Facial Exercises That Help You Look Younger
Facial Exercises That Help You Look Younger
In the study — published in the Journal of the American Medical Association's JAMA Dermatology — women age 45 to 60 were asked to perform 32 different exercises for 30 minutes a day for the first eight weeks, then every other day for 12 weeks. Dermatologists were asked to estimate the ages of the women by scrutinizing their undated photos taken before, during and after the study. They estimated the women's average age started at 50.8 years, dropped to 49.6 years after eight weeks, and ended at 48.1 years. Lead study author Murad Alam, M.D., professor of dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, says that the exercises work by building muscle that fills out the face, that come with age. The effect is similar to the firmer arms you can achieve with bicep curls, for example. Unlike cosmetic surgery, Botox injections and other medical interventions, Alam says, the exercise program “is nontoxic, not invasive, doesn’t cost much, and you can do it on your own schedule.” Plus, no . The study is welcome news for the many folks who’ve long been pitching facial-fitness programs — such as and — with no reliable evidence that they actually work. The women in the study learned the facial exercises from Gary Sikorski, 60, who is certified in yoga facial toning and created the program. He says the positive results were no surprise to him: “I’ve taught these to thousands of people and never had anyone where they didn’t work. They only don’t work if you don’t do the exercises.” Thanks to the workouts, he adds, “I could probably pass for my late 40s.” Sikorski recommends doing a selection of exercises every day for about eight weeks, then a few days a week to maintain the results. A few that were used in the study (descriptions courtesy Happy Face Yoga):
Face Workouts That Work
These exercises can give you a natural lift a new study shows
Gary Sikorski Gary Sikorski created the Happy Face Yoga program, which was featured in a recent study on facial-muscle exercises. A new scientific study shows middle-age women who do facial-muscle exercises for 20 weeks can look about three years younger. Seriously.In the study — published in the Journal of the American Medical Association's JAMA Dermatology — women age 45 to 60 were asked to perform 32 different exercises for 30 minutes a day for the first eight weeks, then every other day for 12 weeks. Dermatologists were asked to estimate the ages of the women by scrutinizing their undated photos taken before, during and after the study. They estimated the women's average age started at 50.8 years, dropped to 49.6 years after eight weeks, and ended at 48.1 years. Lead study author Murad Alam, M.D., professor of dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, says that the exercises work by building muscle that fills out the face, that come with age. The effect is similar to the firmer arms you can achieve with bicep curls, for example. Unlike cosmetic surgery, Botox injections and other medical interventions, Alam says, the exercise program “is nontoxic, not invasive, doesn’t cost much, and you can do it on your own schedule.” Plus, no . The study is welcome news for the many folks who’ve long been pitching facial-fitness programs — such as and — with no reliable evidence that they actually work. The women in the study learned the facial exercises from Gary Sikorski, 60, who is certified in yoga facial toning and created the program. He says the positive results were no surprise to him: “I’ve taught these to thousands of people and never had anyone where they didn’t work. They only don’t work if you don’t do the exercises.” Thanks to the workouts, he adds, “I could probably pass for my late 40s.” Sikorski recommends doing a selection of exercises every day for about eight weeks, then a few days a week to maintain the results. A few that were used in the study (descriptions courtesy Happy Face Yoga):