The skin on the face needs daily care and cosmetic procedures because it is more sensitive and thinner than on other parts of the body. Only muscles that maintain its tone can guarantee firm, elastic facial skin. Like other muscle groups located throughout the human body, the facial muscles also need regular physical activity. Face building is a natural, completely free way to prevent facial aging and fill it with a healthy glow.
Facebook building: all the pros and cons (benefits, harms of gymnastics)
First, let’s define what Facebook building is. Facebuilding is a practice aimed at training the muscles of the face, neck and décolleté, combined with their massage. The concept is similar in meaning and functionality to bodybuilding (body building). Facebuilding combines facial exercises of varying levels of complexity, performed at home.
The facial muscles are the smallest in size, due to this they are quickly amenable to training. Moreover, the effect of training is noticeable on the thin skin of the face more than in any other part of the body.
Let's figure out whether face-building helps to effectively correct age-related defects and preserve youth for many years.
The benefits of Facebook building, its advantages
- Correction of facial contour using natural methods;
This gymnastics restores the necessary tone to the muscles of the face and neck. At the same time, it is completely painless due to muscle efforts, without resorting to anesthesia, surgical interventions and other unpleasant moments.
- Prevention and reduction of existing wrinkles;
During exercises in combination with massage, there is intensive blood supply and skin nutrition. The facial cells of the upper layer of skin are regenerated, which visually transforms the appearance, filling it with energy.
- Restoring freshness and healthy complexion;
Effective exercise during training increases the flow of lymphatic fluid and blood through the capillaries. This allows you to get rid of bags and dark circles under the eyes in a short period of time. Additionally, this is an excellent prevention of skin sagging.
- Health safety;
Non-ecological hardware techniques, subcutaneous injections, and surgical plastic surgery can cause complications, but face building is relatively harmless and does not have serious contraindications.
- Obtaining a quick visible result, which is noticeable after seven days of regular exercise;
- Saving;
Unlike expensive cosmetic procedures, gymnastics can be done at home, standing in front of a mirror, or in any convenient place for free. No machines or additional equipment are required to perform these exercises - this is another significant argument.
- Relaxing areas of high muscle tension such as the forehead, between the eyebrows, around the eyes, mouth, cheekbones;
- Rapid rehabilitation for facial neuromuscular palsy.
From another point of view, there is a negative side to any theory or practice. This technique has skeptics and opponents who insist on the negative effect of gymnastics.
Disadvantages or what harm Facebook building can cause
- Intensive exercise can pump up muscles that are already in hypertonicity due to emotional psychological reactions, thereby aggravating problems in appearance.
In this regard, methods that use muscle relaxation and normalize their tone are less dangerous: Revitonics, Osmionics, Faceforming and Cantienics.
In addition, like any practice, face building has contraindications for practice in certain cases.
Contraindications
- If there are bacterial or fungal infections of the face and neck;
- If the function of the immune system is reduced;
- When there are open wounds on the skin;
- After recent surgical procedures to tighten the skin, as well as after laser skin resurfacing;
- For various dermatological diseases of the face;
- In the presence of severe rashes, acne (gymnastics can aggravate the situation);
In other cases, it is allowed to practice using this method. Facebuilding does not involve any complex manipulations, so it can be done even during pregnancy.
Preparing for gymnastics
Experts insist on meticulous preparation for exercises, in compliance with all recommendations. The best part is that although they are important, they are absolutely uncomplicated.
And the most important recommendation is to relax your facial muscles as much as possible. This is not easy to do: at any time, even before bed and during sleep, our facial muscles are tense. To completely relax them, you need to achieve the effect when “the cheeks slide onto the shoulders.” It is important not to think about anything. As soon as we are distracted by a thought, our face becomes tense.
As for the “technical” side of preparations:
- Cleanse your face and apply any of your usual moisturizing creams or natural oils.
- Wash your hands well;
- Choose a comfortable mirror;
- Lightly stretch the muscles of the neck and shoulders;
During the face-building process, watch out for problem areas of the face: exercises should not form creases on the skin to avoid the appearance of wrinkles.
