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Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:07 pm  |
| Do any of you women over 60 who have done or currently do facial exercises, do you feel Facial exercising really works to curtail the sagging and wrinkles at this age? Or, do you think you need something else like a facelift to keep things firm? |
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Thu Oct 01, 2015 3:48 am |
| I turned to facial exercises in my 50’s when I had lost a lot of excess weight and gone back to being healthy and my face had major sagging from the rapid weightloss. I’m not in my mid-60s and swear facial exercises for me are something I wish I started sooner. I have used Retin A for 30 years, but for me the exercises really do make a big impact. I have friends who are in the same age group and do them too and we all swear by them. If I go a time of not doing them, I see things heading south and it motivates me to get back up and do them! |
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Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:39 pm |
| That's good to know. I just turned 50 and would like to start a program but there are so many out there to choose from. How do you know which one is right for you? |
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Sun Oct 04, 2015 1:21 pm |
I think the simple answer is you have to work through them all till you find one you like, or you do each one for a while and then do the exercises that work for you. I have done them for 10 plus years and do no one single program, but do exercises from all the ones that I liked and enjoyed and gave me results.
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| That's good to know. I just turned 50 and would like to start a program but there are so many out there to choose from. How do you know which one is right for you? |
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Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:52 am |
I started facial exercises eight years ago when I was 62, and I bless the day I did so. Of course I don't look 21 anymore - or even 40 - but I know from other people's comments that I don't look anywhere near my age. More importantly, I'm happy with the way I look.
It's not really possible to know in advance which programme is going to suit you, so you'll have to do some homework by looking at the various websites and gleaning what information you can. You can find some of the main programmes on EDS. If time is of the essence for you, you'll want to know how long it will take you to complete the full set of exercises, and how many times a week you would need to do them. Bear in mind,though, that facial exercises require patience and long-term commitment - but the benefits are so, so worth it. Also check out the customer service, as you'll probably have lots of questions you'll want to ask. From my own personal experience, Carolyn Cleaves, founder of Carolyn's Facial Fitness, is way out in front when it comes to customer service - even before you've actually bought her programme! She is totally customer-orientated. Also, her website is a mine of information.
If you want to dip a toe in the water without spending any money, you could try Tom Hagerty's 'Shape Your Face', and/or Tonya Zavasta's Natural Facelift massage. If you look up Tonya Zavasta on YouTube, you'll see all her videos.
If you want to look better the natural way, I would say - take the plunge and try facial exercises! |
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Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:18 am |
I agree with the poster to try them but also want to share that her experience isn’t equal to everyone’s. One young lady post some time ago about issues she had with CFF, and almost every program out there has its fans and its mediocre reviews so am just mentioning that for caution. I hate to have people read a review like that, sign up for a program and then get the opposite and think its just them! Carolyn is only human after all and so some have found her to be unsympathic. Am just sharing that for info. Also I didn’t find her program that great. It was a combo of other programs that I had used and recognized.
| newera wrote: |
| Also check out the customer service, as you'll probably have lots of questions you'll want to ask. From my own personal experience, Carolyn Cleaves, founder of Carolyn's Facial Fitness, is way out in front when it comes to customer service - even before you've actually bought her programme! She is totally customer-orientated. Also, her website is a mine of information. |
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Wed Oct 14, 2015 8:21 pm |
My mum is 60 and I am trying to convince her to start facial exercises but she doesn't think it will do anything for her lower face/neck and wants a facelift.
I convinced her to do a microcurrent treatment as I got good results, and after only one treatment she says she definitely notices reduced wrinkling and sagging in her neck. As microcurrent also stimulates exercises, I believe you can reduce the sag/wrinkling through facial exercises even if you start late. It just takes longer to respond, that's all! |
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Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:32 am |
Whilst not 60 (yet) I have had pleasure of working with quite a few women in their 60’s and 70’s and even 80’s. Many of them started out by saying they were going to do it in private (not telling people) and see if they work and if they did they would share with all their friends. The interesting thing I have always giggled about is that they start out, see some changes and then when I remind them of what they have said they tell me that they want to keep it as their little secret. It is quite amusing to me now.
For people who don’t think exercises will do anything for them, usually they become a little swayed by seeing photos. Some websites have before/afters some don’t. Usually that helps but of course is by no means a guarantee.
Microcurrent doesn’t stimulate exercises. It works for some not all, but to compare it is a bit like comparing fruit and vegetables and saying they are the same. Microcurrent doesn’t (to my knowledge yet) stimulate bone, stimulate connective tissue. It does stimulate circulation and skin and muscles but the stimulation to the muscles is very different to that which would be stimulated by resistance exercises.
Provided a person is still living and breathing exercises can (again in my opinion) be a huge benefit and create changes. Often with my clients in those ages they achieve drastic results which seem to take a little longer than younger folk simply because they are undoing damaged tissue, strengthening and revitalizing the whole face. So much so that younger folk are often jealous of them (its interesting as often times younger folk seem to respond faster with smaller changes, but its the older folk who have more dramatic changes longer term). |
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