It is known that the main weapon of a woman is youth and beauty. But no matter how sad it may sound, over time, youth turns into maturity, and then old age is just around the corner.

The skin on the face loses its elasticity, becomes flabby and wrinkled. Some people come to terms with this, sedately accepting the changes that are taking place. For others, such changes are unacceptable, and all sorts of ways are used to preserve beauty. Subcutaneous injections, resurfacing, creams and even plastic surgery begin.

Age-related changes in appearance do not happen suddenly, it is a gradual process that begins with little things. We begin to notice the first signs already after 25 years.
How to stop this without resorting to radical plastic surgery or ineffective cosmetic procedures? There are more loyal methods of rejuvenation. One of the best in this direction are Revitonics exercises.

We are watching a master class on the Revitonika system from Anastasia Dubinskaya. Anna Agofonova demonstrates five popular exercises.
The author of the method is Natalya Borisovna Osminina, who has devoted more than 20 years of her life to studying the topic of natural rejuvenation.
Revitonics by Natalia Osminina is a scientific and empirical method of correcting appearance and rejuvenation, which has no analogues in the world in terms of its effectiveness and the stability of the effect obtained.

Why do we age - Revitonics theory

It is believed that facial aging is associated with a loss of elasticity and firmness of the skin, resulting in the formation of wrinkles and sagging. However, the change in the quality of the skin is just the consequences of more global processes. There are more than 70 muscles on the face, attached to 29 bones of the skull, blood and lymph move through the vessels.
Any failure in internal structure immediately reflected on the surface of the skin. So muscle spasms cause their contraction, as a result of which the skin that was stretched over the muscle corset begins to sag (the effect of Roman blinds).
Due to spasms and tension in the muscles, blood flow worsens. The lymph on the face, which removes toxins, also stops moving normally. As a result, the complexion becomes gray, swelling appears.

The condition of the face is reflected in the condition of the spine and neck. Due to the stoop, the skin of the whole body is pulled behind the body and begins to
dangle ahead. Spasms of the muscles of the neck do not allow blood to flow normally to the head, worsening the condition of the face.

Revitonics: principle and direction of action

Revitonics for the face of Natalia Osminina is based on:

■ bringing the muscles of the face, neck and back into a natural position by
stretching and alignment;
■ normalization of lymph flow in the body;
■ relieving emotional stress leading to constriction facial muscles.

"Revitonics" is a system of techniques aimed at starting the process of natural rejuvenation of the body, by restoring its disturbed functions. As a result of regular fitness exercises for the face and neck, lymphatic massage according to the Revitonika rejuvenation system, the balance of the front and back of the body is leveled, lymph flow is normalized, and
previously clamped muscles are stretched, which leads to a tightening, restoration of the oval of the face, the disappearance of the second chin, improved blood supply and complexion, and a decrease in puffiness.

Rules for performing Revitonics techniques

Before you begin to perform training according to the method of Natalia Osminina, you need to familiarize yourself with the rules for performing a set of exercises for the face.

✔ 30 second rule
Many fitness complex techniques are based on the 30 second rule. It consists in squeezing for 30 seconds both ends of a spasmodic muscle that is in hypertonicity, or a whole block of muscles.
Clamping the muscle for half a minute, we help the body to resolve this spasm and relax. Rarely, when the body "copes" with it in a shorter period of time, and also rarely, when more time is needed and repetition of the exercise is required.

Actually, this is the work of the “reverse” techniques, when we return to the original point that caused the tension, and temporarily increase the spasm, bringing the situation to the point of absurdity, thereby pushing the body to resolve it.
30 seconds is the empirically calculated time that the body needs to independently “get out” of the block of problems, get out of the state of spasm and produce an effect in the form of relaxation.

Usually, during the execution of the reception, a feeling of the appearance of freedom of movement comes. In this case, slightly push the tissues, applying a gentle force (no more than 10 grams), as if pressing them.

Keeping a time of 30 seconds applies only to techniques for relieving muscle hypertonicity.
The use of less time in some exercises (10-20 seconds) is related to other techniques built on the principles of post-isometric relaxation.

✔ Muscle stretching
Almost always, when performing techniques, a gentle stretching of the muscle or working area is required. This is necessary in order to return the muscle shortened by the former spasm to its original length.
Stretching should be carried out slowly and smoothly, since we are working not with the muscle directly, but through its connective sheath - the plastic fascia.
What it is, all housewives know who had to deal with hard white films when cutting meat. Not only muscles and bones, but in general all our organs are wrapped in similar "films" - fascia, which are connected in single system throughout the body.

