A set of special exercises for the face (face building) is an effective alternative to plastic surgery methods for tightening the oval and toning muscles, and rejuvenating the appearance.
Today, there are numerous proprietary face-building courses available, sold as courses in the form of video lessons. One of the most effective is considered a course called “Revitonika”, developed in the 90s by a Russian doctor specializing in helping to restore the musculoskeletal system and facial muscles, Natalia Borisovna Osminina.
Revitonics - a fitness technique for rejuvenating appearance, gymnastics for the face
Revitonics, first of all, is aimed at a comprehensive tightening of the facial muscles, toning the skin, getting rid of jowls, Bisha's lumps, manifestations of signs of aging - deep nasolabial folds, wrinkles and sagging skin.
The author of the methodology scientifically substantiates each set of exercises and the rules for their implementation, which distinguishes this course from many analogues that do not have any confirmation from science and medicine.
Over the years, the technique has been improved, adding useful elements and getting rid of the least effective ones. And in 2004, the final version was created, incorporating the most effective techniques and methods for different age groups of patients.
Revitonics is based on vacuum massage and sculptural fitness. Each technique solves specific problems and is aimed at toning the facial muscles, correcting the shape and oval of the face.
Using the technique, problems such as:
- Edema. Unfavorable environmental living conditions, not always a healthy diet and lack of proper rest lead to impaired circulation of small and large vessels and lymphostasis. The consequence of this is excessive accumulation of fluid (swelling), dark circles under the eyes, and deterioration of the general condition of the dermis.
- Muscle spasms. Frequent stress and tension do not allow muscles to relax. Therefore, along with the muscles, the skin is also under tension, which over time stretches and loses its elastic properties.
- Fascial stretches. All ligaments in the human body are connected to each other. Therefore, when a muscle spasm occurs in one place, it affects (always to varying degrees) the facial fascia, giving them unnecessary stress. As a result, the overall tone of the human muscular skeleton decreases.
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Revitonics: books and contacts
Books on the methods of N.B. Osminina
The article published only a small part of Revitonic’s rejuvenation techniques, described in detail by the author N.B. Osminina in her books “The Resurrection of the Face or an Ordinary Miracle”, “The World of the Face and Its Secrets”, “How to Develop a Beautiful Posture”.
The Revitonics system has an official website and its own school of natural rejuvenation under the leadership of Anastasia Dubinskaya. At the school and on the Revitonics website you can take a basic course of classes, in which some lessons are provided free of charge.
You can order books by Natalya Borisovna Osminina with a full range of exercises using the Revitonics system in the online store, and some of them in electronic version are available for free download on the website of the author of the method.
What does revitonics give?
Regular exercises can quickly effectively tighten the shape of the face and get rid of deep expression wrinkles.
After completing the full course, the following effects are observed:
- Smoothing out the relief of the skin and improving skin color.
- Normalization of facial volume. In places with an increased fat layer (cheeks, chin), its amount will be significantly reduced.
- A clear oval, geometrically harmonious face.
- Disappearance of swelling and edema. Disappearance of fine wrinkles, reduction of deep ones.
- Toning the nasolabial triangle.
- Rejuvenation of the neck, increasing the elasticity of the skin in this area.
- Improving the appearance of the eyes. Raising the eyebrows and drooping eyelids.
- Correcting incorrect posture, strengthening the upper back.
All of the above effects can be achieved to varying degrees. This depends on the age and individual characteristics of the body. However, a complete lack of result when applying the technique is excluded.
Revitonics: principle and direction of action
Revitonics for the face of Natalia Osminina is based on:
- bringing the muscles of the face, neck and back to their natural position by stretching and aligning them;
- normalization of lymphatic drainage in the body;
- relieving emotional tension leading to tightness of the facial muscles.
“Revitonika” is a system of techniques aimed at launching the process of natural rejuvenation of the body by restoring its impaired functions. As a result of regular fitness classes for the face and neck, lymphatic massage using the Revitonics rejuvenation system, the balance of the front and back of the body is equalized, lymph flow is normalized, previously tightened muscles relax and stretch, which leads to a tightening, restoration of the oval of the face, disappearance of the double chin, improvement blood supply and complexion, reducing swelling.
Natalia Osminina’s technique is not just fitness for the face, it acts much deeper, on the whole body, rejuvenating it. This rejuvenation system is effective even where modern medicine cannot cope:
- restoration of the “angle of youth”;
- neck lengthening;
- changing the shape of the chin;
- and in addition to the aesthetic improvement of the body, its health improves.
Results: Photos before and after
The photo (below) clearly shows the result after a 3-week course. General swelling of the face has decreased (especially around the nose and eyes). Bags and dark circles under the eyes began to stand out significantly less. The chin and neck were tightened.
Revitonics, if the exercise technique is followed, is an excellent alternative to plastic surgery.
Long-term exercise in adulthood helps to get rid of such serious problems as jowls, loose, sagging neck skin, and severe facial asymmetry. In the photographs presented, the woman looks 10 years younger. There are no deep wrinkles on the forehead, the nasolabial fold is greatly smoothed.
The results of facial fitness classes are amazing; they are indeed, in some cases, an alternative to plastic surgery.
A little history
The history of the emergence of the Revitonics system is ambiguous. The authorship, according to different sources, belongs to two different women. But let's try to go through the facts and chronology. Natalya Borisovna Osminina became known for her research in this direction in 1994 in Lithuania. For more than 10 years, the author conducted various tests, developed her experience, working with hundreds of women. The innovative technique has received scientific justification and public recognition. In European countries: Sweden, Germany, Italy, Israel, it has become especially popular.
