The signs of aging definitely show on the face in the forms of

• Wrinkles
• Flabby muscles
• Bags below the eyes

Skin care products and anti aging facial exercises can reverse these changes. Facial exercises improve the appearance by

• Increasing the tone of facial muscles
• Decreasing the wrinkles

The facial exercises can be divided in to

• Eye exercises
• Forehead exercises
• Lips and cheeks exercises

Eyes Exercises

• Keeping your eyes closed look up and down
• With the help of two fingers massage the temple and simultaneously look up and down.
• By keeping your eyes closed lift your eye brows and stretch you eyelids. Maintain at this position for a few seconds and repeat the whole process for a few times

Forehead exercises

• Frown as many times as possible
• Lift the eye brow to the maximum possible limit and then bring it down. Repeat this several times.
• Try to bring down the eyebrows towards the eyes. Repeat this several times.

Lip and Cheek Exercises

• Smack your lips several times
• Using a narrow pipe or a straw suck in and blow out alternatively
• Inflate your cheek and keep it in that position for a few seconds and deflate
• Chew bubble gums

Fat Burning Exercises

The basic concept to be understood is that if the intake of calories is more than the calories expended, then the excess calories get deposited as fat. Likewise, if the intake of calories is less than the calories expended, then the additional calories are got by burning the stored fat tissue and by this way you can get rid of the body fat. This principle is used in fat burning exercises.

The optimum benefit can be got by combining intense interval training like treadmill along with training with weights or machines during the same workout. This increases the metabolic rate which remains at a higher level even up to 12 hours after exercise.

Exercises to promote Growth Hormone secretion

Exercises promote age reversal directly by increasing the metabolic rate and thus burning the fat content. They also act indirectly by releasing the growth hormone, which aids in age reversal by

• Increasing the lean body mass
• Decreasing the fat content
• Increasing the thickness of the skin
• Increasing the density of the bone
• Increasing the immunity
• The exercises involving the larger muscles like gluteus, back muscles, biceps, quadriceps and hamstrings is said to increase the secretion of the growth hormone. This includes
• Squatting
• Dead lifts

High intensity weight lifting with 80% of the maximum weight done thrice a week is one of the optimum methods to increase the growth hormone levels. By not taking food for two hours prior to exercising increases the secretion of growth hormone more effectively.

Negativities of over exercising

Exercises are obviously good for health. But an overzealous, over enthusiastic approach definitely is bad for health. Studies show that people who burnt more than 3500 calories per week have an increase in the death rate. The reasons quoted for this is that over exercising results in increase in the cellular oxidation with subsequent accumulation of free radicals. As mentioned earlier, these free radicals have devastating effects on the tissues of the body including DNA mutation and cancer. Over exercising also results in sleeplessness and depression.

Exercises Vs Alternative Techniques Like Yoga

Analysis of the exercises and the alternative techniques show that alternative techniques are beneficial on the long run. Though exercise show good results in short term, on the long term, they can result in damage to the joints and internal organs. Vigorous exercises are to be restricted in patients with heart diseases. Moreover exercises have good impact mainly on the muscles, joints and heart. Also not all forms of exercises can be done by people of all ages. In contrast, alternative techniques like Yoga

• Never damages joints and internal organs
• Can be performed even by heart patients
• Influences the body as a whole
• Can be performed by people of all ages
• Show long term benefits

Anti aging exercises are thus known to reverse the effects of aging. But anti aging exercises is not an isolated solution of anti aging. But if other modalities like good nutrition, hormone replacement are combined with anti aging exercises in women especially, optimum benefits can be obtained.