Anatomically, it is believed that the muscles of the face do not have fasciae. Indeed, the shells of facial muscles are very thin. Nevertheless, the surface layer of each facial muscle has a denser structure than its inner part. Their outer shells can also be called fascial, since they perform the same tasks and work on a similar principle as the fasciae. skeletal muscle.
By its nature, the fascia is plastic and, with the right work with it, lends itself to stretching: this must be done very slowly and gently, with the feeling that an elastic band is being pulled under the fingers.

✔ Pretension
Pretensioning is a preliminary step to many tricks. This is the primary tension of the tissues towards each other or in opposite directions to the first stop and maintaining the level of this tension until the reaction to relax the muscle begins, that is, the release is achieved.

✔ Fixation
Fixation is the final touch of the exercise, which is a stop of the hands in the correct position for 2-5 seconds. Fixation is necessary to stabilize the results so that the muscle (or tissue) remembers its new position.

When performing many exercises related to the work according to the “30 second rule”, the clamping force of the tissues should be minimal. Techniques for removing hypertonicity from mimic muscles do not work directly with the muscles, but with their tension at the level of the assia membranes.
Therefore, on average, the load on the tissues (called perceptual) should be minimal and be approximately 5-10 grams. This is the weight of a ten-ruble coin. Forcing the achievement of the result by applying additional forces is strictly prohibited.

✔ Balance
"Balance" is the central concept in the Revitonika methodology, as it supports its main advantage - a combination of efficiency and safety. In relation to the face, everything must be in balance, starting from the muscle fibers in relation to each other and ending with each bone of the skull.
This principle is observed throughout the body - everything must correspond to the perfect matrix that Nature has created for each of us.

In the absence of genetic errors, our body is initially harmonious. However, during life, the balance of all structures and systems of our body is disturbed. As for the face, even the hypertonicity of one muscle can upset its balance, since next to the muscle in hypertonicity there will always be a muscle in hypotonicity (weakened tone).
Muscles with hyper- and hypotension are located next to each other, figuratively speaking, in a checkerboard pattern. To restore balance after the release of hypertonicity, we must easily and gently stretch the working area and spread the tissues evenly around the working area with point blotting movements. Thanks to such manipulations, the body itself determines the correct position of the tissues.

Technique for performing tricks

When performing all exercises, the fingers should not pull the skin or “fidget” along it - they should “stick” to the place where they were placed. Despite the fact that the techniques should be performed with a minimum load, the penetration of the fingers should be deep enough.

In this case, it is unacceptable to press your fingers on the fabric, using force. To make the reception correctly, you must first linger at the starting point for a second and feel how your finger, with a light touch, seems to be sinking, “melting” deep into the tissues, which should seem to let your finger inside, as if to “part”, you should feel how under them moves apart muscle mass.

In order to avoid the formation of creases and wrinkles on the skin, during the execution of techniques and grips, be sure to
use the mirror to control.

Features of the implementation of specific course techniques

✔ "Deceptive Reception"
If difficulties arise in the process of performing the reception, the so-called "deceptive reception" can be used. This is the principle of "reverse" osteopathic techniques that we can apply to any working area that is not amenable to conventional massage or plastic techniques working through direct techniques.
Remember the words from the funny pirate song: "Normal heroes always go around!" Do not force your face, it is always better to go around the mountain than to storm it ahead.

If during the execution of the technique you feel that you are stuck in a block that does not allow you to go through the entire working area to the end, you can use a “deceptive” technique on this difficult area. For example, if you feel that the fabrics do not stretch when bumping
on some block, then you can, without lifting your finger from the working point, move them in the opposite direction to the first stop. After 30 seconds, you must return to starting position and continue with the main move.

✔ "Fabric horseshoe" technique
The “Tissue horseshoe” technique is used to restore the elasticity lost by tissues, to equalize their density, to distribute them along muscle corset, elimination of blocks, improvement of blood supply, ensuring a uniform flow of blood and lymph.

The essence of the reception is the formation of a “tuck” from tissues in the shape of a horseshoe with a base at the top or bottom (depending on the area being worked out). In this case, it is necessary to deepen the "horseshoe", resting against its center, and at the same time stretch the ends in different directions, working to expand.