To make your workouts more effective, throw away all your thoughts, focus on your facial muscles and take deep breaths - this way you will simultaneously saturate your skin with oxygen.
Only beginners need a mirror. Once you become proficient in the art of face-building, you can train while lying in bed, cleaning your apartment, or taking a shower.
How to remove clamps
Experts advise working on relaxing your facial muscles for several days before starting face building. This is very simple to do: you need to concentrate on removing tension from the facial muscles, pull yourself together for at least a couple of days, control “grimaces” such as a thoughtful look with frowning eyebrows, pursed lips, etc.
As soon as you remember that you are preparing for face-building, you urgently need to relax your face. If necessary, “blow out” your cheeks, shake your head - anything to stop tensing your facial muscles. Very soon this will happen automatically.
External signs of aging come to the skin from suffering, heavy thoughts, tears and other negativity. While training to relax your facial muscles, forget about negative emotions. Remember: melancholy is old age. Not the other way around.
Read more: How to relax your facial muscles without Botox.
How to motivate yourself
Like any change, Facebook building must have a goal. That is, it is, of course, understandable. But our brain requires clear motivation. No one loses weight just like that: a goal gives you the strength to stick to a diet. It’s the same here: to engage in face-building successfully and get results, come up with a clear goal that will not turn you away from doing it at all costs.
The one who walks will master the road. And you will definitely achieve the first, and after that, amazing results.
Schedule
The success of any training is systematic. Create a schedule for face-building classes, where it is combined with other physical education activities - we want to pump up the rest of the body at the same time, right?
World-famous surgeon Reinhold Benz claims that excellent results await those who do facial exercises 5 days a week. Every day 2 sets of exercises. The remaining 2 weekends should not be consecutive.
How to learn face building and become an instructor or coach
In search of a way to regain the former beauty and freshness of their skin, women are ready to do a lot. There are thousands of fans of fejbuilding, who prove the real positive results of the exercises. There are no scientific studies that refute this.
Despite all the contradictions, interest in this technique is growing and it is gaining popularity. Now anyone has the opportunity to become a face-building trainer and teach in this area. In order to obtain an instructor certificate, you must take training courses from qualified specialists. Typically, training lasts from 2 to 4 weeks. This makes it possible to acquire not only new professional skills, but also to see first-hand the effectiveness of the program.
Anastasia Burdyug is learning Facebook building from Carol Maggio
How often should you train and how many sets should you perform?
“Even though I have a whole arsenal of techniques and a clear understanding of what to pay attention to, I only work with what is bothering me at a given time. So mindlessly repeating someone else’s sets of exercises without taking into account your characteristics will never be fully effective, explained Sandra Cordero Gonzalez. - You may need to change the order of exercises and increase their duration. Or maybe you are positioning your hands incorrectly or, for example, not taking into account some aspect of life (sleep, nutrition, sex, way of thinking, and so on). For example, I made a rule for myself: start every morning with two glasses of water. Then wash your face and neck using movements to improve lymphatic drainage. Plus, mini-exercise every day and meditation. Well, then I combine my knowledge, multiplied by the morning pep, taking into account the specific situation.”
It turns out that if a clear understanding has not yet been formed, it is not worth studying on your own yet? Of course it's worth it! The most important thing is don’t get hung up on one thing and, of course, don’t stop. After all, if your self-care is only “spot” in nature, then the result will be temporary. Self-care should be a part of your life, not a “five-day marathon.” Learn, experiment, explore, devote time to facial exercises every day - and at some point the quantity of knowledge will grow into quality.
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Popular face-building complexes from famous trainers
Facebuilding from the famous Carole Maggio “Aerobics for the skin and muscles of the face” is an effective strength exercise for a facelift.
Online training with Evgenia Baglyk is convenient and effective. There is an opportunity to learn professional skills using her system.
Classes with Anastasia Burdyug, the most popular face-building trainer in Russia.
Can facial gymnastics be contraindicated?
