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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 22/07/2021

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Hello there, thank you for your comment! We are glad you liked this article and hope you will enjoy performing these exercises as we have carefully prepared them for you! Stay tuned for more articles similar to this one. Hope you enjoy the rest of your week! Best regards :)

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ya never know 23/07/2021
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im twelve, can i do this?

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carly 23/07/2021

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Hello there! The exercises we described in the article are completely safe. However, we suggest you share the intention of performing these exercises with an adult first. This might be your parent or another person you trust. Once again, this article does not consist of any exercises that could harm your well-being. Hope this helps. Kind regards :)

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Becky 25/07/2021
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My son and I are going to start trying these exercises today. Thanks for sharing them.

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carly 26/07/2021

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Dear Becky, what a great comment! It is absolutely thrilling to hear that you and your son will perform these exercises! We cannot wait for you to notice the results and share your impression with us. Dare to check out other articles we are about the launch! We are sure you will find them interesting, too! We hope you and your son have a lovely week! Kindest regards :)

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Bunty Shah 27/07/2021
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highrnaker 1 28/07/2021
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One of the best blog posts ever. Bookmarked for the future!
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carly 29/07/2021

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Hello there, we appreciate the time you took to leave this comment! Hearing that this blog post is one of the best blogs you have ever read is what made our day. Please carefully perform these exercises for achieving desired results! We hope you will keep up with everything we post. Rest assured that the following posts will be at least as helpful as this one! Have a nice day. Kindest regards! :D

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hdhub4u 29/07/2021
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excellent points altogether, you just won a emblem new reader.

I got jaw popping after doing this exercise on the very next day

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