✔ Reception "Abrasion"
The “rubbing” technique is a specific technique that improves the blood supply to tissues and frees them from muscle-tissue blocks. In fact, this technique is a modernized technique for relieving hypertonicity with clamps for 30 seconds, in which the static execution of the technique is replaced by a dynamic one.

The "rubbing" technique significantly reduces the time of work both with the hypertonicity of one muscle and the whole spasmodic block consisting of several muscles, which allows you to immediately relax the entire "knot" of problems by attracting additional blood to it.
In addition, the technique allows you to restore the mucous tissue in thinned places and build up subcutaneous fat, which differs in structure from other neighboring tissues.
The skin after performing this technique becomes more elastic.

When performing the “grinding” technique, one finger is fixing, the second is active. Both fingers should not "fidget" on the skin or move it. The active finger moves forward, as if “screwing” towards the fixing one. "Impenetrable" fabric (fold) is rubbed vigorously, but at the same time gently and carefully.
Reception is performed until the fabric completely “melts” under the fingers. Usually enough to complete the reception
20-30 seconds, in the absence of big problems - 10 seconds. After performing the reception, it is always necessary to decompose the tissues.

The method of rejuvenation according to the system of N. Osminina includes techniques that are easily performed at home.
Revitonics exercises for alignment of the spine, neck, back, lower back, we have already considered in the posts:

Posture Correction Exercises

Exercises for correcting the position of the neck

Revitonics for the face includes a set of exercises aimed at relaxing and stretching all the muscles of this zone.

Forehead tricks

We erase wrinkles on the forehead.

Effect:

■ Reduction and complete elimination of wrinkles on the forehead
■ The return of smooth skin
■ Eyebrow restoration
■ Better sleep quality

Technique:

■ Place the index finger of one hand with the entire inner side surface above the eyebrow.
Create an emphasis with your thumb on the temple, setting it aside, pulling the skin in a horizontal direction. From the palm of your hand you should get, as it were, a visor with which you close your eyes from the sun.
■ With the other hand, throwing it over your head, draw spiral lines, starting from the eyebrows to the hairline. You will feel that with each spiral movement, the skin is pulled up and the eyebrows are lifted.
■ Do the same for the other eyebrow.
■ Massage the middle part of the forehead. Place your palms on your face so that your fingers touch your forehead. The little fingers touch each other and are pressed to the center of the forehead.
Massaging spiral movements move from bottom to top from the center to the edge, smoothing out wrinkles. Emphasis on moving the little fingers up the center of the forehead, pushing them with a mimic raising of the eyebrows.

Forehead relaxation and brow lift

■ Place one hand under the back of the head, the other on the forehead.
■ Imagine energy (perceptual vibration) passing between the hands.
■ Send vibration from the back of the head to the forehead and back for 4 seconds in each direction, following the movement of energy with your inner eye. Do from 30 seconds to 1 minute.
■ Then begin to pull the tissues of the forehead up. Before you start taking, you should feel that it has become wet between your forehead and hand.
■ Slowly move your palm up to the hairline, pulling the forehead skin.
Feel how the skin, fixed by the palm, moves with the palm. Follow the movement with your inner eye.
■ Simultaneously assist the movement of the tissues of the forehead with an auxiliary hand lying on the back of the head, directing the aponeurosis down. Stretch your heels away from you, imagining how you help raise your eyebrows with this movement.
In the same way, without getting out of bed, you can continue to work with the face.

Revitonics for the eyes

Enlargement of the orbit at the inner corner of the eye.

Technique:
Perform each eye separately, starting with the left.

■ Make a "V" with the index and middle fingers of your left hand. Point your palm outer part to the face. Place your middle finger on the outer corner of your eyebrow and your index finger on the outer corner of your eye.
■ Place the index finger of the right hand under the inner point of the eyebrow, and the middle finger under the inner corner of the eye.
■ Imagine that the pupil of the eye is the center of the resulting rectangle. Using the corners of this rectangle, try to expand the orbit of the eye evenly relative to the pupil.

Expansion of the orbits of the eyes

Effect:

■ wide eyes.

