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     Phyllis New member Username: Angelfire Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2008 |
Hi everyone, I have tried facial exercises in the past, but never really kept up with it. But lately I've noticed the dreaded "turkey neck" trying to take hold, and have become obsessive with making changes without any kind of surgery. So that is what led me to this cool web site. Ideas and suggestion are greatly welcome. Like Nora Ephron, I feel bad about my neck | ||
| Thomas Hagerty Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 127 Registered: 05-2006 |
Phyllis: Exercise Four if it is done often and correctly really does tone up the muscles at the front of the neck. What's more important than hundreds of repetitions, though, is good form. The most important aspect of good form is keeping the tongue firmly pressed against the roof of your mouth as you do the exercise. The depressing thing about this is that even though the exercise tones up the soft tissue of the neck, it often does not tighten up the loose skin at the front of the neck. This is true especially of people over 50 years of age. I don't like cosmetic surgery and have never had any but the surgery to remove lax skin at the front of the neck is fast, effective, and cheap - that is, if you are lucky enough to find a competent surgeon. But try the exercise first. Perhaps that will be all you need. I've seen some dramatic improvement in the necks of older (but not too old) people who have done the exercise for over a year. Don't believe any of the hype that facial exercise will improve your appearance in a few weeks. Do the neck exercise correctly for a period of time. You might be surprised at the result. A clean jawline makes you look young. | ||
| C M New member Username: Ceeme Post Number: 111 Registered: 06-2007 |
Tom, is it also correct to say that one must press the tongue as a whole, meaning the flat surface of it over the entire roof of the mouth, and not just the tip? I get a different effect doing it this way, although I must confess that when I first ever came across this exercise of pressing the tongue on the roof of the mouth, I only pressed the tip. Now I do the entire tongue. Which do you recommend, Tom? | ||
| Phyllis New member Username: Angelfire Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2008 |
CM, I'm glad that you mentioned pressing the entire flat surface of the tongue to the roof of the mouth, because I have been using the tip. Another crazy thing that I've been trying is using a "Thigh Master" as a resistance exerciser under my chin. | ||
| Thomas Hagerty Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 129 Registered: 05-2006 |
C M: I'm glad you mentioned the way the tongue is placed when doing the exercise for the front of the neck. I think it is best to place the flat surface of the tongue over the entire roof of the mouth. But I notice that most of the pressure comes from the tip of the tongue resting on the ridge close to the front teeth. Many people have told me of hurting their necks when doing more vigorous exercises - like the ones with the head extending over the edge of the bed. These injuries are never permanent but they can last for weeks. With the exercise I recommend there is never the possibility for injury. The exercise is strenuous enough, though, to give the front of the neck a good workout. |
