“Beauty is tireless work on oneself” is the motto of women who have chosen face-building for the eyes as a way to combat skin aging in the most delicate area. Crow's feet and swelling are signs of aging of the epidermis, which can appear as early as the age of 25 and worsen with age. Simple and effective exercises for strengthening the muscles in the eye area help eliminate swelling, smooth out wrinkles and even improve vision.
5 reasons to do facebuilding for your eyes
In total, there are about 100 muscles on the face and neck. The group of oculomotor muscles includes the temporal and orbicularis fasciculi. They are responsible for the functioning of the visual organ. They belong to the mimic type, one end of them is attached to the skull bone, and the other is attached to the skin or nearby muscles. Over the years, muscles become flabby and lose elasticity. Therefore, the skin begins to sag and wrinkles appear.
Experts assure that with the help of special gymnastics - face-building for the eyes, you can maintain muscle tone. Exercises performed regularly using a special technique will achieve the following results:
- muscle tone increases, as a result, wrinkles are smoothed out;
- lymph flow and local blood circulation increase, tissues receive more nutrients and oxygen;
- cellular metabolism improves, swelling decreases, blue circles under the eyes are eliminated;
- the production of collagen and elastin, responsible for the youth and elasticity of the skin, is enhanced;
- the quality of vision improves.
These five reasons convince hundreds of thousands of women on the planet to engage in face-building and achieve impressive results without a surgical facelift.
Recommendations before starting the exercises
Before you start Facebook building, you should do the following:
- remove makeup, cleanse face and hands;
- To prevent your hands from slipping, you can use sterile gloves;
- choose a suitable position (sitting on the edge of a chair at the table);
- turn on relaxing music, think about your beauty and youth.
Before starting exercises, it is definitely recommended to warm up in order to warm up the muscles and avoid unwanted consequences. To do this you need to do the following:
- Exercise “Butterfly Wings”. You need to blink your eyes for about 30 seconds, first at a slow pace, and then at a fast pace.
- Perform 3-4 circular rotation exercises with your eyes clockwise and counterclockwise.
- Next, you need to close your eyes: first slightly, and then tightly.
It is recommended to complete the warm-up required to warm up the muscles with light blinking, which will relax the muscles before the main complex.
The most popular exercises for eyes and eyelids
All face-building exercises for eyelids can be divided into static and dynamic.
Static exercises are performed in one position, delaying the tension of a certain muscle group for 10 counts. This type of exercise includes:
- Place your thumbs on the outer corners of your eyes. The hands must be clenched into a fist, and the elbows must be spread to the sides. Use your fingertips to gently press on the skin, looking upward. Stay in this pose, keeping your back straight and your neck relaxed. This exercise strengthens the lower parts of the eyelids.
- The following static exercise prevents eyebrows from drooping. Place your ring fingers on the lower eyelid of both eyes under the eyelashes, while placing the middle fingers on the eyebrows. Spread your elbows to the sides. In this pose, open your eyes wide and look up, hold for 10 counts. When doing this, you should feel the pressure of the eyeball on your fingers.
Dynamic exercises move the muscles, each of which is recommended to be performed for 10 counts. This group includes the following:
- The following exercise will help strengthen the lower eyelid: place your fingers on the outer corner of each eye and pull the lower eyelids upward.
- A dynamic exercise allows you to work the muscles of the upper eyelid. Closing your eyes, feel how your eyelids stick together. Open your eyes slightly and “blind” them again - all at once. There is no need to squeeze your eyelids!
- Try tightening your neck muscle. At the same time, you should feel as if your ears were moving. Over time, you will not only learn to move your ears, but you will also notice how the crow's feet around your eyes have smoothed out.
Face building for the face as an exercise for swelling is best performed in the first hour after waking up in the morning. The exercises are performed in the following order:
- Move your gaze along zigzag-like lines.
- After this, move your pupils from top to bottom.
- Draw an invisible line along the viewing area.
- The full set of exercises must be repeated 10-20 times.
Did you know that the exercise described above is called the “Shiva Gaze” after the ancient Indian goddess.
The formation of bags under the eyes occurs as a result of loss of skin elasticity. As a result of the aging process, metabolism is disrupted. A simple set of exercises will help you cope with this cosmetic defect, which is recommended to be performed immediately after waking up in the morning. The sequence of actions is as follows:
- Close your eyes until your eyelids are tightly closed.
- Place your fingers on your cheekbones. In this case, it is necessary to feel eye movements.
- It is necessary to move the pupils upward without opening the eyelids.
- Repeat the exercises 5 times in two to three approaches.
When performing this exercise, you should try to look up as if your eyes were open. Make sure your eyelids are tightly closed. At the beginning of training, pain may occur in the eyes, which indicates that the muscles are really working. As experience increases, pain does not occur when performing the exercise.