Technique:

■ Make your index and middle fingers into a "V" shape. Point your palms outside to the face.
■ Attach the middle fingers to the upper bone of the orbits of the eyes, the index fingers to the lower one. Resting on the orbit with the bones of your fingers, bring the spacers all the way to the bridge of your nose. Wait 20-30 seconds.
■ Then move the "spacers" in the opposite direction - to the periphery. While moving, squint your eyes, resisting your fingers.
Move with intermittent dotted movements towards the temples. Fingers should not pull the skin.
■ Expand your eyes with your fingers. Hold the position for about 10 seconds.
■ Without changing the position of the hands, move your eyes around the circle, starting from the top. Raise your eyes up, as if looking under the top of your head, and hold until you feel that the view begins to increase, you begin to see around you what was not previously in your field of vision.
■ Looking down, look as if deep into the body, slightly lowering the lower orbit of the eye, follow its relaxation. Don't put in too much effort.
■ After the downward movement is over, fix your gaze down and again turn your eyes as high as possible. The fabrics are in place, they do not stretch when looking away.
■ Direct your gaze to the left, squinting your eyes to the limit, moving them along the outer semicircle.
■ Repeat for left side.
■ At the end, expand the orbits of the eyes as much as possible without removing the “struts” from them.
Blink quickly for 1 minute.

It is important to remember that the eyes give out age. Regular exercise for youthful eyes will help restore this area and slow down aging.

Revitonics for lips

Raising the corners of the lips.

Technique:

■ Put your index fingers on the corners of your mouth, put your thumbs on the jaw arch at the points of attachment of the triangular muscles to it (see picture).
■ Pull your fingers slightly towards each other. Take your time, wait for skin hydration and free movement. When the skin is moisturized, it will mean that the muscles have relaxed.
■ Next, work with each corner of the mouth in turn.

Revitonics from nasolabial folds

Reception for muscle relaxation and lymphatic drainage of the nasolabial region.

Effect:

■ Reduces the size of the nasolabial folds, which are often filled with fluid during sleep due to slower lymph flow,
■ Relaxes the muscles around the nostrils,
■ Keeps water out of the area.

Technique:

■ Place the index finger of one hand on the nostril, the index finger of the other hand at the beginning of the nasolabial fold on the cheek.
■ Move two fingers relative to each other, as if scrolling a figure eight, one wing of which is drawn by one hand, and the second by the other.
■ Do the same with the other nostril.
■ Place your index fingers along the nasolabial fold towards
nostril.
■ Light vibration moving along the nasolabial fold from the bottom up, move the stagnant lymph with intermittent movements, stepping back a little at each step and moving forward again.

Help this movement by sniffing.

Exercise to relax the muscle that lifts the wing of the nose and upper lip

Technique:

■ We perform on each half of the face separately.
■ We pinch the outer edge of the left nostril with the index finger and thumb of the right hand. We place the index finger of the left hand at the inner corner of the left eye, at the beginning of the muscle that lifts the wing of the nose.
■ Move the bottom finger to the top. We capture not the skin, but the muscle. Hold for 30 seconds, rubbing the resulting crease until it disappears. We stretch the working area in different directions.
■ Again we form a pinch, periodically gently stretching the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe muscle with which we are working. We fix the stretched and relaxed muscle.

Revitonics for lifting the oval of the face - exercise "Scream"

This technique can be performed without getting out of bed in the morning.

Effect:

■ Reduces age-related lifting of the jaw upwards and removes spasm of chewing muscles, ensuring even distribution of facial tissues.
■ Returns the "corner of youth", helps to properly distribute the tissues of the masticatory muscle, remove the border "eyelid - cheek" and smooth out the cheek tissue.

Lifting Technique:

■ First, let's take a look at the "Scream", intended for those who have the First type of biomechanical aging of the face (the formation of jellies with age):
1. Open your mouth by lowering your lower jaw strongly. The lips are extended in a tube, as if pronouncing the letter "O". Often people feel pain at this moment at the junction of the jaws.
2. Place your palms in the zone of jaw connection, ignoring the pain, try to lower the muscle, smoothing it along its entire length. To do this, with pressing movements of the palms down, starting from the side at the outer corner of the eye, draw down vertically and along an oblique line, as shown in the figure. Eyes wide open.
Repeat several times.

■ Exercise "Scream" for those who have the second type of biomechanical aging of the face (raising the chin up with age), this technique should be performed as follows:
1. Place your palms on your cheeks. The fingers are located from the chin to the outer edge of the eye. The palms are pressed tightly against the jaw angle and the entire jaw arch.
2. Slightly pull the lower jaw forward and slightly upward, following the already existing deformation, strengthening it. Hold the position for 30 seconds. The load force should not exceed 5-10 grams.
Gently return the lower jaw to its original position and move it as far back as possible to the stop, fixing it for 5-10 seconds.

