面部瑜伽能讓你看起來更年輕嗎?

面部瑜伽能讓你看起來更年輕嗎?

Oh the things we humans will do to make it appear as though we haven't seen as many birthdays as we have. Anti-aging creams, facial peels, Botox injections, and surgical lifts and tucks are just a few of the ways both men and women try to stem the tide of the aging process.

哦，我們?nèi)祟悤鲂┦裁?，讓我們看起來好像沒有經(jīng)歷過那么多生日?？顾ダ厦嫠⑷ソ琴|(zhì)、注射肉毒桿菌、手術(shù)提容術(shù)和整形術(shù)都是男女阻止衰老的方法。

Is face yoga the key to preventing and reversing the signs of aging? (Photo: JRP Studio/Shutterstock)

But what if you could achieve the same effect with a few simple exercises that you perform in your bathroom mirror each morning as you brush your teeth? Facial yoga promises to bring the same benefits — reduced tension and strengthened muscle tone — that regular yoga and other exercises bring to the rest of your body.

但是，如果你每天早上刷牙時對著浴室的鏡子做一些簡單的運動就能達到同樣的效果呢?面部瑜伽有望帶來與常規(guī)瑜伽和其他運動一樣的好處——減少緊張和增強肌肉張力。

Recently, a group of women aged 40 to 65 years old participated in a clinical study. They were taught 32 different facial exercises (each lasting for one minute) that they could do at home. For eight weeks, they performed the exercises daily. After that, they continued the routine every other day for an additional 12 weeks. The results of the trial revealed fuller cheeks and firmer, more toned facial skin.

最近，一組40 - 65歲的婦女參加了一項臨床研究。他們學(xué)習(xí)了32種不同的面部運動(每一種持續(xù)一分鐘)，這些都是他們在家里可以做的。在八周的時間里，她們每天都做這些練習(xí)。在那之后，她們每隔一天再進行一次訓(xùn)練，持續(xù)12周。試驗結(jié)果顯示，受試者的臉頰更豐滿，面部皮膚更緊致、更緊致。

Is there a downside?

有負面影響嗎?

According to Dr. Jeffrey Spiegel, a cosmetic facial plastic surgeon, "the earlier you start face yoga, the earlier you'll get wrinkles," Spiegel noted, adding, "you don't get wrinkles from loss of elasticity in your muscles; you get wrinkles in your skin. And repetitive movement creates creases in the skin. It's like folding a piece of paper."

面部整形外科醫(yī)生杰弗里·斯皮格爾博士指出，“你越早開始做面部瑜伽，皺紋就出現(xiàn)得越早。”你的皮膚會起皺紋。重復(fù)的動作會在皮膚上產(chǎn)生皺紋。這就像疊一張紙。”斯皮格爾指出:“你不會因為肌肉失去彈性而產(chǎn)生皺紋;你的皮膚會起皺紋。重復(fù)的動作會在皮膚上產(chǎn)生皺紋。這就像疊一張紙。”

One caveat is that if certain exercises — such as the one in which you learn how to relax the muscles around your eyes while smiling — help you reduce the overall tension in your face, then that can help to improve skin tone and minimize wrinkles. It's no secret that stress in the form of furrowed brows and clenched jaws can exacerbate the aging process. So any exercise that helps you relieve stress and learn how to relax your muscles can help to reduce wrinkles.

需要注意的是，如果某些運動——比如你學(xué)習(xí)如何在微笑時放松眼睛周圍的肌肉——能幫助你減少面部的整體緊張感，那么這就能幫助改善膚色，減少皺紋。眉頭緊鎖、咬緊牙關(guān)的壓力會加速衰老，這已經(jīng)不是什么秘密了。因此，任何能幫助你緩解壓力、學(xué)會如何放松肌肉的運動都有助于減少皺紋。

Bottom line: If you're hoping to reduce your wrinkles, look for facial yoga exercises that focus on relaxing the various muscles of your face and skip those that require you to scrunch or stretch out your skin in any way.

底線:如果你希望減少你的皺紋，尋找面部瑜伽練習(xí)，專注于放松你臉上的各種肌肉，跳過那些需要你以任何方式揉皺或伸展你的皮膚的練習(xí)。

Another option is to simply embrace those wrinkles for what they are. Because if reducing the signs of aging means learning how to smile without using my eyes so as to prevent crows feet, I say bring on those wrinkles. When I smile, it's because I'm happy. And if the whole world can see the evidence of all of that happiness, it's just fine by me.

另一個選擇就是接受這些皺紋的本來面目。因為如果減少衰老的跡象意味著學(xué)習(xí)如何不用眼睛笑來防止魚尾紋，我認為會增加皺紋。我微笑，是因為我快樂。如果全世界都能看到所有這些幸福的證據(jù)，我也覺得很好。