Face Exercise For The Nose & Cheeks

When doing face exercises, most people tend to think of the eyes, the forehead and the neck as regions of the face that can be exercised. What fewer people are aware of however, is that you can also exercise your cheeks and your nose. As a person grows older, the muscles in their cheeks and nose gradually start to weaken and sag which can then affect the overlying skin by causing it to sag also.

Sagging cheeks can give a person a “long face” which makes them look old and tired. The weight of the skin from the sagging cheeks may even start to pull down on the face, and when that happens, the corners of the mouth can be pulled down making a person appear as though they are sad or unhappy all the time.

One of the most common treatments for sagging cheeks is to undergo cosmetic surgery by having a surgical face lift carried out, but this obviously costs a lot of money and not everyone likes the idea of undergoing surgery just to improve the way they look.

The nose is affected less by aging in terms of how much it sags, although like the ears, it does continue to grow as you get older which can result in wrinkling of the nasal skin. There is a fine band of muscles that stretch over the bridge of the nose and muscles that sit on either side of the nostrils, and like all the other muscles of the face, these can also be exercised to keep the skin on your nose tight.

Although this won’t prevent your nose from growing, it should help to reduce the amount of skin sagging that you experience and also help to maintain the best possible shape for your nose as you grow older.

But it should be noted that you can’t change the overall shape of your nose from how it currently is, as its shape is largely determined by the underlying bone structure. To significantly change the shape of your nose, you will require rhinoplasty.

Below is a picture that shows the muscles of the face it is possible to do face lifting exercises on.

Face Exercise Skin Care

Before you start to do any kind of face exercise, it is a good idea to take a few moments to prepare for your facial workout. The first thing that should be done is to wash your hands throughly because you will be using them to touch your face with.

If you touch your skin with dirty hands, you could then end up transferring bacteria to your skin which could result in spots and pimples breaking out later on. Washing your hands is especially important if you already have spots on your face or if you have acne, in which case, you should always wash your hands after touching one region of the face before touching another.

Another thing that is worth noting about face exercises, is that they are most effective when done every day or every other day. This isn’t something that you can do once and expect to get great results from, as it takes many months of consistent daily practice to get results that will actually make your face look better. As a result, many people who practice face exercises combine them into their skin care routine which they do in the morning or at night.

The advantage of doing facial exercises alongside your anti-aging skin care routine, is that eventually it will become a habit and so you won’t forget to do your facial exercises. Another advantage, is that you will be able to cleanse your face directly after doing your facial exercises, and so you won’t have to worry about any bacteria infecting your skin.

In addition, because by working out the muscles on your face you are increasing blood circulation to the skin, you will also help to gain more benefit from any cream or lotion that you put on your skin as you will absorb it better.

Finally, when doing facial exercises, try not to crease the skin on your face too much as you don’t want to risk developing new wrinkles. Although most people who do face exercises don’t seem to be concerned about this, it’s better to be safe just in case. If you do notice any areas of your face becoming creased as you do facial exercises, use your fingers to stop that area of skin moving.

In this article, we are going to be looking at how to do face yoga exercise for the following two regions of the face:

• Nose face exercise

• Cheeks face exercise

Nose Exercise

The nasalis muscles sit underneath the skin of your nose on the bridge of the nose and at the nose tip. There are two parts to the nasalis muscles, the compressor naris which is what you use to compress your nostrils together, and the dilator naris which is what you use to flare your nostrils out wide.

The effect of sagging skin on the nose can cause nose wrinkles. These tend to first appear on the sides of the nose and then above the bridge of your nose where the nose forms the T-zone.

In older adults, wrinkles can also appear along the top of the nose if there is a lot of sagging skin. One treatment that is often given for nose wrinkles is Botox injections, although if you do the following nose exercise, then you shouldn’t need to resort to injections.

• Place your finger or thumb underneath the tip of your nose.

• Lift your nose up slightly with your finger or thumb.

• Press your nose down working against the resistance of your finger or thumb.

• Repeat 20 times.

This face exercise can also be done by pinching your nostrils closed with one hand, and then flaring them open working against the resistance of your pinch. Nose exercises should only be done for 20-30 repetitions so as to not overwork the nose muscles.

Facial Exercises For The Cheeks

This face exercise can be used to help tone up your cheeks, and the muscles that we are targeting with these exercises run across your cheek and join with the muscles that surround your mouth (levator labii superioris, zygomaticus minor and zygamticus major).

Exercising your cheek muscles is very important, because they play a big role in determining your facial expressions, especially those of the mouth. Once your cheek muscles start to become weak and flabby, eventually they and your skin will start to sag.

This can then cause the corners of your mouth to turn downwards, making it look as though you are sad or unhappy all the time. But, if you can strengthen these muscles enough, you should be able to prevent this from happening or turn up the corners of your mouth if they are already downturned. Over time, you should have a much more inviting and warmer look to the general expression of your face.

• Place your fingers horizontally on the top of your cheeks just beneath your eyes.

• Smile, moving the corners of your mouth upwards.

• As you smile you should feel the resistance created by the weight of your fingers.

• Hold momentarily and then relax.

• Repeat 20 times.

After 20 repetitions you may feel a slight tingling sensation or burning sensation on your cheek muscles. This is normal and indicates that you have successfully targeted those muscles during your facial workout. If you find this sensation uncomfortable, you can quickly get rid of it by gently rubbing or massaging your face.

Alternate Method

This face exercise will help to tone up the middle area of your cheeks, whereas the previous facial exercise targeted the top of the cheeks.

• Place two fingers close together above the corners of your mouth, roughly at the level of the end of your nose.

• Smile, raising the corners of your mouth upwards.

• You will know when you have the right place because you will feel the muscles of your cheeks lift your fingers up.

• Hold momentarily and then relax.

• Repeat 20 times.

Note: When exercising your cheeks there is no need to scrunch your face up, as all you are aiming for is to gently lift your fingers upwards. So the first few times you do this, have a look in the mirror just to check that your skin is not creasing as you exercise your facial muscles.

Alternate Method 2

This facial exercise can be very effective for those with chubby cheeks, and best of all, it doesn’t involve using your hands!

• Start by trapping some air in your mouth so that you can expand one of your cheeks.

• Move the trapped air to behind your bottom lip, then to your other cheek and then behind your upper lip.

• Continue moving the air around your mouth, holding for a count of 10 at each position.

The good thing about this face exercise is that you can do it anywhere and at anytime. So if you are stuck at the traffic lights in your car, why not give this exercise a go to kill some time?!

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