In 2009, Natalya Osminina began collaborating with Russian expert in the field of anti-aging massage Anastasia Dmitrievna Dubinskaya. Together with her, they created a whole direction, a school with a rich methodological base. Russian women learned this technique already under the name “Revitonika” in 2010. During this period, the technique was distributed as a set of teaching aids, atlases, packaged in an elegant box.
In the photo: Natalya Osminina
The first school was opened in 2012 in Moscow, on Mira Avenue. The founder of the school is Anastasia Dubinskaya. Here the first trainers were trained, basic complexes and exercises were worked out and adapted.
The Revitonics system appeared in the format of electronic video courses in 2013. These were not yet online courses, but users already had significant freedom in implementing the methodology. In the same year, the school entered into a partnership with the Beauty Institute on Arbat.
In the photo: Anastasia Dubinskaya
From 2013 to 2015, branches and representative offices began to open throughout the country. Instructors, trainers, as well as specialists in beauty salons were trained everywhere.
From 2015 to the present, the main office of the Revitonika school is located at Moscow, Leninsky Prospect, building 30.
At the same time, Dubinskaya and Osminina stop collaborating. Anastasia remains the leader and founder of the Revitonics school. Natalya Borisovna leaves school completely and further continues to develop her technique, giving it the name Osmionics.
Are there any negative reviews
Doctors of various specializations mostly approve and support Osminina’s technique, since her concept is based on carefully researched medical information about the structure and functioning of the whole body (and mainly the musculoskeletal system).
Negative reviews are insignificant in overall percentage terms. These are people who lacked regularity and integrity and did not get the expected results.
There is a separate category of people for whom revitonics classes brought discomfort or severe pain. This is due to ignorance of the condition of your spine and the fact that the system has contraindications.
For example, it is prohibited to do exercises for those who:
- there are congenital or acquired deformities of the spine and head;
- high blood pressure;
- inflammation of the facial or trigeminal nerves;
- serious chronic diseases and pathologies of any organ system;
- increased bone fragility (osteoporosis).
If this exercise is used, this category of people will only worsen their condition. Therefore, if it is impossible to clearly determine the presence of problems, it is important to consult a doctor. There may be several of them - a neurologist, an osteopath, an orthopedic surgeon, etc.
Vacuum therapy
Revitonica vacuum therapy involves the use of special jars of different sizes. The massage begins with large diameter jars. Then he gradually moves on to smaller jars. And ends with the smallest ones.
The following preparations are required for this technique:
- Facial cleansing;
- Moisturizing with suitable cream or oil;
- Careful study, adherence to the methodology and work only in the right directions.
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Complete basic course
The basic course includes 40 different exercises that affect and train all facial muscles and ligaments to varying degrees. The main exercises that are useful to master first are given in this table.
Table. The main exercises of revitonics
| Exercise | Information about him |
| Shoulder abduction (see neck exercises) | Elimination of spasms of the trapezius muscle of the back. Prevention of the appearance of cervical withers and osteochondrosis. After exercise, it is important to stretch the muscle. |
| Abduction of clasped arms and head (see exercise for the neck) | Relaxation of the posterior occipital area. Improving blood supply to the head (including the face). After the exercise, it is important to stretch the posterior cervical muscle with your hands. |
| Chin to chest (see neck exercises) | Strengthening the front of the neck, reducing horizontal neck wrinkles (so-called rings). Tightening and toning of the dermis. After the exercise, you should stretch the neck muscle (lifting your head up). |
| Stretching the nasolabial triangle (see nasolabial folds) | Reducing the depth of the nasolabial fold, increasing the size of the lips, changing their color to a more natural one. |
| Pinching the inner ends of the eyebrows (see exercise for the forehead) | Elimination of vertical glabellar wrinkles. After the exercise, you need to stretch the working area. To do this, place the index finger of one hand along the nose, and place the other finger of the second hand above the first. Pull your fingers in the opposite direction, relaxing the muscle. |
Revitonics facial exercises at home after 35 years
The set of exercises is suitable not only for women after 40, 50 years and older. Once you get acquainted with what facial revitonics is, you will understand that the technique is effective for any age, even 20-30 years old.
Basic exercises in revitonics help fight the following age-related changes in facial tissue after 35 years:
- thinning of the basal layer and thickening of the stratum corneum of the skin;
- loss of moisture - dry tissue;
- loss of fiber elasticity;
- decreased microcirculation of nutrients in the upper layers of the epidermis;
- slowing down cell renewal processes;
- loss of skin elasticity;
- changes in muscle and skin tone;
- thinning the fat layer of the face, which maintains its shape;
- the appearance of dark circles and bags under the eyes;
- the appearance of folds in the lower eyelid;
- drooping corners of the mouth;
- the appearance of nasolabial folds;
- decrease in facial volume and appearance of hollow cheeks.
Yes, exercise is not able to normalize hormonal levels, the disruption of which causes many changes in the body, including the contours of the face. But systematic exercise can tone the muscle frame, normalize metabolism in tissues, and therefore significantly improve the condition of the skin, and significantly slow down regression.
Facial massage to reduce wrinkles
Vacuum fitness is a massage with small vacuum cans. It helps reduce facial swelling, improve metabolism at the cellular level, as well as complete facial rejuvenation. The most effective massage is combined with sculptural fitness.
Before starting the session, you need to cleanse your face and generously smear it with cosmetic oil. The skin should be warm (for example, after a light manual massage or a hot shower).
Vacuum massage can be static and dynamic. When static, cups are attached to large areas of facial skin (cheeks, forehead, chin) for a period of 5 seconds to a minute (no longer recommended).
With dynamic massage, the vacuum should be very small, the time of static exposure should be minimal. The average diameter of the jar is 2.5-4 cm. This will help avoid bruising and unnecessary stretching of the epidermis. Do not apply a vacuum to the delicate areas of the skin around the eyes.
