The reason most people worry about face fat is because you can still dress up to hide the bulges in your body but you cannot hide face fat (unless you know make up tricks that can do the trick).
You may spend hours in the gym trying to lose body fat but when your selfie shows that ugly double chin, it feels like all your hard work went in vain.
While where your body holds excess fat depends on your genetics and body type, there are some facial exercises that can help you get sculpted cheekbones.
Benefits of facial exercises
Just like regular exercise can aid your weight loss goals and tone your body, similarly, facial workouts can have many benefits too.
Not only does it strengthens your face muscles, it can also reduce the appearance of the wrinkles. Additionally, it eliminates all the tension around the facial muscles and improves blood circulation around this region.
In order to see proper results, try and perform your facial exercises 3-5 times a week for around 20 minutes.
1. Lion pose
Lion Pose stimulates and tones all the facial muscles.
How to perform: Knee down comfortably on the ground and place your palms on your thighs. Stick your tongue outside and stretch it downwards with force. Extend it as much as you can. While performing this, exhale and roar like a lion.
2. Fish face
If you love taking a selfie, then you have already mastered this facial exercise. Fish face tones and stretches your cheek muscles.
How to perform: Suck your cheeks and lips inwards just like a fish. Hold on to this position for a while and try to smile. Repeat the exercise throughout the day to see faster results.
3. Locked tongue pose
This exercise is perfect to chisel your face and shape your jawline.
How to perform: Sit down comfortably on the ground and place the tip of your tongue against the upper wall of your mouth. Force your tongue against the wall till you feel the stretch in your neck. Repeat this exercise for four to five times.
4. Jaw release
This exercise is perfect if you want attractive cheekbones and reduce your double chin.
How to perform: Seat yourself comfortably and move your jaws as if you are trying to eat with your mouth closed. Breathe from your nose while doing so. Relax and repeat after some times.
5. Chin lock
This exercise will shape your face and tone down your facial jaw line muscles.
How to perform: Sit down in the Lotus position and breathe deeply. Place your hands on your keens, lift your shoulders up and bend forward. Stick your chin firmly against your chest in between your collar bones. Hold on your breath as long as possible. Relax and then repeat the same.
6. Mouthwash technique
This technique will tone your cheeks and help you get rid of double chin.
How to perform: Fill your mouth with air and transfer the air from one side of your mouth to the other, just like you clean your mouth using a mouthwash. Continue this for a while, relax and repeat.
7. Neck roll
Neck roll is the most effective way to lose the double chin. This exercise will also tone down your chin, jawline and neck muscles.
How to perform: Sit comfortably on the ground with your head facing forward. Bend your head towards one side in line with your chin and turn your head in a circular motion. Keep your spine straight and shoulders down while doing so. Repeat this in both clockwise and anticlockwise direction.
8. Eye focus
This exercise will make your eyebrows smooth
How to perform: Open your eyes wide and make sure your eyebrows are not wrinkled. Stay this way and focus at a point in the distance. Relax and repeat after some time.