Face building for the face against wrinkles allows you to stop the aging process of the skin. Thanks to special exercises, crow's feet and wrinkles in the eye area can be eliminated. To do this, you need to perform the following sequence of actions:
- Find the points at the outer corners of the upper eyelids of both eyes and place the pads of the index fingers of both hands on them.
- Gently stretch the skin towards the temples.
- Try to close your eyes, bringing your eyelids together. At the same time, you should feel the effort.
A set of exercises should be repeated at least 60 times to achieve sustainable results. You will notice how wrinkles begin to smooth out, the skin becomes more elastic and dense.
Important! It is recommended to perform a set of anti-wrinkle exercises in two approaches – in the morning after waking up and in the evening before bed.
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Contraindications
Facebook building is not considered a labor-intensive activity and does not require mastery of special skills. Any woman can achieve mastery. However, overloading the facial muscles is also not recommended. It is necessary to distribute the load evenly, alternating exercises with relaxation.
Important! If you do not alternate exercise with relaxation, muscle spasm may occur, which will cause pain and discomfort.
In some cases, Facebook building is contraindicated. You will have to stop exercising if:
- have arterial hypertension in acute or chronic form;
- pathology of the facial nerve was identified;
- the woman is going through a rehabilitation period after any surgical intervention;
- Botox injections were performed.
Facebuilding is a way for every woman to maintain a youthful face. By performing a set of simple exercises, you can achieve results comparable to plastic surgery. The main rules for success are the absence of contraindications, dedication and regularity of exercise.
- July 16, 2018
- Health
- Valeria Dashkevich
Some people attribute the popularity of face building only recently, but in fact, facial gymnastics has always been popular. Long before Botox entered the lives of modern beauties, those who wanted to maintain a youthful face had to develop entire programs specifically for face-building. Today, even such red carpet regulars as Jennifer Lopez, Cate Blanchett, Reese Witherspoon, Halle Berry and so on praise the technique. Many fans firmly believe that these stars simply sold their souls to the devil for their incredible appearance and ageless face. But they all assure that it’s all about proper gymnastics for the face. So what is face building for wrinkles under the eyes?
What is it and where should I start?
To dot all the i's, you need to start with a definition. Face building is a system of exercises whose task is to strengthen the facial muscles, which weaken with age, like any other muscles in the human body. Face-building is especially useful for the eyes; there are real legends about the ability of exercises to tone muscles and improve control over facial expressions. The first mention of this technique can be dated back to 1710. A popular booklet at the time was Jeanne Sauval's advice on how to take care of yourself. Jeanne is known for working as a personal assistant to the famous French writer Madame Ninon de Lenclos. And she, in turn, was famous for the fact that at 89 she still looked as attractive as she did 20 years ago. Face building for the eyes against wrinkles received a new round of development in the 1900s. Bennett Sanford mentioned gymnastics for the face in his book, in which he talked about what to do in the morning, as soon as he opened his eyes and did not have time to get out of bed. The technique that we use to this day was developed approximately in the 50s and 60s by Senta Maria Runge, who dedicated an entire book to facelifting. What attracted millions of followers? Most likely, an obvious and fairly quick effect, which is achieved after several weeks of daily training. It is only important to choose the exercises wisely.
How it works?
Adherents of face-building for the eyes note that regular exercise helps not only get rid of bruises, but also improve complexion, tighten its contour, and cope with fine wrinkles. There is no miracle or magic here, the fact is that regular exercise trains muscles that increase in volume and fill out small wrinkles, thereby not giving the slightest chance for new ones to leak through. Regular exercises and a developed system allow you to achieve the desired effect quite quickly, all because the facial muscles are much smaller than any others in our body, so they are easier to train. The advantage is that no additional equipment or cosmetic products are required to perform the exercises. All exercises depend only on the pads of your fingers.
Discipline
Another advantage of exercise is that face-building is a great discipline. After a certain amount of training, you will develop a habit that will allow you to literally automatically spend 10 minutes every day on your favorite face without laziness and stress. It should be like brushing your teeth, quickly, clearly, urgently. You won't leave the house without washing your face, will you? The same should be with Facebook building. A significant advantage is that exercise not only trains muscles, but also helps you relax. Face building is suitable for bruises under the eyes, wrinkles, and unevenness. In general, a panacea for all ills. If you suddenly stop training for a long period of time, the muscles may decrease slightly in size, but no critical changes in appearance will occur. Remember that not a single workout will pass without a trace, especially if the goal of face-building is to remove bags under the eyes.
Minuses
We have already described the advantages of Facebook building. But there are also disadvantages to facial gymnastics. Intensive exercise can pump up muscles that are already in hypertonicity due to emotional reactions, thereby aggravating problems with appearance. In addition, Facebook building has a number of contraindications:
- open wounds;
- dermatological diseases;
- postoperative period.
