Free face exercises for the lips and cheeks

Face exercises are of great benefit to all people - women and men of all ages, helping to create a great, smooth, youthful, ageless face and skin. On this page, we will discuss face exercises dealing with the lips and cheeks. You will find, on using these face exercises regularly, that they will help to prevent and improve wrinkled lined lips and lined sagging cheeks.

on this page How often to exercise Please note Lip exercises Lip exercise 1 Lip exercise 2 Lip exercise 3 Lip exercise 4 Lip exercise 5 Cheek exercises Cheek exercise 1 Cheek exercise 2 Cheek exercise 3 Cheek exercise 4 Cheek exercise 5 Other free facial exercises available

A bitter mouth with grim lines is not our idea of the "look" of a positive and vital person. Sagging jowls or cheeks may look fantastic on a bulldog, but definitely not on humans!

When doing these exercises we suggest that you do them alone, since you will constantly be laughing if you and a friend try this together, as the faces that you will be making will be hilarious.

How often to exercise

The facial exercises should be done daily for at least three to four weeks, and can then be scaled down to three times a week

Please note

If you have any health problems or concerns, we strongly recommend that you discuss these exercises with your medical practitioner before starting them. The exercises are there to help you and should not cause any pain - if you experience any pain please stop doing them and refer the matter to your healthcare practitioner.

We have only listed these face exercises as lips and cheek exercises, but they do in fact exercise many other areas of your face as well. After doing the exercises you will probably feel all the muscles that you have used.

Face exercises for the lips

Lips exercise 1

Sit upright and purse your lips together. Lift your pursed lips to your nose, as far as possible and keep them there for a count of 5. Relax and repeat 5 times.

Lips exercise 2

Pucker your lips slightly and in this puckered position try, with your mouth muscles, to bring the corners of your mouth together as close as possible. Keep the lips in this position for a count of 5. Relax and then repeat 5 times.

Lips exercise 3

Sit upright, keeping your lips and teeth together. Smile as broadly as possible, without opening your lips, keep the broad smile for a count of 5 and when relaxing, pucker your lips into a pointed kiss. Keep the lips in the "kiss" position for a count of 5 and then relax. Repeat the whole exercise 10 times.

Lips exercise 4

Move your lips into a puckered kiss and while relaxing the kiss, keep your lips closed and curl your lips into your mouth across your teeth. Hold this position for a count of 10 and repeat the exercise 5 times.

Lips exercise 5

Sit relaxed, with your lips slightly open and then pucker your lips outwards. While your lips are in this outward position, try and touch your nose with your top puckered lip. Hold this position for 10 counts and then relax. Repeat 5 times.

Face exercises for the cheeks

Hanging skin, forming that hang-dog look, is very aging. The following exercises, if done regularly, will assist in lifting and firming the cheeks, and will promote an anti-aging and ageless look.

Cheek exercise 1

Sit upright with lips closed but relaxed. Pucker and pout your lips using your cheek muscles. (Use your fingers to make sure that you are using your cheek muscles). Keep your lips puckered for a count of 10 and then relax. Repeat 10 times.

Cheek exercise 2

With your lips closed, smile a relaxed smile, and then suck your cheeks toward and on to your teeth. Hold this position for 10 counts and then relax. Repeat 10 times.

Cheek exercise 3

Look into a mirror while doing this exercise. Pucker your top lip, turning the corners of your lips upwards and move your cheek muscles toward your eyes. You should at this stage get your top lip to touch your nose. Keep this position for 10 counts and then relax. Repeat the exercise 10 times.

Cheek exercise 4

Look in the mirror while doing this exercise. Smile as widely as possible (while keeping your lips closed and mouth corners turned up). Try to get the corners of your mouth to touch your ears. Next, wrinkle your nose and see your cheek muscles move upwards and feel these muscles work. Keep this position for a count of 5 and then relax. Repeat 10 times.

Cheek exercise 5

Keep your teeth and lips closed and blow air under your top lip and keep it there for 10 counts, then move the trapped air to your left cheek for 10 counts, then your right cheek for 10, then your lower lip and hold for 10. Relax. Repeat 5 times.

Other free facial exercises available

• Neck and throat exercises
• Lips and cheeks facial exercises
• Eye and forehead facial exercises