When massaging the cheeks, you should start from the middle of the nasolabial fold (laughter line) and slowly move the jar up to the cheekbone and temple. Do not grab the skin above the cheekbone with the cup.
Massage of the jaw line takes place in two approaches. It is necessary to roughly divide it in half and place your finger in the middle. The movement of the can should be from finger to chin and from finger to ear. This way, by holding the skin, it is prevented from over-stretching.
The chin area is massaged in a circular motion, without touching the corners of the mouth. In the forehead area, you first need to draw a line from the bridge of the nose up to the hairline. Then from the center of the forehead to the temples. Each manipulation is carried out no more than 5-7 times, until the skin turns red. At the first session up to 3 times.
The massage is performed for 15-35 minutes. After the session, it is important to cleanse your face again, thoroughly rinsing off the oil. A massage course consists of 8-12 sessions, which are carried out at intervals of 2-3 days, no more. A repeat course is possible in a month.
Important! Before starting a vacuum fitness course, it is important to independently or with the help of a doctor exclude the presence of diseases or factors that would prohibit this type of massage.
Contraindications
This set of measures has contraindications that should be excluded before starting the procedures.
Revitonics is prohibited if the following deviations are present:
- autoimmune diseases;
- dermatological pathologies;
- presence of cancer;
- dysfunction of the respiratory system;
- increased blood pressure;
- pathologies of the vascular system or disorders of the blood composition;
- recent injuries to the cervical spine, spine or skull;
- disturbance of psychological balance and state of the nervous system;
- infectious and other diseases accompanied by medications or medical procedures.
If there have been surgical interventions on the skin of the face, as well as injections (gel or Botox), then before starting the course, consultation with a specialist is recommended to avoid the development of side effects from previous procedures.
Revitonics is not able to eliminate puffiness or restore complexion if the changes are caused by the presence of diseases (impaired functioning of the liver, cardiovascular system or kidneys).
Forehead exercises
Revitonics - simple and effective exercises for facial rejuvenation. The video lessons of the course explain how to get rid of wrinkles on the forehead, tighten the skin and straighten the oval.
Exercise 1
Aimed at eliminating horizontal wrinkles. It is necessary to take a sitting position (preferably in front of a mirror), with your back straight. Next, you need to place your palm on your forehead, just behind your eyebrows. Press the skin and muscles with your hand for additional fixation.
You should alternately raise and lower your eyebrows with force. At the top point the position is fixed for 5 seconds. Perform from 5 to 15 repetitions (depending on the fitness of the face).
Exercise 2
Aimed at eliminating vertical wrinkles.
The starting position is similar to exercise 1. Use your thumbs to fix the inner ends of the eyebrows.
In this position, you should bring your eyebrows together and apart with effort. Perform 10-20 repetitions.
Exercise 3
Place the thumbs of both hands under the inner ends of the eyebrows. Place your index fingers 2-3 cm above the eyebrows.
Bring your fingers together, lightly pinching the skin and eyebrows. Record the final position for 30 seconds.
Nasolabial folds
Exercises to reduce nasolabial folds on the face through revitonics are no less effective than the previous ones. A lot of video materials help you thoroughly study the technique and perform it correctly.
Exercise 1
Starting position: sitting straight on a chair. You need to combine the index and middle fingers on each hand. Place them on the nasolabial folds and apply pressure.
Open your mouth slightly and make a circle with your lips. Mentally count down 10 seconds. Open your mouth wider, forming a large circle with your lips. At the same time, do not forget to press the muscles of the nasolabial triangle (tension should be felt). Hold the final position for 20 seconds. It is performed 5-10 times.
Exercise 2
Place your index fingers on the skin between your nose and upper lip. Very slowly stretch your fingers in opposite directions to the very corners of your lips.
A similar manipulation must be carried out with the skin under the lower lip. The exercise is repeated 5 times for each zone.
Important! Sliding-stretching is carried out only after the skin has been naturally moistened by the influence of the fingers. Otherwise, stretching will be harmful to the epidermis.
Neck exercises
The exercises are aimed at relaxing the cervical spine, improving posture, and maintaining skin tone.
Exercise 1
- You need to sit up straight, your back straight. Right hand on the belt.
- The right shoulder rises as high as possible, then in the same position is pulled back all the way to the spine.
- You need to turn your head slightly to the left and stretch the back of your head towards the abducted shoulder. Lock in position for 30 seconds.
- Slowly return to the starting position and slightly stretch the trapezius muscle. To do this, you need to put your left hand behind your head and place it on your neck under your hair. Bend the right one at the elbow and place it on the shoulder. It is easy to pull your hands in opposite directions until you feel muscle tension.
Exercise 2
- It is necessary to bring your shoulders back as much as possible. Hands behind your back in a lock.
- The shoulders rise up and the head falls back, lying between them. You should also hold the position for 30 seconds.
It is important to know! If you feel too much tension on the front of the neck, you can open your mouth.
Exercise 3
- Place your palms slightly above your chest. Press the skin and muscles with your hands. Tilt your chin forward.
- At the same time, tilt your head forward, trying to reach your neck with your chin and reach your neck and chin with your hands. Perform for 30 seconds, then relax the muscles.
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It is known that a woman’s main weapon is youth and beauty. But no matter how sad it may sound, over time, youth turns into maturity, and old age is not far off.
The skin on the face loses its elasticity, becomes flabby and wrinkled. Some people come to terms with this, gradually accepting the changes that are taking place. For others, such changes are unacceptable, and all sorts of methods are used to preserve beauty. Subcutaneous injections, resurfacing, creams and even plastic surgery begin.