■ The third version of the “Scream” exercise is suitable for all types of biomechanical aging and is performed with the mouth closed (Fig. 2):
Place your hands on your cheeks in the direction from the corner of the jaw to the inner corner of the eye, covering the chewing muscle with your palms. Press the base of the palms firmly to the lower jaw, to the beginning of the masticatory muscle. The fingertips touch the eyelid-cheek border.
Stay in position for a few minutes. DO NOT press with your palms, the skin of the hands should somehow stick to the muscle.

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Try Revitonics exercises and make sure from your own experience that your body is able to recover and regain youth. We just need to help him.

Contraindications

■ Have autoimmune, systemic diseases;
■ Suffer from dermatitis;
■ Have chronic diseases respiratory system;
■ Get some kind of treatment.

The Revitonika system is not able to remove defects caused by the listed diseases and is used by conditionally healthy people. In the presence of diseases that cause swelling - problems with the kidneys, heart, lungs, reduced pressure the effect of the anti-aging system may be short-term due to the characteristics of a particular disease.

After injections of Botox on the face, gel, or other drugs, after operations and implantation of gold threads, it is necessary to consult a specialist before starting practice.

The Revitonika method, which combines exercises for the face and neck, is a unique complex that prevents the aging process, skin fading, restores youth and freshness to the face. About what sculptural fitness is, as well as basic exercises for the neck and face later in the article.

Revitonics method

Stress, bad habits, frequent overwork, poor ecology and poor nutrition are some of the few reasons that provoke the appearance of signs of premature aging of the dermis. You can deal with an aesthetic problem in different ways - using cosmetics, traditional medicine recipes or resorting to expensive cosmetic procedures.

One of the most effective modern methods in the fight against age-related changes is gymnastics from Natalia Osmina. Self-modeling facial massage, or Revitonics, is a unique combination of exercises that allows you to achieve the following changes:

• Elimination of puffiness in the area around the eyes.
• Lifting of the skin of the face, the formation of a clear contour of the lower jaw.
• Normalization of blood circulation, lymph flow.
• Elimination of static tension in the muscles of the neck.
• Normalization of the work of mimic, chewing muscles.
• Elimination of wrinkles in the eyes, nasolabial triangle, forehead, neck.
• Elimination of the double chin, tightening of sagging skin in the neck area.
• Rejuvenation of the skin of the neck and face.

Gymnastics for the face is simple and available for use at home. However, before the course, it is advisable to consult with a specialist to select the most optimal set of massage techniques.

Proper and regular exercise will eliminate the manifestations of premature wilting and aging of the skin.

Gymnastics for the face and neck

The unique technique of Natalia Osminina is a safe analogue plastic surgery and other cosmetic procedures aimed at rejuvenation. Gymnastics for the face Revitonika consists in influencing mimic and chewing muscles.

Work with facial muscles helps to prevent and eliminate the appearance of wrinkles. For example, the impact on the masticatory muscles prevents the deformation of the jaw area, changes in the proportions of the face, omission (sagging) of tissues.

• Stagnation of excess fluid in the tissues, which provokes a violation of the processes of blood circulation and, at the same time, blood supply to the tissues. The result of this is the development of sagging, atony of the dermis, a violation of metabolic processes.
• Pathological muscle spasm as a result of constant tenseness. This leads to thickening muscle fibers, followed by overstretching and atony.
• Violation of fascial connections, namely their spasm in areas of overstressed muscle fibers.

Knowledge of the main factors influencing the aging process, as well as the use of appropriate anti-aging techniques, will restore skin elasticity, firmness and youth.

Variations of gymnastics Revitonika

Gymnastics for the muscles of the neck and face is intended primarily for people who have discovered signs of premature aging and skin fading. To prevent the appearance of age-related changes, exercises are recommended to be performed starting at a young age. The Revitonics complex for the muscles of the neck and face has two directions, namely:

• Sculptural fitness for the face. The most popular technique available at home. No equipment is required for its use. All exercises are performed with your own hands. The result of gymnastics is the normalization of blood circulation, the improvement of metabolic processes at the cellular level, the elimination of wrinkles.
• Vacuum fitness. A technique that requires a special set of vacuum jars. Depending on the diameter of the device, the nose, lips, eye area, forehead, cheeks, chin, and neck are treated. Vacuum gymnastics is designed to activate the production of elastin, collagen. Regular performance of the technique will increase the tone of the skin, as well as normalize lymph flow and blood circulation.

