If youve been diligent in exercising your body, can you do the same thing for your facial muscles?
Heres what experts say about it.
Does science back it up?
There is some scientific evidence to prove the effectiveness of facial toning exercises, also known as facial yoga.
Evaluators observed almost a three-year decrease in age appearance over the five-month study.
Stronger facial muscles can do wonders for sagging, aging fat pads.
It increases facial volume and counteracts the effects of age-related fat thinning and skin loosening.
The isometric and resistance work is just like using weights for strength-training the body.
The skin will become more elastic and softer to the touch, he said.
A consistent program can also widen eyes, lift cheeks, lift mouth corners and firm the jawline.
Research participants did a series of 32 exercises, holding each one for about a minute.
1 reason for skin issues is mental health issues, she told HuffPost.
Research shows that when youre under stress, you produce cortisol, which affects the skin.
Doing facial yoga exercises can help so much.
But Jungman sees the practice less as grueling exercise and more as gentle self-care.
Its more a chance to reconnect with your skin and help it relax.
InFrance, where Im from, people arent so intense.
We recommend just a few minutes of exercise a day.
On her website, she offers short videos of exercises likeEar Pinch,Blowing RaspberriesandEye Victory.
Theres even aSerum Ceremony, which is about applying products in a more mindful way.
Like any other health-related activity, its only going to work if you keep at it.
And it takes at least three to four weeks prior to beginning to notice results.This article originally appeared onHuffPost.
