What Is The Platysma Muscle?
The platysma is the muscle in your upper torso starting from your face, neck, and upper chest.
These muscles control facial expressions, by helping move the lower lip down and sideways.
Exercising the platysma muscle has been a proven way to get rid of double chin, which occurs when unneeded fat gets stored in that area.
This fat is not only the easiest to accumulate but also the hardest to get rid of, because of the minimum number exercises available for the area. But if you go on a proper diet and start an overall weight-reducing program, you might end up doing away with that chin fat you love to hate, by toning up those platysma muscles on your neck and chin.
With age, these platysma muscles, which are usually tight when you are younger, start to sag into pouches of skin and double chin.
There are specific exercises which target the platysma and help in firming up these muscles leading to a more taut and healthy looking body.
These exercises can be done anywhere and everywhere. All you need is a straight-backed chair and some private space. But remember never to overdo it or strain yourself too much.
Exercise 1
Sitting in a straight posture with your head erect, open and close your mouth keeping it ajar for a few seconds, all the while feeling the muscles on your face and neck contract and relax. 10 to 20 sets with breaks in between, 3 to 5 times a week. Increase your repetitions gradually over time.
Exercise 2
Sit keeping your spine absolutely straight and then bend your head towards the back. Holding it in the same position for a few seconds bring it back to normalcy. Try doing this three times a week in sets of 10-15 and then gradually increase the number of sets.
If you continue to do these neck and facial exercises regularly and add to it a regimen including basic cardiovascular exercises to get a complete body workout, your will see an enormous improvement over time.
Finally, do not neglect your body. Learn to take care of it the right way and it will serve you well until the end. Exercise to keep yourself fit and you will see yourself becoming stronger and fitter. Now it might be a little burdensome to fix up a routine and to lug yourself to the gym, but trust in the fact that soon it won’t seem like a task anymore and you will start to enjoy it. And once you see the results on your face there will be no stopping you from continuing to invest a little time for looking ever youthful and gorgeous.