Age-related changes in appearance do not happen suddenly; it is a gradual process that begins with little things. We begin to notice the first signs after 25 years. How to stop this without resorting to radical plastic surgery or ineffective cosmetic procedures? There are also more loyal methods of rejuvenation. One of the best in this direction are the Revitonics exercises.
We are watching a master class on the Revitonics system from Anastasia Dubinskaya. Five popular exercises are demonstrated by Anna Agofonova. The author of the method is Natalya Borisovna Osminina, who devoted more than 20 years of her life to studying the topic of natural rejuvenation. Revitonics by Natalia Osminina is a scientific and empirical method of appearance correction and rejuvenation, which has no analogues in the world in terms of its effectiveness and sustainability of the effect obtained.
Why do we grow old - the theory of Revitonics
It is believed that facial aging is associated with a loss of elasticity and firmness of the skin, resulting in the formation of wrinkles and sagging.
However, changes in skin quality are just consequences of more global processes. There are more than 70 muscles on the face, attached to 29 bones of the skull; blood and lymph move through the vessels. Any failure in the internal structure is immediately reflected on the surface of the skin. So muscle spasms cause their contraction, as a result of which the skin that was stretched over the muscle corset begins to sag (Roman blind effect). Due to spasms and tension in the muscles, blood flow deteriorates. The lymph on the face, which removes toxins, also stops moving normally. As a result, the complexion becomes gray and swelling appears. The condition of the face is reflected in the condition of the spine and neck. Slouching causes the skin of the entire body to tighten behind the body and begin to sag in front. Spasms of the neck muscles prevent blood from flowing normally to the head, worsening the condition of the face.
Revitonics: principle and direction of action
Revitonics for the face of Natalia Osminina is based on:
■ bringing the muscles of the face, neck and back to their natural position by stretching and aligning them; ■ normalization of lymphatic drainage in the body; ■ relieving emotional tension leading to tightness of the facial muscles.
“Revitonika” is a system of techniques aimed at launching the process of natural rejuvenation of the body by restoring its impaired functions. As a result of regular fitness classes for the face and neck, lymphatic massage using the Revitonics rejuvenation system, the balance of the front and back of the body is equalized, lymph flow is normalized, previously tightened muscles relax and stretch, which leads to a tightening, restoration of the oval of the face, disappearance of the double chin, and better blood supply and complexion, reducing swelling.
Rules for performing Revitonics techniques
Before you start training according to Natalia Osminina’s method, you need to familiarize yourself with the rules for performing a set of exercises for the face.
✔ “30 seconds” rule Many fitness routines are based on the “30 seconds” rule. It consists of squeezing both ends of a hypertonic muscle or an entire muscle block for 30 seconds. By squeezing the muscle for half a minute, we help the body resolve this spasm and relax. It is rare that the body “copes” with it in a shorter period of time, and it is also rare that more time is needed and repetition of the exercise is required.
Actually, this is the work of “reverse” techniques, when we return to the original point that caused the tension and temporarily increase the spasm, bringing the situation to the point of absurdity, thereby pushing the body to resolve it. 30 seconds is the empirically calculated time that the body needs to independently “extricate itself” from a block of problems, get out of a state of spasm and produce an effect in the form of relaxation.
Usually, while performing the technique, there is a feeling of freedom of movement. In this case, gently push the tissues, applying a gentle force (no more than 10 grams), as if squeezing them.
Maintaining a time of 30 seconds applies only to techniques for relieving muscle hypertonicity. The use of less time (10-20 seconds) in some exercises is related to other techniques based on the principles of post-isometric relaxation.
✔ Muscle stretching Almost always, when performing techniques, a gentle stretching of the muscle or working area is required. This is necessary in order to return the muscle, shortened by a previous spasm, to its original length. Stretching should be done slowly and smoothly, since we are not working with the muscle directly, but through its connective membrane - the plastic fascia. All housewives who have had to deal with hard white films when cutting meat know what it is. Not only muscles and bones, but in general all our organs are wrapped in similar “films” - fascia, which are connected into a single system throughout the body. Anatomically, it is believed that the facial muscles do not have fascia. Indeed, the membranes of facial muscles are very thin. However, the surface layer of each facial muscle has a denser structure than its inner part. Their outer shells can also be called fascial, since they perform the same tasks and work on a similar principle as the fascia of skeletal muscles. By its nature, fascia is plastic and, when worked correctly, can be stretched: this should be done very slowly and gently, with the feeling that an elastic band is being stretched under your fingers.
✔ Pre-tension Pre-tension is a preliminary step to performing many techniques. This is the primary tension of tissues towards each other or in opposite directions until the first stop and maintaining the level of this tension until the reaction to relax the muscle begins, that is, release is achieved.
✔ Fixation Fixation is the final touch of the exercise, which is stopping the hands in the correct position for 2-5 seconds. Fixation is necessary to stabilize the results so that the muscle (or tissue) remembers its new position.
✔ Load When performing many exercises related to working according to the “30 seconds” rule, the force of tissue clamping should be minimal. Techniques for relieving hypertonicity from facial muscles do not work directly with the muscles, but with their tension at the level of the ascial membranes. Therefore, on average, the load on the tissue (called perceptual) should be minimal and amount to approximately 5-10 grams. This is the weight of a ten-ruble coin. It is strictly prohibited to force the achievement of results by applying additional forces.
