes firmly.
  • Feel the contraction of your facial muscles on the face.
  • Stay in the position for 10 seconds and then relax.
  • Repeat this technique 5 times a day at least.

7. Stretch Your Face Muscles:

Stretching your face muscles will be another important face exercise. It helps to lose unwanted fat in the face immediately.

Procedure:

  • With the assistance of your hands, stretch your face muscles.
  • Make sure that your lower chin touches the chest.
  • Now pull the skin so that it moves below cheekbones.
  • After getting into the perfect position then you should pronounce “Ah”.
  • Stay in same position for a few minutes.
  • Repeat the procedure for 3 times.

8. The Eye Brow-Raiser:

Regularly do this eyebrow raiser exercise to keep your eyebrows in exact position. This prevents or reduces eyebrow sagging.

Procedure:

  • Close your index and middle fingers together.
  • Slowly push the skin down by resting your fingernails on your eyebrows.
  • Create resistance with the help of your fingers weight and lift your eyebrows up and down.
  • Repeat this exercise for 10 times.

10. The Cheekbone Lift:

Cheekbone lift exercise gives you a slim cut for your face by reducing the fat in it.

Procedure:

  • Put your fingers on each of your cheekbone.
  • Softly push your skin upwards until it is enough stretched.
  • Open your mouth in such a way that it forms “O”.
  • You will feel resistance in your cheek muscles
  • Hold on for 5 Seconds.
  • Complete this exercise by repeating it for 10 to 15 times.

11. The Chipmunk Cheek Squeeze:

Procedure:

  • You can do this exercise in any comfortable position.
  • Now bend your head backwards and push your chin forward.
  • Squeeze your cheeks inside your mouth to the maximum level.
  • Hold for 5 seconds.
  • Complete this exercise by repeating for 10 to 15 times.

12. The Jaw Flex:

This Jaw Flex exercise makes you lose your double chin, trim your face fat and get a slimmer look.

Procedure:

  • Bend your head backwards until you look at the ceiling.
  • Push your lower lip upon your upper lip as long as you can.
  • You should feel this stress near your ears in the jaw muscles.
  • Hold for 10 seconds.
  • Complete the exercise by repeating it for 10 to 15 times.

13. The Puffer Fish Press:

This Puffer Fish Press exercise will help you reduce the laugh lines appearance around your mouth.

Procedure:

  • Puff up your cheeks to maximum level.
  • Move the air from one side of the cheek to another one.
  • Repeat for 30 seconds.
  • Complete this exercise by repeating for 5 to 10 times.

14. Blow Balloons:

Blowing Balloon is very effective way to slim your chubbiness and tone your cheeks. Leave the balloon until air goes out and blow it again.

Procedure:

  • Buy a balloon and blow air into it.
  • While you are blowing, you can feel your cheeks muscle extending.
  • Now, release the air from the balloon and continue the exercise for 10 times.
  • Repeat this process for 5 days.
  • You can observe a difference within few days in your cheeks size.

15. Rotating Tongue Exercise:

This exercise is an easy and powerful thing to get rid of fat in face.

Procedure:

  • Rotate your tongue in circular motion, with the mouth closed.
  • The tongue should be able to touch the outer surface of your upper teeth and lower teeth, while rotating.
  • Perform this exercise 15 times in clockwise direction and anticlockwise direction.
  • Do this exercise regularly to see a reduction in your face fat.

16. Hot Towel Treatment:

Hot Towel Treatment helps to reduce fat in your cheek. Facial steam makes the face heated and produces sweat which in turn clears fat which is storing in your facial cells

Procedure:

  • Take some water and boil it in a bowl.
  • After few minutes, take it away.
  • Allow it to cool down slightly.
  • Now take a towel and dip that into the warm water.
  • Squeeze the towel to remove the excess water from it.
  • Slowly, Place this hot towel onto the facial fatty areas.
  • Repeat this exercise for 5 times.
  • Before going to bed do this exercise for 1 hour.
  • Facial steam will open your skin pores and reduces your chubby cheeks.

17. Chewing Gum:

Chewing gum is a very effective facial exercise to eliminate calories from the cheeks and slimmer your chubby cheeks. This exercise melts fat cells present in your face and makes your face thinner and toned.

Procedure:

  • Take a sugar-free gum.
  • Start chewing it for about 20 minutes.
  • Repeat this two times a day.
  • Perform this for 30 minutes after having your lunch and dinner.

