FACIAL ISOMETRIC EXERCISES SKIN
“Wrinkles from sleeping take a long time to disappear and when you look in the mirror, you notice your skin has no glow and resilience. Cynthia Rowland is 68 and has been using her own facial exercises for more than 25 years “At the start of the ageing process, you’ll feel the loosening in your cheeks with facial lines becoming very noticeable,” she says. She is widely recognised as an expert in all-natural facial fitness and has appeared on US TV’s The View, The Today Show, Rachael Ray, The Doctors and other popular shows.
“Most people realise in their 30s and 40s that their faces appear elongated, soft and not quite as youthful as when they were younger,” says Cynthia Rowland, founder of the Facial Magic Facial Exercise System empire. Hence the boom industry that is aesthetic surgical and non-surgical procedures. This process usually begins to be noticeable from age 35, and gains momentum in the 40s, 50s and beyond. The process can speed up with too much sunlight, hormonal alterations such as menopause, smoking, body weight changes, gravity and tissue oxidation. All of which equals an ageing appearance.Īge is not the only factor. This is exacerbated by the weakening of connective supporting tissue (elastin and collagen fibres of the skin) so that skin also loses tone, density and elasticity. As we age, muscles lose tone and bulk unless “worked” and thereby contribute to a drooping appearance. But the face and neck have muscles, too, most of them working in an upward direction. Yet, to tone and lift the skin, we turn to topical treatments. The act of pulsing the muscles through repetition of movement, whether through cardio, strength training or barre classes, is the only way to achieve results. To tone the body, we’re told to build stronger muscles. We variously hit the gym, do weights, yoga or Pilates, power walk or run, cycle or swim, play sports – whatever it takes to be fit, healthy, burn fat, keep our muscles and stay in youthful shape.