✔ Balance “Balance” is the central concept in the Revitonics methodology, as it supports its main advantage - a combination of effectiveness and harmlessness. In relation to the face, everything must be in balance, from the fibers of the muscles in relation to each other to each bone of the skull. This principle is observed throughout the entire body - everything must correspond to the perfect matrix that Nature has created for each of us. In the absence of genetic errors, our body is initially harmonious. However, throughout life, the balance of all structures and systems of our body is disrupted. As for the face, even hypertonicity of one muscle can disturb its balance, since next to a muscle in hypertonicity there will always be a muscle in hypotonicity (weakened tone). Muscles with hyper- and hypotonicity are located next to each other, figuratively speaking, in a checkerboard pattern. To restore balance after relieving hypertonicity, we must easily and gently stretch the working area and spread the tissues evenly around the working area using point-to-point blotting movements. Thanks to such manipulations, the body itself determines the correct position of the tissues.
Technique of performing techniques
When performing all exercises, the fingers should not pull the skin or “fidget” over it - they should “stick” to the place where they were placed. Despite the fact that the techniques should be performed with minimal load, the penetration of the fingers should be deep enough.
At the same time, it is unacceptable to press your fingers on the tissue using force. To do the technique correctly, you must first linger for a second at the starting point and feel how your finger, with a light pressure, seems to plunge, “thaw” deep into the tissues, which should seem to let your finger inside, as if “parting”, you should feel how underneath muscle mass expands.
To avoid the formation of creases and wrinkles on the skin, be sure to use a mirror for control when performing techniques and grips.
Features of performing specific course techniques
✔ “Deceptive technique” If difficulties arise during the process of performing a technique, the so-called “deceptive technique” can be used. This is the principle of “reverse” osteopathic techniques, which we can use on any work area that is not amenable to conventional massage or plastic techniques that work through direct techniques. Remember the words from the funny pirate song: “Normal heroes always take a detour!” Don’t force your face, it’s always better to go around a mountain than to storm it straight through.
If, while performing a technique, you feel that you have bumped into a block that does not allow you to go through the entire working area to the end, you can use a “cheating” technique in this difficult area. For example, if you feel that the fabrics do not stretch, having bumped into some block, then you can, without lifting your finger from the working point, move them in the opposite direction to the first stop. After 30 seconds, you need to return to the starting position and continue performing the main technique.
✔ “Tissue Horseshoe” technique The “Tissue Horseshoe” technique is used to restore elasticity lost by tissues, equalize their density, distribute them throughout the muscle corset, eliminate blocks, improve blood supply, and ensure uniform flow of blood and lymph. The essence of the technique is to form a “tuck” from fabrics in the shape of a horseshoe with the base at the top or bottom (depending on the area being worked on). In this case, it is necessary to deepen the “horseshoe”, resting on its center, and at the same time stretch the ends in different directions, working to expand.
✔ “Grinding” technique The “grinding” technique is a specific technique that improves blood supply to tissues and frees them from muscle-tissue blocks.
In essence, this technique is a modernized technique for relieving hypertonicity using clamps for 30 seconds, in which the static execution of the technique is replaced by a dynamic one. The “grinding” technique significantly reduces the time of working with both hypertonicity of one muscle and an entire spasmodic block consisting of several muscles, which allows you to relax the entire “knot” of problems at once by attracting additional blood to it. In addition, the technique allows you to restore mucous tissue in thinned areas and build up subcutaneous fatty tissue, which differs in structure from other neighboring tissues. The skin after performing this technique becomes more elastic. When performing the “grinding” technique, one finger is fixing, the second is active. Both fingers should not “fidget” or move the skin. The active finger moves forward, as if “screwing” towards the fixing one. The “impenetrable” fabric (fold) is rubbed vigorously, but at the same time softly and carefully. The technique is performed until the tissue completely “melts” under the fingers. Typically, it takes 20-30 seconds to complete the technique, or 10 seconds if there are no major problems. After performing the technique, it is always necessary to lay out the tissues. “Grinding” the roller at the “cheek-eyelid” border. The “grinding” technique is used in modifications. With large working areas - classic rubbing with the sides of the fingers of two hands.[/td]
| “Fraying” of tissues on the upper eyelid We work with smaller areas of the face (orbital area) by “mini-rubbing” with the fingertips of both hands |
The rejuvenation method according to N. Osminina’s system includes techniques that can be easily performed at home. We have already discussed Revitonics exercises for aligning the spine, neck, back, and lower back in the following posts:
Exercises to correct posture
Exercises to correct neck position
Revitonics for the face includes a set of exercises aimed at relaxing and stretching all the muscles in this area.
Techniques for the forehead
We erase wrinkles on the forehead.
Effect:
■ Reduction and complete elimination of wrinkles on the forehead ■ Return of smooth skin ■ Restoration of eyebrow position ■ Improved sleep quality
Technique:
■ Place the index finger of one hand with the entire inner side surface above the eyebrow. Create an emphasis with your thumb on the temple, placing it to the side, stretching the skin in a horizontal direction. Your palm should form a kind of visor with which you cover your eyes from the sun. ■ With your other hand, throwing it over your head, draw spiral lines, starting from the eyebrows to the hairline. You will feel that with each spiral movement the skin is pulled up and the eyebrows are raised. ■ Do the same on the other eyebrow. ■ Massage the middle part of your forehead. Place your palms on your face so that your fingers touch your forehead. The little fingers touch each other and are pressed to the center of the forehead. Using massage spiral movements, move from bottom to top from the center to the edge, smoothing out wrinkles. The emphasis is on moving the little fingers up the center of the forehead, nudging them with a facial raising of the eyebrows.
