when we think about exercise usually we think of the major muscle groups in our legs, shoulders, etc. but what about our faces? they, of course, have muscles too. these 43 muscles attach to bone and skin allowing us to show emotions (and chew!). those who study emotions have found that the basic seven-anger, sadness, fear, disgust, contempt, surprise and happiness-are pretty much universally shown throughout all cultures. hopefully you are expressing those last two the most.
but back to exercise. some call facial exercises "face yoga" as they relax the tension in our faces. you might be surprised how many exercises there are for the face and one women, carole maggio, has created an entire business called "facercise*" to help us tighten these muscles, look younger and avoid more drastic measures. does it work? can't hurt to try.
so here's an example that is easy to do. like any other type of exercise those for the face need to be done regularly and with variety. now think dizzy gillespie (jazz trumpet player) and take a deep breath puffing out your checks. hold for as long as you can-up to a minute. breathe out through your nose.
i didn't have time to check out you tube but i can just imagine what's available there.
*www.facercise.com
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