Despite all the benefits and safety, facial gymnastics is contraindicated in the presence of viral diseases (localized on the face), as well as dermatological, autoimmune, oncological pathologies, purulent rashes and neurological diseases.

Execution technique

Exercises of the Revitonics complex for the face and neck should be performed systematically, without long breaks.

Most effective types neck workouts:

• Warm-up of the occipital muscles. The hands are laid behind the back, the hands are clasped into the castle, the shoulders are raised as high as possible. Lower your head into the formed fold, linger in this position for thirty seconds. The hands are locked into a lock, wound behind the head, placed under the occipital protuberances. Without changing the position of the brushes, stretch the crown up.
• Fight against transverse neck wrinkles. Place the palms on the chest, slowly pull the skin up, reach for the hands with the chin. The duration of the exercise is thirty seconds. Place the palm of the right hand in the sternum area, fix the skin. Place your left hand, palm down, under your chin. Perform stretching movements.
• The fight against the second chin. Place the index fingers of both hands in the nasolabial folds, the thumbs on the chin. At the same time, broach with index fingers (along the cheekbones) and thumbs (along the contour of the face), connecting them under the earlobe.

Exercises for the muscles of the forehead, around the eyes:

• Fight against frown lines. Grab the skin in the area between the eyebrows in a horizontal fold with the index and thumb fingers of both hands. Hold in this position for thirty seconds. From the brow point, use your index fingers to pull the skin up and down at the same time.
• Strengthening the area around the eyes. Place the index fingers of both hands on the outer corners of the eyes. Put the middle fingers, ring and little fingers in the area under the eyes. Slowly squint and relax. Perform at least ten repetitions.


• Work with the frontal muscles. Fight horizontal wrinkles. Place the palms of both hands on the forehead, fix the eyebrows with the bases. Raise your eyebrows slowly and with maximum effort, while holding them with the bases of the brushes. The number of repetitions is at least ten.
• Work with the muscles of the cranial vault, forehead and temples. With both hands, pull the fabrics up from the neck to the top of the head.
• Increasing the tone of the supracranial muscle. With the fingers of both hands, holding the hair at the roots, make slight pulling upward movements. Perform the exercise for five to seven minutes. During this time, it is necessary to process the entire scalp.
• Elimination of wrinkles between the eyebrows. With the index fingers of both hands, fix the beginning of the eyebrows. With maximum effort, try to bring your eyebrows together. Reduce and relax, alternately, for at least thirty seconds.

Exercises for the lips, muscles around the mouth, cheeks:

• Improving the color of the lips and increasing their fullness. With the index fingers of both hands, stretch the lips from the middle to the edges.
• For beautiful lips. Pull the lips forward as much as possible, while the face should be relaxed. Alternately clasp the upper lip with a gentle one and vice versa. The number of repetitions is at least fifteen.
• An exercise that relaxes the circular muscle of the mouth, strengthening the upper lip. Place the index fingers of both hands above the upper lip, fix. Slowly, straining your lips, pull them forward with your proboscis. Control the relaxation of all other muscles of the face.


• Cheek lift. Fix the corners of the mouth with the bases of the palms, fix the outer corners of the eyes with the tips of the little fingers. For thirty seconds, try to stretch your lips as much as possible in a smile.
• Fight against nasolabial folds. Place the index and middle fingers of both hands at the wings of the nose, fixing the tissues. Pull lips into an oval. Open your mouth as much as possible, while maintaining the oval. Perform up to ten repetitions.

Exercise for pulling up the general contour of the face: relax the face, stick out the tongue, lower it as much as possible to the chin. The best position to perform the exercise is lying down. Duration - at least five to ten minutes.

Regular gymnastics for the face at home will eliminate the existing signs of wilting and prevent their occurrence in the future.

To look fresh and young, it is necessary not only to keep healthy lifestyle life, but also to train your muscles. Revitonics is a unique direction designed to develop the muscles of the face and neck. With regular use, you can quickly prevent and reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

What is revitonics?

A set of exercises and manipulations aimed at eliminating the causes of aging and deterioration of the skin is called revitonics. Its founder is Natalia Osminina, who has been engaged in the rehabilitation of facial muscles for many years. The revitonics method is based on the knowledge of biohydraulics, biomechanics, theoretical mechanics, and so on. The exercise is based on the principle of adjusting muscle tension and relaxation.