Relaxing the forehead and raising the eyebrows
■ Place one hand under the back of your head, the other on your forehead. ■ Imagine energy (perceptual vibration) passing between your hands. ■ Send vibration from the back of your head to your forehead and back for 4 seconds in each direction, following the movement of energy with your inner gaze. Perform for 30 seconds to 1 minute. ■ Then begin to pull the forehead tissue upward. Before you start taking it, you should feel wetness between your forehead and hand. ■ Slowly move your palm up to your hairline, tightening the skin of your forehead. Feel how the skin, fixed by the palm, moves along with the palm. Follow the movement with your inner gaze. ■ At the same time, help the movement of the forehead tissues with an auxiliary hand lying on the back of the head, directing the aponeurosis downward. Stretch your heels away from you, imagining how with this movement you are helping to raise your eyebrows. In the same way, without getting out of bed, you can continue to work on your face.
Revitonics for eyes
Enlargement of the orbit at the inner corner of the eye.
Technique: Perform the technique for each eye separately, starting with the left.
■ Make a “V” with your index and middle fingers of your left hand. Point the outer part of your palm towards your face. Place your middle finger at the outer corner of your eyebrow and your index finger at the outer corner of your eye. ■ Place the index finger of your right hand under the inner point of the eyebrow, and the middle finger under the inner corner of the eye. ■ Imagine that the pupil of the eye is the center of the resulting rectangle. Using the corners of this rectangle, try to expand the orbit of the eye evenly relative to the pupil.
Expansion of eye orbits
Effect:
■ eyes wide open.
Technique:
■ Make a “V” shape with your index and middle fingers. Point your palms outwards towards your face. ■ Place your middle fingers on the upper bone of the eye orbits, and your index fingers on the lower bone. Pressing your finger bones into the orbit, bring the spacers all the way to the bridge of your nose. Wait 20-30 seconds. ■ Then move the “spacers” in the opposite direction - towards the periphery. As you move, squint your eyes, resisting your fingers. Move in intermittent dotted movements towards your temples. Fingers should not pull the skin. ■ Use your fingers to widen your eyes. Hold the position for about 10 seconds. ■ Without changing the position of your hands, move your eyes around the entire circle, starting from the top. Raise your eyes up, as if looking under the top of your head, and hold them until you feel that your view begins to increase, you begin to see things around you that were not previously in your field of vision. ■ Directing your gaze downward, look as if into the depths of the body, slightly lowering the lower orbit of the eye, follow its relaxation. Don't try too hard. ■ After the downward movement has finished, fix your gaze downward and again move your eyes as high as possible. The fabrics are in place, they do not stretch when you move your gaze. ■ Direct your gaze to the left, squinting your eyes as far as possible, moving them in an outer semicircle. ■ Repeat on the left side. ■ At the end, expand the orbits of the eyes as much as possible without removing the “spacers” from them. Blink quickly for 1 minute.
It is important to remember that your eyes show your age. Regularly performing exercises for youthful eyes will help restore this area and slow down aging.
Revitonics for lips
Raising the corners of the lips.
Technique:
■ Place your index fingers on the corners of your mouth, place your thumbs on the jaw arch where the triangular muscles attach to it (see picture). ■ Gently pull your fingers toward each other. Take your time, wait until the skin is moisturized and moves freely. When the skin becomes moisturized, it will mean that the muscles have relaxed. ■ Next, work on each corner of your mouth in turn.
Revitonics for nasolabial folds
Reception for muscle relaxation and lymphatic drainage of the nasolabial area.
Effect:
■ Reduces the size of the nasolabial lips, which often fill with fluid during sleep due to slower lymphatic drainage, ■ Relaxes the muscles concentrated around the nostrils, ■ Removes water from this area.
Technique:
■ Place the index finger of one hand on the nostril, the index finger of the other hand at the beginning of the nasolabial fold on the cheek. ■ Move two fingers relative to each other, as if scrolling a figure eight, one wing of which is drawn by one hand, and the other by the other. ■ Do the same with the other nostril. ■ Place your index fingers along the nasolabial fold towards the nostril. ■ Using light vibration movements along the nasolabial fold from bottom to top, move the stagnant lymph in intermittent movements, stepping back a little at each step and moving forward again.
Help this movement by sniffling.
Exercise to relax the muscles that lift the ala nasi and upper lip
Technique:
■ Perform on each half of the face separately. ■ Pinch the outer edge of the left nostril with the index finger and thumb of the right hand. We place the index finger of the left hand at the inner corner of the left eye, at the beginning of the levator ala nasi muscle. ■ Move the lower finger towards the upper one. We capture not the skin, but the muscle. Hold for 30 seconds, rubbing the resulting crease until it disappears. We stretch the working area in different directions. ■ We form a tuck again, periodically gently stretching the area of the muscle we are working with. We fix the stretched and relaxed muscle.
Revitonics for tightening the oval face - exercise “Scream”
This technique can be performed without getting out of bed in the morning.
Effect:
■ Reduces age-related upward lifting of the jaw and eliminates spasm of the masticatory muscles, ensuring uniform placement of facial tissues. ■ Returns the “angle of youth”, helps to correctly distribute the tissue of the masticatory muscle, remove the “eyelid-cheek” boundary and smooth the cheek tissue.
