The body stores excess fat in many areas. The belly is the common storage area for men and the hips are the most common fat storage areas for women. The body also deposits fat underneath the chin. Excess fat stored underneath the chin results in the development of the double chin. Double chins can be embarrassing, but there are a few face exercises for a double chin. You can use these to strengthen the chin muscles and reduce the sagging of the fat stored underneath the chin.
The easiest exercise to do is most easily done before you go to sleep at night.When you lie down on the pillow, pull your head backward gently. Do not pull it back too quickly, but make sure you do feel some strain on the muscles. Hold the neck in that position for fifteen seconds and repeat the maneuver several times.
Fans of old movies have probably seen older actresses portrayed as slapping their chin lightly to help keep them from developing a double chin. As ridiculous as the idea seems, this strategy does actually work. Start by slapping the face gently with the palm of your hand. Slap your chin progressively harder. If you choose this procedure, stop hitting the area under the chin well before it becomes painful to do so. This is not an exercise, but it will keep a fat deposit underneath the chin from sagging.
For those who prefer their exercises to be somewhat silly, this routine also works. Stand still and open your mouth as wide as possible. Stick your tongue out until you feel the muscles in your neck tighten. Hold this position for 15 seconds and then close your mouth. Do not do this in front of people that you do not wish to offend. You can perform this exercise freely in front of people you do wish to offend.
Double chin exercises, like all exercises, work best when you perform them on a regular basis. The exercises will not remove the fat deposits, but they improve neck muscle tone and reduce the sagging fat deposits that cause the appearance of a double chin.