There is a standard list of diseases and conditions of the body in which you should not perform facial exercises to lift the cheeks, chin, corners of the lips, and so on, as well as other similar “manipulations” with the face. Almost all Facebook building specialists pay attention to them. Such contraindications, for example, include various medications (injections, threads, etc.), as well as the presence of certain inflammatory processes.
“I would supplement this list with items related to common sense. For example, when a rash occurs, you don’t really want to touch your face. And, of course, if you are very tired or have a high temperature, it is also advisable to do without fanaticism, but just lie down and rest,” added our expert.
Facebook building results in before and after photos
Facial gymnastics gives excellent results for different age categories. There is a wide range of exercises that involve different muscle groups. When choosing them, it is very important to take age into account.
For example, under the age of 25, you can practice light courses of facial gymnastics, which are more aimed at preventing the appearance of wrinkles. As for classical gymnastics for wrinkles, it can be performed by anyone over the age of 26.
Facebuilding for the face after 50 years offers a more complex workout aimed at restoring lost skin elasticity. It allows you to significantly tighten the oval of the face and transform its contours.
Reviews of the visible results from Facebook building in the photo confirm the effectiveness of the technique:
Deep wrinkle lines on the forehead became less pronounced, and the nasolabial fold decreased significantly. The face acquired a healthy appearance.
Figure 1: Result of 4 week training
Correction of the tear trough when performing face-building is noticeable after 2 months of training. The jawline has become clear.
Figure 2 Result after 8 weeks of regular exercise
In 1.5 months of training, the oval of the face was tightened, the line of the lips and eyebrows became expressive. The tear line has decreased.
Figure 3 - After 6 weeks of classes
The muscles and contour of the neck have changed greatly. The loose skin has tightened to a large extent.
Figure 4 - After 3 months of classes
The effectiveness of Facebook building after 50 years
As mentioned above, face building strengthens the facial muscles. As for women over 50 years old, this method can be called one of the most effective means for rejuvenation, since training restores muscle tissue to its former tone and volume, smoothing out wrinkles. But there are some nuances to performing face-building at this age.
- The main emphasis should be on strength exercises, since with age the upper layer of the dermis thickens, becoming rougher. Internal training alone will not be enough; external influences (hand pushing) are needed.
- The approach should be comprehensive, therefore, in addition to daily exercise, you need to monitor your diet and enrich it with the right foods. You can read about proper nutrition in the article: “10 principles of healthy eating: sample menu for the week.”
Regular exercise over a long period will give women over 50 the following effects:
- blood flow increases, which improves skin nutrition, making it more youthful;
- muscle tone increases, which leads to smoothing of wrinkles;
- facial wrinkles appear much less;
- nasolabial folds become less pronounced;
- The oval of the face is tightened, the double chin is reduced or completely disappears.
General rules and features of performing Facebuilding exercises
- The best time for these exercises will be in the evening, because there is no need to rush anywhere, you can enjoy a relaxing workout;
- Buy a good moisturizer or special oil for a specific skin type, apply every time you exercise;
- Before starting, wash your face well, wash your hands (ideally after a shower, when the skin is better hydrated), apply a natural nourishing cream;
- Start slowly, gradually increasing the load so that the muscles are prepared. This will help avoid any damage to the skin or muscles, because this would have the opposite effect;
- Exercise at least twice a week during times of stress to relieve tension;
- To enhance the effect of the massage, apply a mask according to your facial skin type after face building. This is a very favorable time for the skin to absorb all the necessary beneficial substances from the mask due to the stimulation of blood circulation;
- It is better to practice outdoors so that the skin cells are enriched with oxygen;
- For effective visible elimination of wrinkles with the help of face-building exercises for the face, rejuvenating exercises must be carried out regularly, at least 2-3 times a week.
