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Our Face

The image we see in the mirror not only defines us to ourselves; it defines us to the world. But perhaps notions about traditional good looks are changing. These days a mobile, expressive face is more attractive than one of cool, aristocratic perfection. Many of the actors with classic faces who were in the movies of the 1930s now seem almost embarrassingly superficial. 

 

 

My Program

What I'm going to show you on the following pages is a personal exploration of facial exercises, but this does not mean that the exploration is eccentric or whimsical. I've studied the anatomy and physiology of the face in depth. I know what works to keep the face looking young and healthy.

The purpose of the exercises is to develop a pleasing facial expression; they will not distort the face in any way. The exercises if done at least a few times a week, ten to fifteen minutes a session, will give a natural and permanent lifting of the muscles and skin of the face - things that give a person confidence after a morning look in the mirror.

The workout consisting of five exercises is a natural, non-invasive program for improving the face and the front of the neck.

Facial Exercises - Introduction

I'm going to show you five exercises for the muscles of the face and neck. These few exercises if they are done correctly and every day will greatly improve the look and expressiveness of your face. Since I'm not selling a facial exercise program (or anything), I don't have to make promotional claims like - a few minutes a day and you'll see amazing positive changes in your face in just a few weeks. Drivel like this is confusing because in reality facial muscles and the skin covering them do not respond to easy short-term solutions.

Unlike the skeletal muscles of the body, the facial muscles are directly attached to the skin that covers them. (They are also attached to other facial muscles and to bone.) When these facial muscles start to lose their tone and elasticity because of age and gravity, the skin that is attached to them starts to sag. This of course gives the look you don't want to see reflected back to you in the bathroom mirror.

But these exercises are not for men and women whose idea of self-improvement is to pop a multivitamin pill or to inject Botox into the muscles of the forehead. The facial exercise program that I advocate will require some dedication, some persistence - some work. You'll get results from the program though. You'll like what you see in the mirror after even several months. 

Before I show you the exercises, I'd like you to study the anatomy of the face, neck, and head. This greatly simplified course in facial anatomy will show you exactly the areas the exercises will focus on.

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