With age, increased weight and sagging of tissues, a double chin can quickly form. So how can we eliminate it or prevent its appearance? Follow the recommendations below to keep your neck slim and firm.
1) Double chin: where does it come from?
The effects of time, which are accentuated with a sedentary life, are noticed with the appearance of wrinkles, spots, gray hair and the accumulation of fat on the abdomen. However, they are more cruel in certain people with the formation of a double chin which sets in when nothing has been done to alleviate these effects of time.
A double chin, which is an accumulation of fat in the neck region located below the chin, is a serious aesthetic problem that can harm many people. Its size may vary due to excess weight, tissue flaccidity and age.
Although cosmetic surgery appears to be the quickest solution to get rid of it, it carries many risks and possible side effects that can occur later.
However, there is a set of facial yoga exercises that you can practice from the comfort of your home or office without the need for any special props or equipment. Just your hands are enough to do it.
Indeed, if it is practiced well, by regularly respecting consistency and instructions, facial yoga can allow you to quickly eliminate the double chin that makes your life unbearable.
Below we will share with you a set of 7 exercises that will allow you to fight double chin and always keep your face young.
2) Yoga exercises to combat double chin and keep the face young
Trying to reach the tip of your nose
To do this, bring your tongue out of your mouth and pull it as far as possible to try to reach the tip of your nose. Repeat this exercise 5 times.
A lover’s kiss
To do this, raise your head as high as possible, while keeping your neck tense, bring your two lips together as if you want to blow a kiss to an imaginary love interest. Do this exercise every day in 3 sets of repetitions;
The ball exercise
Take a tennis ball and put it under your chin. Hold it by exerting pressure against your chest. Press and release and you will see how this flabby area will gradually become strong;
Fist and resistance exercise
Form a fist and place it under your chin. Then, lower the jaw slightly and press against the fist. This exercise helps your neck muscles become stronger;
Chew gum to strengthen your jaw
Above all, choose sugar-free gum!
The reverse smile exercise
Create tension on the sides of the neck by making an inverted smile. Then hold the position like this for 10 seconds before releasing. Do 10 repetitions of this exercise 3 times a day;
Neck stretch
The exercise involves stretching your neck back without straining. Afterwards, hold this position for a few seconds. Then you change by repeating the same exercise, but this time with your head tilted forward. By practicing the exercise in each direction, you must count 5 seconds.