Raising technique:
■ First, let's look at the “Scream” technique, intended for those who have the First type of biomechanical aging of the face (formation of jowls with age): 1. Open your mouth, strongly lowering the lower jaw. The lips are drawn out like a tube, as if pronouncing the letter “O”. Often people feel pain at this moment at the junction of the jaws. 2. Place your palms in the area where the jaws connect, not paying attention to the pain, try to lower the muscle, smoothing it along its entire length. To do this, press downwards with your palms, starting from the edge at the outer corner of the eye, and move down vertically and along an oblique line as shown in the figure. Eyes wide open. Repeat several times. ■ Exercise “Scream” for those who have the Second type of biomechanical aging of the face (lifting the chin up with age), this technique should be performed as follows: 1. Place your palms on your cheeks. The fingers are located from the chin to the outer edge of the eye. The palms are pressed tightly against the jaw angle and the entire jaw arch. 2. Slightly pull the lower jaw forward and slightly upward, following the existing deformity, reinforcing it. Hold the position for 30 seconds. The load force should not exceed 5-10 grams. Gently return the lower jaw to its original position and move it as far back as possible, fixing it for 5-10 seconds. ■ The third version of the “Scream” exercise is suitable for all types of biomechanical aging and is performed with the mouth closed (Fig. 2): Place your hands on your cheeks in the direction from the corner of the jaw to the inner corner of the eye, covering the masticatory muscle with your palms. Press the base of your palms tightly to the lower jaw, to the beginning of the masticatory muscle. The fingertips touch the eyelid-cheek border. Stay in this position for several minutes. DO NOT press with your palms; the skin of your hands should seem to stick to the muscle. source
*** Try the Revitonics exercises and see from your own experience that your body itself is able to recover and restore youth. We just need to help him.
Contraindications
Before starting practice, it is recommended to consult with a specialist if you:
■ You have diseases of an autoimmune, systemic nature; ■ Do you suffer from dermatitis; ■ Have chronic diseases of the respiratory system; ■ Are undergoing any treatment.
The “Revitonika” system is not able to remove defects caused by the listed diseases and is used by conditionally healthy people. If you have diseases that cause swelling - problems with the kidneys, heart, lungs, low blood pressure - the result of the anti-aging system may be short-lived due to the characteristics of a particular disease.
It is not recommended to combine Revitonics facial fitness with exercises from other authors, since additional techniques can harm already restored muscles, again spasming them.
After injections of Botox on the face, gel, or other drugs, after operations and implantation of gold threads, you must consult a specialist before starting practice.
See also:
13 basic exercises to delay aging
Facial Detox Massage
Diagnosis of age-related changes
Exercises for the eye area, eyelids
Carefully treating the eye area helps to naturally get rid of puffiness and dark circles. To do this, it is important to regularly perform a small set of exercises.
Exercise 1. Warm up
You should sit on a chair and not slouch. Open and close the eyelids sharply and clearly (do not squint). Breathing is important in this exercise. You should inhale through your nose while opening your eyes. In this case, you need to retract your cheeks. Exhale in the same way (closing your eyes) and puffing out your cheeks.
Exercise 2. Closing your eyes
The starting position is classic. Bend the index fingers of both hands slightly and press them on the edges of the cheek bones (1-1.5 cm from the lower eyelid).
In this position, you need to close your eyes with effort, holding in the final position for 10 seconds. The interval between blinking is 5-8 seconds. You should perform 7-10 repetitions.
Exercises 3. Blinking
The starting position is similar to exercise 2. Place your index fingers on the outer corners of your eyes. Apply light pressure to fix the skin and muscles.
Blink as quickly as possible for 10 seconds. Perform 8-12 repetitions with a rest interval of 2-5 seconds.
Exercise 4. Relaxation
Sit up straight, tilt your head slightly forward. Your elbows should rest on your knees and your palms should be open. Slowly lower your face into your palms so that the hills of Venus lie on the protrusions of your cheekbones, and the rest of your hands on your eyes and forehead. Lightly press on your face (2-3 seconds).
Then extend your arms a few centimeters and repeat the manipulation. In this way, move from the nose to the temples, relaxing the eye muscles after exercise.
Exercises for tightening the oval face
Revitonics are simple and effective enough facial exercises to be performed regularly at home. Video classes demonstrate how to tighten the oval of the face and form a clear line of the lower jaw.
Exercise "elemental scream"
Open your mouth in an “O” shape with the corners of your lips slightly raised. Use your index finger and thumb to form a “C” shape or a hook.
Using the thumbs of the hooks, “catch” the jaw corners on both sides of the face. The index fingers are pressed to the beginning of the masticatory muscle located under the zygomatic bone. It is necessary to move the index fingers towards the thumbs with pressure inside the muscle. Don't forget to keep your mouth open.
Why does a person age - the theory of Revitonics
Aging, or more precisely the appearance of wrinkles and a violation of the clarity of the oval of the face, is associated with disruption of the functioning of the facial muscular system. This failure impairs blood supply to tissues and the activity of the lymphatic system. The muscles in the face and neck area can be in a tense position for a long time, while the skin will be taut.
Therefore, in a calm state of the muscle corset, the skin will gradually begin to sag. To maintain the smoothness of the skin, you need to be able to promptly allow muscle mass to relax. When muscles are overstrained, the movement of blood and lymph further worsens.
As a result, cells do not receive enough nutrients and oxygen and do not release waste products.
There is a failure in the exchange system. This is reflected by premature aging of skin cells, puffiness and grayness of the face. Also, the functioning of muscles, blood vessels and lymph worsens with poor posture (stooping). This condition requires constant tension in the muscles, therefore, disruption of blood and lymph flow.
Exercises to lift the cheeks, from jowls on the face
One of the common facial problems is sagging cheeks, which results in the appearance of jowls. To get rid of “bulldog cheeks” the following exercises are recommended:
Exercise 1
Place your index fingers at the beginning of the cheek bone. Using your thumbs, grab the skin from the bottom line of the jawbone and pull it upward, forming a muscle roll between the fingers.
Pressing your fingers with the roller to the bone, you need to slowly roll it to the very bottom of the cheek. In this case, you need to pick up the skin and muscles with your thumbs. The exercise is performed 6-10 times.
It is important to know! The exercise can be very painful due to the stiffness and tightness of the chewing and zygomatic muscles. Therefore, you should not panic during your first workouts; after a few weeks, the muscles will relax and the pain will go away.
