There are ways to keep your face looking youthful and glowy without having to use a single skincare product — try face yoga.
What about having all the benefits we have from a physical yoga practice into our faces? Face yoga helps us to relax the facial muscles while working as a natural anti-aging method.
If you're still a bit skeptical about what contorting and toning your face might benefit you, this study from 2018 with 20 women between ages 40 and 65 showed improvements in upper and lower cheek fullness after 20 weeks of facial exercise.
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To simply put, face yoga is a series of facial exercises that isolates and tones the facial muscles. We might not think about the muscles we have in our faces the same way we feel about our bodies, but just in the eye area, we have 10 muscles!
When we practice a physical activity such as cardio, Pilates, or yoga, we're constantly working on them, stretching and toning so why not do the same with the facial muscles.
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By stimulating the blood flow in our faces, we're also stimulating the production of collagen (which is responsible for keeping our skin young and firm), and it may delay the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Giving a try at facial exercises even if you aren't sure about the results is definitely worth it. After all, a bit of self-care doesn't hurt.
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Before starting, there are few things you should know. Fumiko Takatsu, the founder of the Face Yoga Method, recommends practicing it twice a day, four to five poses per session. Here are a few poses for beginners:
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