18. Face Massage:

Facial massage is one of the important exercise to reduce cheek fat, and shape your face. Swelling on your face and neck is due to the excess fluid build up

Doing massage for your face daily with wheat germ oil or ginseng oil improves blood circulation, dries up lymphatic build-up and decreases water retention.

Procedure:

  • Take either wheat germ oil or ginseng oil, any oil of your choice.
  • Apply it on your face and neck.
  • Start moving your palms in an upward direction.
  • Begin from your chin and slowly move upwards in a circular motion.
  • Repeat this for five times.
  • Now, with your fingers except the thumb finger move along your jawline firmly by giving upward strokes.
  • Repeat this exercise 5 to 6 times daily.

19. The Gargle Exercise:

Gargling is the most powerful technique to lose fat in your face, which gives a good amount of exercise for the nerves around your mouth.

Procedure:

  • Take mouthful of warm water.
  • Swirl around your mouth.
  • Gargle 3 to 4 times.
  • You can do anytime, anywhere.
  • Repeat the process 5 times you want in day.

Note: Do this before going to bed.

20. Keep Smiling:

Smiling is the best way to slim down your cheek fat. You can do this effective and easiest workout for reducing fat in your cheeks. Stretching of the the muscle while smiling helps your cheeks to lose the fat in it.

Additional Tips for Reduction of Facial Fat:

Following simple tips given below along with the above-mentioned exercises can help in reducing flab (soft loose sagging) from your face.

FOOD:

  • Fix a diet, which is low in fat and sugar. Sugar assists in breakdown of collagen, which supports your skin structure, that in turn causes skin to sag and fat to hang more readily.
  • Choose fruits and vegetables that are abundant in phytonutrients and antioxidants that helps you for your healthy weight and your complexion’s health.
  • Include serving of few grains at some meals, which are packed with fibre, nutrients.
  • Prefer nuts, seeds, olive oil and avocado, which also helps in skin health.
  • Do not skip your breakfast, which will boost up your metabolism for weight loss.
  • By making the best quality food choices you can lose weight in your face and your whole body by trimming your calorie intake.
  • Fish and seafood, low-fat dairy, lean beef and white-meat chicken are good sources of food.
  • Keep a distance with high-sodium foods like processed snacks, soups in cans and fast food stuff as they contain excess sodium, which causes water retention, and show extra fat in your cheeks and under the eyes.
  • Complete your dinner 2 hours before your bedtime.
  • Do not eat food, which contain excess amount of sugar, oil and starch.

Sleep:

  • Avoid sleep in the afternoon if you want to get rid of facial fat.
  • Do not forget that a regular quality sleep plays an important role in the appearance of your face.
  • Have a good sleep for seven and nine hours daily.
  • Avoid sleeping immediately after having your dinner, this build up’s fat in your cheeks.

Water:

  • If you are thirsty, take a glass of warm water and drink.
  • Keep your body hydrated to keep circulation and to remove toxins from your body.
  • A bloated face might be a result of dehydration.

Other:

  • Use cool-toned foundation, contouring cream or powder (Especially when you do not have time to reduce your face fat) in a shade, which is darker than your natural skin tone so that it will help you to look your face slimmer.
  • Stay active and do any physical activity daily for 30 minutes.
  • Avoid smoking and alcohol.
  • Purchase a skipping rope and do skipping 100 times per day. It is very beneficial in reducing facial fat.
  • Good lifestyle strategies help to promote a healthy face and reduces the effects of aging and genetics.

Conclusion

These facial exercises remove fat from the face can be done at any time and in any place to reduce the cheek fat.

Though they look easy, it will have big impact on the appearance of the face.

If you do facial exercises daily, they will not only slims down the face, but also help to increase facial muscles firmness and tone the their elasticity.

Did you find any of these facial fat exercises helpful in reducing your facial fat?

Then let me know which exercise worked for you. I look forward to hearing from you!

DIY Home Remedies For Double Chin

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Double chin is an extra layer of fatty tissues under the chin area that was caused due to overweight or aging and in certain cases, due to heredity. This condition will result from the musculous mylohyoideus muscle lying underneath the chin loses elasticity.

However, it is not a harmful health problem but it makes you look unattractive and lowers your self – esteem. Usage of cosmetics or clothing to hide a double chin is a not a perfect solution, results in temporary relief.

There are many natural ways which you can prefer at home without spending more money on parlor or spas or cosmetic treatments for preventing the double chin.

Home Remedies to get Rid of Double Chin:

Here are the best and effective natural home remedies that are widely used to treat double chin. All you need to do is to select the best one, which suits you in reducing double chin.

