Preparation for facial slimming exercises and lifestyle habits that lead to facial obesity

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Lifestyle habits lead to facial obesity

Exercises for each part – full face/eyes/nose/mouth/forehead/cheeks/chin/neck

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Lifestyle habits lead to facial obesity

Many people believe that their face looks large because of their large facial bones. In fact, poor eating habits, sleeping habits, and other seemingly trivial lifestyle details are the real reasons why facial swelling ultimately leads to obesity.

While bone structure determines facial shape, in many cases, poor eating and sleeping habits can make the face appear larger.

Sleeping with an excessively high pillow or no pillow at all; going to bed immediately after eating; and maintaining a blank expression in daily life can all lead to facial swelling. Changing these bad habits, getting to know your face better, and exercising your facial muscles can help eliminate swelling and restore elasticity.

Lifestyle habits that cause facial obesity

1. Usually has a blank expression

If you don't exercise your face regularly, your facial muscles will age. Expressions like anger, happiness, or sadness all help to exercise your facial muscles.

2. Prefers salty food

When consuming foods high in salt, water intake also increases. As a result, the face and body retain a lot of unnecessary water.

3. Always lack of sleep

People who don't get enough sleep due to studies or work disrupt their body's normal functions, preventing proper moisture metabolism in their face.

4. Habitually resting one's chin on one hand and tilting one's neck while speaking.

Applying pressure to one side of the face can impede blood circulation, eventually leading to facial swelling.

5. Chew only on one side of your mouth when eating.

These are bad habits that cause facial asymmetry. They must be corrected if they occur.

6. Enjoys chewing on foods like dried squid and jerky.

Excessive exercise of the masseter muscle can widen the jaw.

7. I grind my teeth unconsciously while sleeping.

Grinding your teeth while sleeping can put strain on your jaw and ruin its shape.

8. Only with a high pillow can one fall asleep.

Compression of the cervical spine can cause facial distortion and swelling.

9. His back is not straight, but he habitually hunches over like a cat.

When the back is bent, the cervical spine naturally bends as well, which hinders blood circulation. Not only that, but wrinkles will also appear on the neck, and the person will look shorter.

Exercises 1 for each section

face

There are many definitions of beauty. We can see beauty in parts of a face, and at the same time, a harmonious overall appearance, expression, mood, and even the soul can also make us feel beauty.

Before starting practice

Facial exercises primarily involve moving facial muscles and massaging the face. Therefore, it's essential to ensure your face and hands are clean, your nails are not too long, and there is no dirt under your nails. After washing and drying your hands, apply a small amount of moisturizer to alleviate any roughness in your skin.

When applying acupressure

During acupressure, the points that feel painful yet comfortable are what Eastern medicine calls acupoints. Blindly pressing with excessive force or pressing for too long can have adverse effects. The ideal pressure level is about five repetitions, when you feel a slight pain but also a pleasant sensation.

Gently pat your face with your fingers as if playing the piano. If your nails are long, they may irritate your face, so please trim them before you begin to avoid injury.

During a massage

The basic method of massage is to use your hands to make circular motions on the skin from the inside out while applying appropriate pressure. Massage can make facial skin firmer and more elastic.

When massaging with your fingers, you can use two, three, or four fingers, but the most appropriate way is to bring your index, middle, and ring fingers together (excluding your thumb and little finger) for the massage.

Basic postures for practice

During practice, you should maintain a relaxed and balanced state of mind and body.

When exercising your facial muscles, be gentle but allow for a wider range of motion.

During practice, you should think about which part of the muscles you are working.

To maintain correct posture and movements, please practice in front of a mirror.

When you first start practicing, the time can be shorter, and you can gradually increase it as you get more familiar with it.

Spend at least 15 minutes each day doing exercises you enjoy.

Warm-up exercises to relax facial muscles

Before exercising your facial muscles, relax your mind and body, and begin practicing in a calm and peaceful state. Then you can begin relaxing your facial muscles through the following vocalization methods and facial expression exercises.

Facial expression movements

① Gently close your eyes and pucker your lips forward. Think about pushing all the muscles in your face towards the center (the bridge of your nose). If you think about it this way, it will be easy to do.

②Close your eyes and slowly restore a natural expression.

③ Next, raise your eyebrows and stretch your nose downwards, elongating your entire face as much as possible. If you feel tired, hold the position for a little while longer, then return to a natural expression. Repeat steps ① to ③ 5 times.

Relax your face by using vocal techniques.

Vocalization exercises work by stimulating the pituitary gland to increase hormone secretion. Every morning, open your mouth as wide as possible and make sounds like "ah," "eh," "eh," "oh," and "ooh" to exercise the muscles in your entire face. It's especially important to make the sounds loud and sustained for as long as possible.

Ah~

Open your mouth vertically until you feel the muscles in your cheeks stretch.

Sigh~

When pronouncing a sound, you should feel your lips and cheeks moving.

Hmm~

Pull your mouth out horizontally to both sides, as if you're laughing so hard your mouth is stretched to your ears.

Oh~

Bring your lips together into a round shape, as if you have candy in your mouth.

Ugh~

It sounds a bit like the sound "uh," but don't stick your mouth forward like you would when you make the sound "oh."