White-collar facial grimace yoga can relieve stress and prevent aging

Her tongue stretched out and her eyes rolled up... At noon, Xie Wenting was making faces in the office in front of the mirror. A male colleague happened to come in and was stunned by her exaggerated actions. Then he said humorously: "Your face is cramping?"

Xie Wenting smiled and explained that she was doing yoga. "Isn't yoga a flexible, soothing physical exercise?" The male colleague was even more confused.

Xie Wenting is a clerk at a foreign company in Wuchang. Last month, friends in New York recommended the exercise of Grimace Yoga, also known as facial yoga, to her via video chat.

According to reports, this new beauty sport has recently become popular in the United States and the United States. In fact, it is achieved by doing various exaggerated movements of stretching the face to relax and relieve stress. It is said that it also has effects such as removing wrinkles and maintaining a youthful appearance. The principle is the same as yoga exercises in other parts of the body. Facial muscles become coordinated after being stretched.

"The main moves include" Lion Face "(sticking out your tongue as much as possible and turning up your eyes as much as possible)," Bag Mouth Style "(imitating the trumpet player, bulging your cheeks, and letting the air move left and right in your mouth)," Marilyn Style "(imitating Marilyn Monroe's kissing mouth shape, rolling up your lips, and holding your chin with your hand), etc."

The reporter learned that when practicing "Ghost Face Yoga", facial movements should be exaggerated as much as possible and the expressions should be ugly. But because it is relatively simple, it can be done in the office during breaks, which is popular among many white-collar workers. Since Xie Wenting practiced, many friends and colleagues have followed suit.

Liang Hong, associate professor of dermatology at Wuhan University People's Hospital, said that wrinkles, etc. are a manifestation of human aging and are unlikely to disappear due to facial yoga exercise. However, stretching of facial muscles can promote blood circulation and stimulate nerves related to stress, which can give tired people a sense of spiritual pleasure. (Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)