In order to preserve youth as long as possible and slow down the process of skin aging, it is important to follow some recommendations :
- Get rid of bad habits such as smoking, drinking alcohol;
- Pay attention to nutrition. You should include more vegetables and fruits rich in fiber in your diet, and increase your protein intake;
- To ensure that the body does not experience a lack of water, regularly removes toxins, so that the skin does not dry out, you should drink a sufficient amount of clean drinking water;
- Try to avoid stress (monitor your psycho-emotional state);
- When applying decorative cosmetics, choose only high-quality, hypoallergenic products;
- Before applying cosmetics, it is necessary to moisturize the skin well;
- Use special protective creams against exposure to direct sunlight and ultraviolet radiation;
- During the cold season, be sure to apply a protective cream against frost and wind on your face;
- Timely treat various diseases, including runny nose, which can negatively affect the condition of the skin;
- Use an individual face-building complex, facial aerobics, which helps prevent aging and reduce existing changes;
Following these recommendations allows you to quickly restore the skin's former elasticity and get rid of wrinkles.
Facial changes with age
Which system is best to use for facial correction?
Many of those who promote trendy face-building courses, facial exercises, face fitness, facial gymnastics, and so on, are most often endowed with natural beauty, our expert believes. For example, anti-dandruff shampoos and other hair care products are advertised by a well-groomed person with silky thick hair, but this does not at all guarantee that such a shampoo will really help you get rid of dandruff. Does this mean that all Facebook building courses are also ineffective? No! However, the biggest effect they can and should bring is motivation.
“Therefore, the first piece of advice: choose a coach whom you enjoy looking at, who is closest to you in terms of voice timbre, appearance, and so on,” said Sandra Cordero Gonzalez.
So, a handsome coach has been chosen (or chosen). Next, you should understand the terminology: in what ways are facial care courses, facial exercises or face-building, face plastics, Japanese gymnastics for the face against wrinkles, revitonics exercises or anything else for your face similar and how do they differ from each other? As a spoiler, we note that all these techniques, whatever one may say, are based on fundamental principles - movement, touch and the basic needs of the body (air/water/food). But the variation in terminology is, to a large extent, just an attempt to assign a special status to one or another author’s system, our expert believes.
Let's start with facial exercises. The very etymology of the word “exercise” takes its roots from the Old Church Slavonic language: according to one version, this is a departure from an idle lifestyle, that is, enough rest, it’s time to work. This is a very reasonable and adequate approach, including for working with the face.
Gymnastics comes from the Greek word “gymnazo” (exercise for health). A healthy face with the help of gymnastics is very good. In addition, you can start with the face, and then, you see, there will be suitable gymnastics for the body, which, of course, will only be a plus for your health.
Fitness - from the English “to fit” (to conform). This word appeared in connection with the topic of combating obesity in America back in the 70s of the last century. But if you follow the logic of Americans with their fat, then facial fitness should be practices aimed at reducing facial fat: it sounds ridiculous, but the concept of “face fitness” is still widely used in the modern world.
“It’s a stretch, but such words and expressions can be used at least somehow when it comes to caring for the health of an individual: exercise is equivalent to gymnastics for the face. Plus facial fitness,” summarizes Sandra Cordero Gonzalez.
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And at the end of the terminological “excursion” - bodybuilding. This is a word of American origin. It implies building muscle mass, which, unlike fitness, in those years, was aimed not at improving health, but at the volume and aesthetics of muscles (synonyms for bodybuilding are “athleticism” and “bodybuilding”), therefore, to achieve results, they did not disdain synthetic drugs - anabolic steroids. Facial athleticism, facial bodybuilding... well, under such a sauce, as they say, it would be quite difficult to “sell” a health and rejuvenating program for the face. But the phrase “face building” has quite taken root in the modern world.
The conclusion is simple: when choosing a technique for facial rejuvenation and healing, relying solely on its name is a useless undertaking.
“Having looked at the courses of top online school teachers, I didn’t find any difference: they are all about the same thing,” Sandra Cordero Gonzalez is convinced. - But if you start training with at least someone, and then continue to study yourself, you can achieve interesting results that you did not expect from yourself. After all, all of this, one might say, is just disassembled pieces of one unified system of a person’s work on himself. Fast, efficient, effortless - you won’t find this, perhaps, anywhere. And, for example, Tibetan, Chinese or Indian methods without a general philosophy will not bring results at all.