Let's start training
In order to start taking care of yourself, your face, you don’t need any superpowers, courses or doctors. If you really want, you can take online training, but the easiest option is to simply repeat already prepared training programs. The first step is to simply start doing the exercises one fine morning, and the results will not be long in coming. So, a basic complex of face-building and eye exercises may be as follows.
Cheek exercise
With age, not only do wrinkles appear around the eyes, but also the cheeks sag. So let's begin. Fold your lips as if you are going to kiss someone, stretch them out like a tube and move them to the right side, then you need to turn your neck in the same direction. Lock in this position for 5 seconds and return to the starting position. The same action must be repeated on the left side. Number of repetitions: 10 times on each side.
Exercise for the lower part of the face
To prevent your chin from sagging over the years, you will have to train the lower part of your face. To do this, you need to place your lips behind the lower line of your teeth, tense your chin and pull it up so that your lower jaw protrudes. You also need to lock in this position for 5 seconds, after which you can relax the muscles. Number of repetitions – 10 times.
Exercises for bags under the eyes
Now we remove the bags under the eyes with face building. Such exercises are very important for the tone of the skin of the eyelids. Face building for the eyes is the most popular trend, because it is the skin around the eyes that first begins to show our age. An exercise that will help you cope with this is the following: place your palms on your forehead, close your eyes, place your little fingers along the line of your closed eyelids. Now start rotating your eyes, as if looking around, and then up and down. Number of repetitions – 10-15 times.
Exercises for the area between the eyebrows
A large “frowning” wrinkle between the eyebrows can appear even at a young age if you are angry a lot. And the anti-wrinkle exercise is performed as follows: connect the middle and index fingers, press along the eyebrow growth line. Now your task is to gently and slowly pull your fingers, first up, then to the side, to slightly stretch the area between the eyebrows. It is recommended to count to 10 and release; repeat the exercise 10 times.
Neck exercises
The neck also tends to lose its elasticity, the skin sags, and all this does not look very aesthetically pleasing. The following exercise will help you cope with the problem: pull your chin forward, wrap your tongue behind your upper teeth, and close your mouth. The next task is to connect two thumbs, stretch out the lower lip and press the chin with your fingers. The point is to feel the lower facial muscles and chin tense. Count to 10 and release. Number of repetitions – 10 times.
Just 15-20 minutes a day for such exercises - and soon your complexion will improve, wrinkles will disappear, and you will have at least 5 years left behind you. It is recommended to pay special attention to face-building for the eyes.
At the age of 20, it seems that wrinkles and other age-related troubles appear in women well past 40. Crow’s feet can appear under the eyes, persistent swelling or bags can appear by the age of 25. This is due to the way of life, the special vulnerability of the most delicate area. You can prevent early aging and reduce its extent in adulthood with the help of proper care. Cosmetics are not the only thing you can do. There is a special method of exercise - face building for the eyes. Gymnastics will help strengthen the muscles of the orbital and nearby areas, preventing the premature appearance of problems.
Characteristics and features of the technique
Facebuilding for the eyes is one of the areas of facial fitness. Special gymnastics, developed by the German Reinhold Benz, helps strengthen the muscle frame, remove imperfections, and form the correct facial contours. Regular gymnastics has a beneficial effect on your appearance. Developed and toned muscles support contours and prevent the skin from sagging.
The name of the technique “facebuilding” was created by analogy with the term “bodybuilding”, meaning the targeted formation of body curves by building muscle mass. Gymnastics for the face works on a similar principle. Special exercises are guaranteed to strengthen natural contours and create the desired shape.
Gymnastics is based on alternating exercises that intensely strain the muscles with periods of muscle relaxation. Each group is processed separately.
Attention! A daily approach to training will provide a tightening effect without surgical intervention. Achieving a guaranteed result is associated with an integrated approach to facial exercises.
Beneficial effect of training
It will not be possible to completely reverse the aging process with the help of face building, but it will be possible to significantly slow down the passage of time in external manifestations. Gymnastics can significantly reduce the number of wrinkles or delay their occurrence. Generally, Thanks to Facebook building the following effects are achieved:
- muscle tone improves, which affects the smoothing of wrinkles;
- the flow of lymph and blood accelerates, activating all internal processes;
- metabolism in tissues is normalized, reducing swelling and “bruising”.
Regular gymnastics improves your appearance. The skin looks healthy, elastic, fresh. By doing face-building exercises, you can improve your vision, which depends on the condition of your muscles. By eliminating drooping eyelids, visual correction of the incision and width of the eyes is achieved. The look becomes more expressive.
Exercise program
To achieve different effects, you will need to perform complex training. To better understand the approach, it is advisable to study the location and principle of operation of the muscles of the facial zone. The quantity and intensity of gymnastics exercises are selected in a targeted manner.