1. Cocoa Butter:

The high antioxidant content of cocoa butter will make it as an excellent emollient, skin softener and a moisturizing agent that removes free radicals along with sagging skin and dead cells. It is rich in fatty acids that deeply hydrate the skin to make it more elastic.

Steps to be followed…

  • Take 2 tablespoons of cocoa butter and warm it slightly on indirect heat or in a microwave.
  • Apply it on the double chin and neck area and massage gently for 15 – 20 minutes.
  • Make sure to massage from the bottom of the neck to moving upwards to the chin.
  • After that, rinse off or take your bath to remove cocoa butter on the skin.
  • Continue doing the same process for twice daily i.e., once in the morning before bath and at night before bed time.

2. Wheat Germ Oil:

Wheat germ oil has a real goodness of vitamin E oil that nourishes your skin and tightens it to get rid of double chin. It has vitamin B6, E, vitamin B complex, folic acid, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus that help to prevent sagging and aging skin. It also helps to reduce extra fat from the body to prevent this extra fat layer called double chin.

Steps to be followed…

  • Apply enough of wheat germ oil on and around the chin area at night before going to bed.
  • Massage it gently in an upward direction from the bottom of the neck to the chin area for 15 – 20 minutes.
  • Leave the oil on your skin for overnight.
  • Repeat it regularly till you observe some reduction of the double chin.

3. Egg White:

Egg white is fully loaded with proteins and has an effective skin tightening property. It tightens the skin pores to prevent sagging skin, dead cells and fine lines, which in turn helps to get rid of a double chin. Regular application will give a natural face lift along with a young and glowing skin.

Steps to be followed…

  • Add 2 egg whites, 1 tablespoon each of raw milk, organic honey and fresh lemon juice in a bowl.
  • Whisk well by adding few drops of peppermint oil in it.
  • Then apply it as a mask on the skin around your chin and neck area.
  • Let it sit for about 25 – 30 minutes and rinse with lukewarm water.
  • Dry your skin and repeat it once daily till you cleared double chin.

4. Glycerin:

Glycerin acts as an excellent skin moisturizing agent and also improves the stratum corneum barrier to protect the skin from dead cells or infections or chemicals. It enhances the skin’s elasticity, prevents sagging skin and wrinkles. It is suitable for all skin types and helps to hydrate, cleanse and moisture the skin to prevents double chin.

Steps to be followed…

  • Mix 1 tablespoon of glycerin, 1/2 tablespoon of Epsom salt and 2 – 4 drops of peppermint oil in a bowl.
  • Stir well and apply it on your double chin area using a cotton pad.
  • Let it sit for 20 – 30 minutes till it absorbs into the skin.
  • Wash off thoroughly with cool water and pat dry the skin.
  • Regularly follow the same process for 3 – 5 times a week till you get best results.

5. Green Tea:

Green tea has potent antioxidants, polyphenols and other various amazing components that help to speed up the metabolism rate, which in turn help to burn your extra calories and lose weight. It has rich content of amino acid L – theanine that clears water retention and sagging skin.

Steps to be followed…

  • Place a green tea bag in 1 cup of hot water.
  • Let it steep for few minutes and drink it by adding a little of lemon juice and honey in it.
  • Regular intake of green tea for several times a day will help you to get relief from the double chin and overweight.

6. Milk Massage:

Milk has lactic acid and other nutrients like vitamins A, B6, B12, D, Biotin, protein, calcium, selenium, magnesium, etc. will prevent free radicals, protect the skin from sun damage, maintains firmness and elasticity of the skin. It boosts the collagen production and improves cell function to make the skin tight. Massaging your skin around the chin with milk will not only tighten or tone it but also makes it soft and beautiful.

Steps to be followed…

  • Pour some milk (prefer raw) in a bowl and apply it on the chin area.
  • Massage gently for few minutes and let it sit for another few minutes till you feel tight in that area.
  • Then wash it with lukewarm water and repeat it several times a day to get rid of double chin.

Note: Alternatively, apply a mask prepared by mixing 2 tablespoons of milk and 1 tablespoon of honey all over the chin area. Rinse off with lukewarm water after 15 minutes. Repeat once daily.

7. Melon:

Melon contains a high amount of water along with some vitamins, proteins, calcium and phosphorus that alleviates water retention. It has an excellent antioxidant and anti-aging properties that promote skin elasticity and prevent the double chin. Vitamin A clears free radicals formation and keeps the skin young. Vitamin B acts as a toner for the skin.

Steps to be followed…

  • Freshly extract the melon juice and apply it on the skin around the chin and neck using a cotton ball.
  • Let it sit for about 15 – 20 minutes to get dry and rinse off with water.
  • For effective results, repeat the same process for regularly.