Stripped-down versions of body care are just a drop of water in the sea, or even in the ocean. That is why endless minute-long videos on rejuvenation, as they say, without SMS and registration, as well as any “simple” technique with reference to a deep knowledge of anatomy, ancient teaching or philosophy, only take you away from the only essence: the basis of youth, vigor and longevity - this is a healthy body, healthy eating, active activity, common sense, faith, the breath of life and, of course, love for yourself and the whole world.”
Face building for different areas of the face at home
Face building exercises for the face include several stages:
- Warm-up is the preparation of muscles for more intense physical activity. It helps avoid injury;
- The basic training part is a change of static and dynamic loads of varying degrees of complexity and intensity, aimed at modeling the facial contour and eliminating age-related changes;
- Facial massage for wrinkles is an effective method of face-building health therapy based on tactile influence. It perfectly helps muscles recover after physical effort and corrects imperfections.
The figure shows massage lines for the face and décolleté.
Massage lines
- Relaxation is the final stage of Face building. Increased tone is characteristic of the facial muscles. This leads to the appearance of small facial wrinkles. Facebuilding makes it possible to relax areas of tension that are prone to the appearance of severe wrinkles, and learn to control your emotions.
Now let’s look at the most famous and effective face-building exercises. Each technique is accompanied by pictures to make it easier for you to understand its essence.
Note: You should carefully monitor the placement of your fingers when performing specific exercises.
For youthful lip lines
Make an "O" with your lips and press them to your teeth. Then move your index fingers from bottom to top, starting from the sides of your lips towards your nose. Perform this exercise until you feel tension and a slight burning sensation.
A full range of gymnastics for youthful lips can be studied in the article.
To rejuvenate the eye area
Note: The result will be a reduction in puffiness under the eyes, blue circles and tear troughs.
Place your index fingers right in the middle of your eyebrows, your thumbs at the bottom of your eyes. Close your eyelids. Gently move your index fingers up and your thumbs down, gently pressing both points as your eyes close. Do this exercise for 40 seconds and then rest.
We also recommend studying the entire complex for youthful eyes, which includes techniques for sagging eyelids, exercises for sunken eyes and wrinkles in their corners.
To rejuvenate and strengthen the chin muscles
- Place your hand at the base of your neck, point your chin up, touch your upper lip with your tongue, turn your head one way or the other;
- Hold this position for 30 seconds on each side and relax.
Since removing a double chin is not an easy task, we recommend using all known methods for eliminating it at home, as well as other exercises for a double chin.
To prevent forehead wrinkles
Place your fingers above your eyebrows as shown in the photo, lightly press down with your fingertips, and move your eyebrows up in the opposite direction. Hold for 30 seconds and rest.
In addition to this technique, we recommend that you study an article where we have collected the best and most effective exercises for the forehead from different techniques.
For lifting cheeks, cheekbones and facial contours
This technique effectively removes sagging cheeks and models the oval of the face.
- Take in as much air as possible, holding it in the mouth, inflating the cheeks;
- Fix the position for 20 seconds;
- Repeat 15 times.
Find the entire set of exercises for tightening the oval in the article at the link.
For the neck area
- Take a horizontal body position, grab and press the neck area with your hands;
- Raise your head up, feeling how your neck and gluteal muscles tense;
- Hold the pose for 1 minute and then relax.
To get good results from classes, you need to put it into practice at least 3 times a week, although it is preferable to do it every day.
Try to gradually increase the time of approaches so that it takes 10 or 15 minutes a day.
To properly perform neck gymnastics, it is recommended to do it in front of a mirror in order to take the correct poses.
It should be remembered that our appearance and age-related facial changes depend on the statics of the neck and the health of its muscles. Therefore, to maintain her health and improve the condition of her face, it is recommended to perform neck exercises, especially paying attention to exercises for the withers.
How to complement the practice?
It is worth noting that to obtain visible results on the face, it will take at least two weeks to a month of regular practice.