Exercise 2
Toning the depressor labii and triangular muscles also prevents the formation of jowls and normalizes the functioning of the depressors. The index fingers are located in the crease between the chin and lower lip. The thumbs are placed under the chin (in the hollow) at the very edge of the muscle.
Squeeze your fingers tightly to form a roll. Slowly pull your lower lip up so that your index fingers slide smoothly, but with pressure, towards your thumbs. The exercise is repeated up to 15 times, depending on the fitness of the facial muscles.
"Icebreaker"
How the reception works:
- straightens his curled shoulders;
- does not allow slouching;
- visually lengthens the neck;
- makes the décolleté area smooth;
- forms the habit of calm, even breathing;
- instantly calms you down!
Why is the technique called “Icebreaker”? The palms, like the stern of an icebreaker, reveal the chest area with all their weight. To do this, constantly create tension in the tissues in this area in different directions. To feel the powerful resistance force that greets you, do not smooth your skin, but overcome the rigid muscular pull of your pectoral muscles!
Contraindications: breastfeeding. The intake has a strong lymphatic drainage effect, so there is a risk of infection entering the general lymph flow.
How to do it: Clasp your hands, pressing the bases of your palms tightly to the center of your sternum. Inhale and as you exhale, gently lower your shoulders and shoulder blades down. The lock stands statically on the chest. Feel the gentle stretch along the entire line of your shoulder girdle. Make a rolling-pushing movement with the palms of your hands, displacing the breast tissue. Hands move like an icebreaker, point them in different directions, trying to separate the two halves of the chest area.
Breathe calmly and evenly.
Attention! This exercise is performed very slowly. Fascia hates speed! Only forward, smooth movement.
How much to do: 5-6 times, 1-2 approaches per day.
Double chin exercises
You can reduce or completely remove a double chin using the “Frame” exercise. You need to raise your arms above your head, cross them, clasping your elbows with your palms. A frame should be formed visually. The head bends forward, resting against the interclavicular cavity.
In this position, you should stretch your spine upward as much as possible. The exercise is continued for 30 seconds. It is necessary to get out of the situation smoothly and slowly.
Rules for performing Revitonics techniques
Before you start training according to Natalia Osminina’s method, you need to familiarize yourself with the rules for performing a set of exercises for the Revitonics face:
"30 Second Rule"
The rule is to squeeze a muscle or muscle groups, maintaining muscle tone in this state for 30 seconds. By squeezing muscles that are in a spastic state for half a minute, you can achieve their complete relaxation.
Muscle stretch
Almost every Revitonics exercise involves uniform stretching of a muscle group. This is necessary to restore the original natural length of the muscle, shortened due to the spasm that occurred. The procedure is carried out carefully and smoothly, since it does not involve the muscle itself, but its shell - the fascia.
Pretension
This procedure is a preliminary step to performing many exercises. This refers to the tension of muscle tissue in the counter or opposite direction. Pretension is carried out until the body relaxes at the site of impact.
Fixation
This procedure involves the final stage of gymnastics with fixing the arms in a certain position for 2 - 5 seconds. This is a necessary condition for consolidating the results of training and getting the muscle used to a new position.
Load
Many exercises performed using the 30-second rule do not require significant force. To relieve muscle hypertonicity, the effect is not on the muscles themselves, but on their superficial shell, the fascia. Therefore, the force load should be moderate, one might say minimal, comparable in weight to a ten-kopeck coin.
Correct execution of the entire course of gymnastics involves minimal point pressure with your fingers on areas of muscle tissue. Fingers do not deform the skin. It is important to install them correctly so that specific muscle groups are massaged. Despite the minimal load, the penetration of the fingertips should be deep and targeted. To perform the technique correctly, before the massage you should hold your fingers in their original position for a few seconds, feel how the muscle mass moves apart under them.
Back exercises
Revitonics is useful not only for the face, but also for the back. Exercise videos and reviews show how simple and effective they are.
Exercise 1. Active standing
Stand straight, shoulders and feet should be at the same parallel. The body should be aligned: tense the stomach and buttocks and “squeeze” into yourself, the tailbone tends downwards. The crown of the head should be pulled up as far as possible. In this case, the chest, if the technique is performed correctly, should “open” and straighten.
The exercise must be performed for several minutes. The longer the time of active standing, the less time it will take to restore the spine.
Exercise 2. Roller stretch
This exercise has a beneficial effect on the entire spine, gently stretching it. At the same time, pain and stiffness in movements go away.
It is necessary to take a lying position. Place a bolster under your back (perpendicular to your navel).
Extend your legs and place them at a distance equal to the length of one foot. Connect your big toes (a visual triangle should form with the floor).
Your arms should be raised above your head and your palms facing the floor. Place your little fingers together.
You need to stay in this final position for 2 minutes or more (depending on fitness and back condition). With each subsequent time, you should try to increase the exercise time.
Breathing while stretching should be deep and smooth. Inhale through the nose, exhale through the mouth.
Lymphatic drainage technique Revitonics
Revitonics offers an interesting way to start morning lymphatic drainage. Every morning, do about 100 frequent and low jumps on your toes. The heels touch the floor. Bouncing should be light, at a rhythm that is comfortable for you, and not cause discomfort. During the process, you can take breaks to rest.
This technique engages the lymphatic system and helps reduce swelling in the legs and face.
By the way, on our website facesave.ru you can learn more about what lymphatic drainage facial massage is.
Exercises from Anastasia Dubinskaya
Truly effective results of appearance rejuvenation using the revitonics method can only be felt by purposeful and persistent students, since a one-time course can only give a short-term effect.
Videos demonstrating exercises help beginners and prove that for facial rejuvenation it is not necessary to resort to radical means of plastic surgery and cosmetology.
