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Do You Even (Face) Lift, Bro? Exercises for Your Cheeks and Jaw

A model doing face yoga with fingertips on her cheekbones

Get fit to face the world with these facial exercises. A well-rounded physical fitness routine is a key component to living a healthy lifestyle. But we typically neglect to work out the very muscles people see the most - our faces. Just like the rest of your body, the more than 57 muscles in your face and neck require exercise to stay toned and fit. These simple facial exercises can help you strengthen facial muscles, get a slim face, and even combat signs of aging.

The Brow-Raiser

If you want: Lifted brows

Perform this facial exercise regularly to keep your brows up where they belong:

  1. Put your index and middle fingers together in a closed peace sign
  2. Rest your fingernails over your brows and gently push the skin down
  3. Lift your brows up and down, while creating resistance with the weight of your fingernails
  4. Repeat 10 times
  5. Complete 6 sets

Tip: Add FOREO's IRIS™2 to your face workout to target signs of aging around the eye contour.

The Cheekbone Lift

If you want: Defined cheekbones  

Woman doing face yoga with fingertips on her cheeks

We weren’t all blessed with Angelina-Jolie-as-Maleficent cheekbones, but facial exercise can help you get a little closer. Trade-in flabby, fat cheeks for defined cheekbones by following these steps:

  1. Place your fingers over each cheekbone
  2. Gently lift the skin until taut
  3. Open your mouth to form an elongated “O”; you should feel resistance in your cheek muscles
  4. Hold for 5 seconds
  5. Complete 10-15 sets

The Chipmunk Cheek Squeeze

If you want: A slim face 

Woman doing face yoga chipmunk squeeze

Sculpt fat cheeks and an excuse to make a fish face over and over again? Sign us up. Here’s how to lose those acorn-storage pouches:

  1. Tilt your head all the way back and push your chin forward
  2. Suck your cheeks in as much as possible
  3. Hold for 5 seconds
  4. Complete 10-15 sets

The Jaw Flex

If you want: A toned jawline  

Woman doing jaw flex

A double chin can make you look heavier and older than you really are. Trim face fat and get a more defined look with this face workout:

  1. Tilt your head back until you’re looking at the ceiling
  2. Move your lower lip over your upper lip as far as you can; you should feel this in the jaw muscles near your ears
  3. Hold for 10 seconds
  4. Complete 10-15 sets

The Puffer Fish Press

If you want: Wrinkle-free nasolabial folds  

Woman doing face yoga for cheeks

This facial exercise will help reduce the very un-funny appearance of laugh lines around your mouth. Here’s how:

  1. Close your mouth and puff up your cheeks
  2. Move the air from one cheek to the other
  3. Repeat for 30 seconds

Just like you should use a foam roller after a normal workout, use the anti-aging side of your LUNA™ 4 to massage away any tension after your facial exercises.

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Woman using FOREO BEAR 2 microcurrent device

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Face Yoga for Eyes and Lips

If you're looking for more face yoga exercises, especially targeting the wrinkles-prone area around the eyes and lips, check out our five quick and easy facial exercises to speed up blood circulation, release muscle tension points, stimulate collagen and elastin production, tone the facial muscles, and reduce wrinkles.

 

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carly 15/02/2021

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Hi there! Like most exercises, we recommend little and often and as everyone is unique results can differ and become more apparent at different times. So please feel free to do little and often and maybe take a picture before and after with one-month interval and we are sure you will notice the difference. However please consult your GP if there is an adverse effect and stop for the time being before getting the go-ahead all is fine.

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Aron 06/02/2021
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Its awesome to read this tips, keep it up posting.

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carly 15/02/2021

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Thank you for your kind words and we glad you like our post :)

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Jordan 12/02/2021
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Wow these exercises really work. My face has made quite the improvement. I definently will keep doing these exercises. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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carly 15/02/2021

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Thank you for your kind words and we glad you like our post :)

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Jaedyn 13/02/2021
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I love this all ready it is super easy but I can definitely feel it after i'm done/doing it. I would just like to know how long it will take until I see improvement I will be happy with.

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carly 15/02/2021
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Thank you for your kind words and we glad you like our post :)

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Anonymous 17/02/2021
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I am going to try this routine and see if I get anywhere. I am very insecure about my face mostly. I hope this works and helps me feel more confident. How long does it usually take until you start to see results?

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carly 26/02/2021

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Dear Juliette, sorry to hear about your insecurity. Please note that everyone is different and some see the results sooner than the others. Having said that, please stay consistent and the results will surely follow. Let us know :)

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carly 26/02/2021
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Dear Alicia, thank you for your kind words! Glad to hear you're enjoying our tips and tricks :) Keep up the good work with your weigh loss journey and stay tuned for more articles like this!

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