Note:

  • Alternatively, mix melon juice with apple juice (or milk) and apply it. Massage gently on the soft tissue around the jaw line.
  • Or include more of melon in your daily diet to flush out the toxins from the body and also to get rid of weight loss along with double chin.

8. Chin Exercises:

Chin exercises help to stretch and tone your neck, jaw muscles and face which in turn relieves you from a double chin. It not only strengthens your chin and neck but also relieves you from stiffness. You can simply do these exercises either sitting or standing but make sure to keep the spine erect.

Exercise – 1: (Lift your Chin)

  • Keep your spine straight and slowly tilt the head back (upward direction) till you’re looking at the ceiling straight.
  • Then pucker up your lips in a pout and hold this position for 5 counts.
  • Now loose your neck and again pucker your lips.
  • Hold this position for 5 counts and then release.
  • Repeat this exercise for 5 – 10 times in a row on daily basis for at least few weeks to get rid of double chin.

Exercise – 2: (Rotate your Head)

  • Keep your spine straight and turn your head gently in clockwise and then in anti-clockwise.
  • Make sure that your head has to touch the below neck area and shoulders while rotating it.
  • Continue doing it 5 – 10 repetitions for 3 times a day until you get relief from the double chin.

Exercise – 3: (Platysma Muscle Exercise)

  • Platysma muscle is there at the front of the neck and under the chin. If it begins to sag then it causes an ugly double chin called turkey neck. So, follow this exercise to tone your platysma muscle.
  • Stand straight and then pull your lips backward and forward against the teeth.
  • Make sure that the corners of the mouth will turn downwards.
  • Now open your mouth slightly but the lips should remain pressed tightly against teeth.
  • Wiggle the lower jaw up and down for 5 – 10 times.
  • Do this exercise regularly for few times a day till you get rid of double chin.

Exercise – 4: (Jaw Movement)

  • Wide open your mouth and start moving your lower jaw from right side to left for 5 times.
  • Then do the same from left to right.
  • Continue doing the same for 4 – 5 times daily for best results.

Exercise – 5: (Say Vowels)

  • Saying vowels (A, E, I, O, U) will help to have some chin and mouth exercise that helps you to maintain proper single chin but not the double chin.
  • Pronounce vowels loudly and widely.
  • Repeat the process for 10 times daily to get rid of a double chin.

9. Chin Wraps:

Chin wraps is another effective remedy used to reduce the baggy skin and give immediate results. You can prepare this chin wraps at home and use it regularly.

Steps to be followed…

  • Apply some mineral oil (or any natural oil) to your chin using a cotton ball.
  • Massage gently and wrap your chin area with a plastic wrap or use a gauze-like material.
  • Then cover the wrap with a towel soaked in lukewarm water (wring out excess water).
  • Leave it on for about 45 – 50 minutes and remove it.
  • Continue this process daily until you get rid of double chin.

Tips and Precautions:

  1. Chew a sugarless gum several times a day to keep your facial muscles toned and give a workout to your muscles in the jaw line which in turn helps to get rid of double chin.
  2. Vitamin E is very essential for increasing your skin’s elasticity, maintaining healthy skin along with reducing double chin. So, include vitamin E rich foods like wheat germ oil, nuts and seeds, liver, dairy products, brown rice, green leafy vegetables, soybeans, beans, barley, legumes, etc. in your diet.
  3. Drink plenty of water and include more of water content foods like cucumber, celery, lettuce, etc. in your diet to get rid of toxins and to reduce the storage of fat in the body.
  4. Limit or avoid the consumption of tea, alcohol, coffee, carbonated and fizzy drinks which cause puffy face and double chin.
  5. Always remember to improve your sitting posture like keep the head up, neck erect and body straight to prevent getting a double chin.
  6. Maintain perfect weight by doing some exercises, weight training in your workout, consuming a healthy diet, restrict your calorie intake, etc. should be included in your weight loss regime.
  7. It’s better to use some tricks like a beautiful and strategic hairstyles like long bob, angled haircut, layered waves, etc. till you get rid of the double chin to make your double chin less noticeable.
  8. Always keep your spine and neck in a straight upright position to get rid of the double chin. Also, wear a broad and open neckline to draw attention away from the chin.
  9. Slouching will increase double chin and also make it as a permanent problem. So, avoid slouching to get relief from chin fat. Also, use a thin pillow while sleeping.

Practice these remedies and exercises in your daily life to prevent a double chin. But don’t forget to share your experience with us.