Contents
- What is bodyflex for the face and neck: the essence of the technique
- The benefits of breathing exercises for the face
- Basic rules for performing bodyflex exercises
- Safety measures
- Bodyflex: 5 simple exercises
- Review of cosmetic products for facial skin care
- Face cream “Active lifting 45+”, Garnier
- Moisturizing cream for the skin around the eyes “Shine of Youth 25+”, Garnier
- Day anti-aging face cream Revitalift Laser 3x, SPF 20, L’Oréal Paris
- Hyaluron Expert Day Face Cream, L’Oréal Paris
- Cream for the skin around the eyes “Revitalift Filler [+ Hyaluronic Acid]”, L’Oréal Paris
- Cream for the neck and décolleté and for remodeling the oval of the face Neovadiol Phytosculpt, Vichy
- Firming care for the eye contour Slow Age, Vichy
- Gel-serum Mineral 89, Vichy
- Anti-aging cream AGE Interrupter, SkinCeuticals
- Anti-glycation cream for the skin around the eyes against wrinkles, dark circles and bags AGE Eye Complex, SkinCeuticals
- Revitalizing eye cream, CeraVe
- Means for restoring the density of the skin and the oval of the face Substiane, La Roche-Posay
- Treatment against wrinkles, bags and dark circles under the eyes Redermic R Yeux, La Roche-Posay
The creator of this technique, American Greer Childers, in her “well over 60” looks 40 years old, no more. Does bodyflex, breathing exercises for the face and body, really help to slim down and look younger?
What is bodyflex for the face and neck: the essence of the technique
Bodyflex is a combination of special gymnastics with stretching exercises, and those that even an unprepared person can easily do. But the highlight of the complex is that while doing it, you also breathe correctly. Our normal breathing is superficial, chest, because of which the body may receive less oxygen. As a result, the metabolism slows down, we feel tired in the morning, health and skin problems begin. Childers says that deep (diaphragmatic) breathing combined with simple exercises can work wonders.
Regular exercise and proper breathing work wonders!
Bodyflex:
promotes the removal of toxins;
tones up;
activates the breakdown of fats.
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The benefits of breathing exercises for the face
As the Americans say, a young beauty turns into an old hag (English hag) because of three things: heredity (heredity), age (age) and gravity (gravitation). “It is precisely to fight them that facial gymnastics is aimed: face-forming, face-building, body flex,” says medical expert of the La Roche-Posay brand, dermatovenereologist Alexander Prokofiev. – They, of course, differ, but in a global sense they boil down to training the muscles of the face and neck, saturate the body (and skin) with oxygen, help to cope with typical age-related changes:
tighten the muscles of the face;
smooth wrinkles;
remove the second chin;
improve complexion;
make the skin supple and elastic.
Bodyflex: let’s laugh at age!
Basic rules for performing bodyflex exercises
on an empty stomach, better in the morning;
regularly – even for 15 minutes, but every day until the result is achieved;
following all the instructions – at first it is worth exercising with a trainer or at least under a video;
in a cool, well-ventilated area, preferably with an open window.
Safety measures
increased arterial and intraocular pressure;
migraines;
hernias;
head injuries;
colds, SARS, fever;
kidney stones;
heart failure;
arrhythmias;
severe myopia;
during pregnancy;
during periods of exacerbation of chronic diseases.
Antidepressants, hormonal drugs and birth control pills reduce its effectiveness. And another important clarification. Symptoms such as frequent headaches, nosebleeds, sleep disturbances and cardiac activity are a reason to stop exercising. But the slight dizziness that someone may experience at the beginning of a workout will pass with time. Just when it appears, you need to stop and rest.
With regular training, the result will be noticeable in a couple of weeks.
Bodyflex: 5 simple exercises
During each exercise, breathing exercises. Let’s learn it first.
Exhale all the air from your lungs through your mouth.
Inhale quickly through your nose.
From the diaphragm (from the abdomen), forcefully exhale the air through the mouth.
Hold your breath, pull in your stomach and take the pose indicated in the exercise for 8 counts (about 20-30 seconds), beginners can do 5 counts.
Then inhale through your nose, exhale through your mouth.
Exercise «Lion»
Helps to reduce the depth of nasolabial folds, eliminates the double chin.
Initial position: feet shoulder-width apart, rest your palms on them just above your knees, as if you are going to sit down. Do breathing exercises and take the main pose for 8 counts. Repeat 5 times. Main pose: purse your lips into a tube, open your eyes wide, then lower your lips down and stick out your tongue as far as possible.
Grimace exercise
Initial position: Same. Perform breathing exercises and take the main pose for 8 counts. Repeat 5 times.