This is due to the fact that muscles have the ability to restore their previous condition.
To achieve a radical result on the face, it is recommended to combine face building with other environmentally friendly rejuvenation techniques.
One of these techniques is biomechanical stimulation of the face and neck, one session of which is equal to twelve sessions of manual massage in terms of the effectiveness of restoring muscle tone.
To maintain the results obtained, it is recommended to perform a cupping massage and apply tapes to the face at night (what it is and how it is used for rejuvenation is described in the corresponding article).
A facial mesoscooter will help complement natural rejuvenation procedures.
In addition to gymnasts and care, one should not forget about regular cleansing of the body, proper nutrition and water consumption of at least two liters per day.
Reason 1. The skin ages regardless of the tone or relaxation of the facial muscles
If you open any anatomical atlas in the section with a description of the muscles, you will find that the facial muscles are also called facial muscles. They are needed to move different parts of the face, express emotions, or protect the eyes, mouth, and nose from external irritants. It is so conceived by nature that they must constantly be in good shape. If the muscles that close your eyes from the sun are resting, it means that others are working instead. For example, the orbicularis oris muscle, which tenses when laughing. Only the ventriloquist doll does not have wrinkles, but any person will definitely have them.
Skin aging does not depend on muscle tone
Skin aging: a decrease in the amount of protein leads to the formation of wrinkles.
Facial expressions, whether active or not, in any case contribute to the formation of wrinkles. Massage sessions will not stop the process of constant muscle contraction and relaxation. Other factors influence skin aging to a greater extent: genetics, changes in skin composition, and sun exposure.
Olga Adriyanova, cosmetologist-dermatologist at SM-Cosmetology
Trainers who promote face fitness believe that increasing muscle tone can restore youth to the face.
But face fitness does not take into account that age-related changes also affect subcutaneous fat, ligaments and the facial skeleton. Working the muscles alone will not help achieve aesthetic rejuvenation. And although the skin and muscles have fantastic potential, we cannot stop bone aging.
With the help of face fitness, in particular. To reduce wrinkles and restore the amount of protein in the skin, skin care and retinoids are required. If you want to work on the muscles to smooth out the wrinkles on your face, then a Botox injection can help. This toxin turns off the transmission of impulses from the nerve to the muscle and relaxes the muscle for 3-6 months. But then everything will return to its previous state.
If you really want to do something for your skin, you can always make a mask
Facebook building on video
To properly learn how to perform all face-building exercises for the face at home, we recommend watching face-building video lessons for beginners:
You will find complete sets of face-building exercises in the original programs of trainers of this technique:
Facebook building by Carol Maggio.
Training with Anastasia Burdyug.
Training with Evgenia Baglyk.
And here are video lessons of face building techniques from the latest fitness trainer.
In addition to face-building, there is another method of natural rejuvenation, the noticeable effect of which is associated with relaxing the facial muscles and tidying up the posture. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the most effective gymnastics for the face.
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Facebook building with Evgenia Baglyk: the most popular exercises
Evgenia Baglyk is a fitness trainer who came up with a brilliant idea - if the body can be rejuvenated through physical exercise, why not make the face younger using muscle training? She collected information about the structure of the muscles and bones of the face, the location of muscle tissue and lymph nodes, and learned about massages, drainage procedures and other methods of rejuvenation. This was all analyzed and discussed with doctors and plastic surgeons.
The result of Evgenia Baglyk’s many years of work was a set of exercises she developed, which was called fitness for the facial muscles. Evgenia started with herself, and having received decent results, she shared her experience with other people, patenting a new direction for us - face building.
Let's summarize, which technique to choose and how?
- You should be pleased to look at the one who wrote down his set of exercises for you.
- You should not engage in self-torture. If you need to follow a strict diet, give up meat, stand on your head, and so on, but you feel that this is definitely not suitable for you, then you should look for something else.
- Do not shift responsibility for the result to the rejuvenation course.
- Expand the areas of attention to yourself (walk in the fresh air, drink clean water, exercise your body, self-development, and so on).