To prevent unwanted consequences, each active session is preceded by a calm muscle warm-up. Carry out the following actions:
- “Butterfly wing stroke”: blinking your eyes from slow to fast (30 seconds).
- Draw a circle with your eyes clockwise and in the opposite direction (3-4 times).
- They close their eyes: alternate between light and strong.
Important point! In addition to the warm-up, which warms up the muscles, before starting the main warm-up complex, it is recommended to complete a single exercise by relaxing the muscles and lightly blinking (butterfly).
To achieve a “visible” effect, the exercise is performed in the morning. The best option is in the first hour after waking up.
- Close your eyes tightly.
- Place your fingers on your cheekbones (you need to feel the movement of your eyes).
- They work with the pupils: they lift up with the eyes tightly closed.
The action is like trying to look up despite the veil of the eyelids. When performing gymnastics, you need to ensure that your eyes are still closed. The result of initial training can be pain in the organ. This feeling gradually goes away as the muscles are trained. At least 5 repetitions are performed at a time. Performing a series of 10–15 movements is guaranteed to help against bags and swelling.
There are different options for preventing crow's feet around the eyes. Those that are easiest to reproduce are selected. It is better to carry out gymnastics from the paws in 2 sessions: in the morning after waking up, before going to bed in the evening. The universal option is as follows:
- The pads of the index fingers are applied to the upper eyelids at the outer corner of the eyes.
- Pull the skin slightly towards the temples.
- Cover your eyes, forcefully connecting the upper and lower eyelids.
Exercises require up to 60 repetitions. Regular exercise will help reduce the depth of wrinkles and prevent their formation.
The visual enlargement of the eyes is facilitated by preventing the sagging of the upper eyelid. Actions must be taken to train the muscles that support it. Carol Maggio's gymnastics are ideal for this:
- The middle fingers are placed in the space between the eyebrows, the index fingers on the outer corners of the eyes.
- Squint slightly, moving the lower eyelid upward.
The actions are repeated at least 10 times. At the end of the approach, a delayed squint is performed: the lower eyelid is held in a raised position for 30–40 seconds.
Video: eye exercises from Carol Maggio.
The “Shiva's Look” exercise, performed after waking up, will help you quickly get rid of unnatural puffiness and swelling. The steps are simple:
- Perform a zigzag movement of the gaze.
- The eyes move from top to bottom.
- They try to visually draw a line in the viewing area.
It is necessary to repeat the “drawing” up to 10–20 times.
Recommendations for performing gymnastics
A single gymnastics approach is performed according to the principle:
- warm-up;
- active series of muscle work;
- relaxation.
Before starting classes, be sure to cleanse your skin. It is advisable to improve your breathing by alternately exhaling volumetrically through your mouth and taking deep breaths through your nose. Gently warms up the muscles. After gymnastics, it is recommended to wash your face with cool water and apply a suitable cream.
Note! It is advisable to perform most exercises in the evening, shortly before bedtime. This way, tense muscles will be able to fully relax. If necessary, the one-day session is divided into 2 parts.
The degree of muscle involvement and the intensity of the load are increased gradually. Relaxed muscles should not tense unexpectedly. The complex is selected individually. Complications and introduction of new exercises are based on the level of training.
Efficiency depends entirely on the regularity of exercise. An intensive course of exercise lasts at least 3 months. Correction of the eye area usually takes 2–5 months. Daily involvement - at least 5 times a week. The best option is to train seven days a week.
Features of face building after blepharoplasty
Surgical intervention in the eye area of a cosmetic nature is not a reason to refuse face-building in this area. Gymnastics is one of the necessary procedures that facilitate postoperative recovery after blepharoplasty.
Exercises will strengthen muscles, help remove excess fluid faster, and prevent stagnation. Puffiness, swelling, bruising, and the risk of postoperative complications are reduced.
Start training one day after surgery. A set of restorative activities will be recommended by the surgeon. You should not perform your usual exercise sessions unless they have been approved by your doctor. In the process of performing muscle movements, overexertion is unacceptable. Repeat the exercises no more than 5-6 times. Movements are carried out at a slow pace. Physiotherapy and massage according to indications can speed up the recovery process.
Contraindications
By strictly following the useful recommendations for performing training and evenly distributing the load, gymnastics does not foretell any undesirable consequences. It is recommended to abandon the technology in the following cases:
- increased blood pressure (chronic disorder or isolated case);
- the presence of pathologies of the facial nerve;
- previous operations (recovery period);
- Botox injections.
To get the expected effect It is important not to overload the body. The alternation of exercises is accompanied by a short relaxing break. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in muscle spasms.
Facebook building is recognized as one of the ways to maintain the beauty and youth of the skin. The technique is not considered difficult and can be performed independently. Charging does not require much time and effort.
Useful video
We correct the eye area with face-building exercises from Evgenia Baglyk.