Main pose: stand up, push your lower jaw forward a little, collect your lips with a tube and pull them forward along with your neck, while raising your head and stretching up, as if you want to kiss the ceiling. You should feel a stretch in the muscles from your chin to your sternum. To maintain balance, fold your arms back.
Exercise “Hamster”
Tightens the skin of the face and neck, strengthens the muscles of the cheeks, reduces the depth of the nasolabial folds.
Initial position: Same. Perform breathing exercises, then take the main pose.
Main pose: sit down. Holding your breath, alternately inflate one cheek, then the other at a fast pace. Repeat the exercise 3-4 times, 10 movements in each approach.
Exercise “Fish”
Initial position: Same. Perform breathing exercises, then take the main pose.
Main pose: get up. Holding your breath, slightly open your mouth and round it. Then press your upper lip against your teeth with force, as if you were trying to pull it over them. Feel how the skin stretches from the corners of the mouth to the wings of the nose. Exhale, inhale and pull your lip over your teeth again. Holding your breath, massage with your index finger from the line of the lips to the nose and back for 8 counts.
Exercise “Tongue”
Tightens the skin of the face and neck, makes it softer and more elastic, eliminates the double chin.
Exercise “Tongue”
Initial position: Same. Perform breathing exercises, then take the main pose.
Main pose: holding your breath, articulating strongly, say the letter “O”. Then stick out your tongue and lower it down as low as possible, as if you are trying to reach your chin. Open your eyes wide and look up. Breathe in and out and repeat the exercise 5 more times.
Review of cosmetic products for facial skin care
Face cream “Active lifting 45+”, Garnier
Cream with plant cells and sea buckthorn oil actively fights aging – smoothes and moisturizes the skin, has a lifting effect, improves complexion.
Moisturizing cream for the skin around the eyes “Shine of Youth 25+”, Garnier
Enriched with plant cells and caffeine, the cream moisturizes and brightens the skin around the eyes, stimulates cell renewal and smoothes the first wrinkles.
Day anti-aging face cream Revitalift Laser 3x, SPF 20, L’Oréal Paris
Reduces wrinkles, firms and increases skin density, improves skin texture, fights age spots.
Hyaluron Expert Day Face Cream, L’Oréal Paris
Contains 2 types of hyaluronic acid at once, which actively moisturizes and smoothes the skin, replenishes moisture reserves. Wrinkles are smoothed, the complexion improves, the skin looks younger.
Cream for the skin around the eyes “Revitalift Filler [+ Hyaluronic Acid]”, L’Oréal Paris
The formula, enriched with hyaluronic acid, actively moisturizes and smoothes the skin. Wrinkles are reduced, bags under the eyes are reduced, the look becomes more open.
Cream for the neck and décolleté and for remodeling the oval of the face Neovadiol Phytosculpt, Vichy
Contains anti-aging components (fern extract, proxylan and hyaluronic acid) effectively moisturizes the skin, increases its density, creates a sculpting effect.
Firming care for the eye contour Slow Age, Vichy
Contains powerful antioxidants – vitamins C and E, ginkgo biloba and baicalin. Their action is supplemented by a probiotic and mineralizing water: the skin around the eyes becomes softer, more elastic, wrinkles are smoothed out.
Gel-serum Mineral 89, Vichy
Enriched with mineralizing water and hyaluronic acid, the serum actively moisturizes the skin and strengthens its protective barrier.
Anti-aging cream AGE Interrupter, SkinCeuticals
It contains proxylan, which stimulates the production of collagen, and phytosphingosine, which restores the barrier functions of the skin, as well as blueberry extract, known for anti-glycation properties.
Anti-glycation cream for the skin around the eyes against wrinkles, dark circles and bags AGE Eye Complex, SkinCeuticals
Actively transforms the skin around the eyes due to the action of active ingredients: proxylan, vitamin C and blueberry extract. The cream reduces bags and dark circles under the eyes, restores firmness and elasticity.
Revitalizing eye cream, CeraVe
The formula with ceramides, vitamin E, glycerin and hyaluronic acid gently moisturizes the skin around the eyes, reducing bags and dark circles under the eyes.
Means for restoring the density of the skin and the oval of the face Substiane, La Roche-Posay
The active ingredients of the cream are the proxylan molecule, serine and arginine, beeswax, apricot oil and shea butter. The tool makes the skin softer, more elastic, moisturized and dense.
Treatment against wrinkles, bags and dark circles under the eyes Redermic R Yeux, La Roche-Posay
Due to the content of retinol, the cream has a powerful anti-aging effect – wrinkles are smoothed out. And caffeine reduces signs of fatigue. Care makes the skin around the eyes fresh, toned and radiant.