Health Tip

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Today’s article is exclusively targeted for those ladies both young and old who have just had enough listening to compliments like “Oh, what a cute face!” Or should I say teasing, because you really can’t understand when they say cute face to a 25 year old lady.

Are they actually praising you or mocking you? Pulling your cheeks and calling you cuddly and cute, is that really cool? We may have just smiled away their “compliments”, but don’t we crave for fine sculpted cheekbones when we see, Kiera Knightley or our very own ‘Heroine’ Kareena Kapoor.

In the makeup world, there is a special technique called ‘contouring‘, which gives you the illusion of higher cheekbones through makeup. But is it possible for us to contour our face every time we go out, whether office or hanging out with our girl-friends?

Then yes!!! there is Cosmetic surgery, to help you. But do you really want to go under the knife? Why seek the help of cosmetic surgery or makeup always when some simple facial exercises will cut down the fat of your face.

Allow us to introduce you to some very simple yet effective exercises for a lean, sculpted and younger looking face. Here is a brief illustrati

Face exercise 1:

This simple exercise will work on your orbicularis oris muscle (Muscle around your mouth), zygomatic arch (cheekbones) and modiolus muscle (Muscle on either side of mouth).

• Close your mouth pressing your lips together and blow air under your upper lip. Hold at the count of ten.
• Transfer the air to your left cheek and again hold for another 10 counts.
• Now transfer air to your right cheek and hold for another 10 counts.
• Repeat this transferring of air from one cheek to the other for 10-15 times.

This exercise is quite easy and very effective to delete the chubbiness of your cheek.

Face exercise 2:

This is another simple exercise that will not only reduce the chubbiness but will also tone your facial muscles.

• Inhale air deeply with your mouth.
• Transfer the air from one side of the cheek to another as if you are swishing mouthwash inside your mouth.

Face exercise 3:

Vent your lips in ‘O’ shape and blow air out of your mouth.

Face exercise 4:

This exercise is called the ‘Smiling fish face’.

• Suck in your cheeks and lips to make a fish face and try smiling.
• Hold on for 5-10 seconds and repeat for another 5 times.

Face exercise 5:

• Lift your face upwards and look towards the ceiling as much as you can.
• Now blow air out of your mouth.

This exercise will firm your jaw lines and will also tone down cheeks making it leaner.

Face exercise 6:

Move your lower lip over your upper lip as much as possible, try bringing your lower lip closer to your nose.

• Hold it for 15 seconds.
• Repeat this exercise 10 times daily for effective results.

You’ll feel a strain on your jaw muscles and your chin. This exercise tones your chin muscles and will rid you of double chin.