Revitonics has the following advantages:

1. Helps tighten sagging skin.
2. Supports muscle tone relieves spasms and tension.
3. It helps to restore the oval of the face, reconstruct the muscular frame and reduce the number of existing wrinkles.
4. Relieves puffiness around the eyes.

Revitonics - the main exercises

Osminina claims that it is possible to engage in the system proposed by her at any age and it is best to start from a young age. Full complex Revitonics system divides exercises into two types:

1. Vacuum Fitness. Vacuum jars are used for training different size. They help to increase muscle tone, and normalize the synthesis of collagen and elastin.
2. sculptural fitness. Here it means regular exercises aimed at working out the muscles.

Revitonics for the back

Many people suffer from back pain, and in most cases, poor posture is to blame. Revitonics for the back, spine and shoulder muscles involves the exercise "Active standing":

1. Stand with your feet directly under your shoulders. Point the tailbone down, slightly tighten the buttocks and tighten the press. The body should form a straight line.
2. During the entire exercise, you need to stretch the top of your head up and open chest. You can stay in this position for 1-5 minutes. Revitonika indicates that you can perform "Active standing" not only at home, but also, for example, in the subway.

Revitonics for the neck

Exercises for this part of the body in most cases are aimed at relieving spasms from the trapezius muscle. This is due to the fact that tension in this area leads to a deterioration in the blood supply to the face, the formation of withers and cervical osteochondrosis. Revitonics offers the “Frame” exercise, which is performed according to the following scheme:

1. Raise your arms above your head, bend them at the elbows and fold them crosswise to form a frame.
2. Start reaching up, stretching your spine, and then, tilt your head down, but the body should continue to push up. Stay in this position for about 30 seconds.
3. Place one hand above your chest and the other under your chin. Stretch your neck, thereby stretching the muscles. Change hands. Do everything for 30 seconds.

Revitonics - exercises on the roller

A simple device can increase the effectiveness of training, relieve back pain, improve posture and even reduce the waist. You can use a ready-made juniper roller for revitonics, or you can easily make it yourself. Put a rolling pin or other wooden stick on a towel and twist a tight roller, securing it with rubber bands or threads. The diameter of the roller should be at least 10 cm. Revitonics exercises for posture differ in the location of the roller, but the execution technique is something like this:

1. Sit on the floor and place the roller just behind your buttocks. Lie on your back and check that the device is under your belly button.
2. Stretch your legs forward, holding them shoulder-width apart, and connect your thumbs.
3. Stretch your hands up with your palms down, connecting your little fingers. Stay in this position for 5 minutes.
4. After that, roll over on your side and to the side, and only then get up, avoiding sudden movements.

Revitonics - exercises for the face

The unique system has been designed so that everyone can repeat it on their own at home. Revitonics for the face is based on a number of rules:

1. To influence the muscles that are in hypertonicity, you need no more than half a minute.
2. In order to return the muscle to its normal state, stretching is carried out, and this must be done slowly and smoothly.
3. You need to start training with preparing the muscles for stronger impacts. For this purpose, you can slightly stretch the muscles towards each other or in different directions. You need to hold them in this position until a relaxing reaction appears.
4. In order for the muscle to get used to the new position, fixation is used in revitonics, which involves static holding of the muscles in the selected position for 3-5 seconds.

Revitonics for the eyes

Common problems are swelling and bruising under the eyes, which can be eliminated using a simple complex. First you need to clean your face and sit on a chair with your back straight. Offers revitonics for the eyes exercises for self-fulfillment:

1. To warm up the muscles, open and close your eyes sharply. Inhale through the nose, drawing in the cheeks, and release the air, puffing them up.
2. To perform the first revitonics exercise, fold your index fingers in an arc and place them near the cheekbones. Gradually close your eyes for 5-10 seconds, increasing tension.
3. Put your middle fingers on the inner corners of your eyes and start blinking frequently.
4. Rest your elbows on your knees, open your palms and put your face on them at eye level. Hold for a few seconds, and then, spread your arms and repeat the touch, moving towards the temples.

Revitonics - nasolabial folds

Simple exercises help to reduce nasolabial folds, remove an ugly nasolabial rim, maintain a high position of the cheekbones and tighten sagging skin. Facelift revitonics includes the following exercises:

1. Place the index and middle fingers together near the wings of the nose, over the cheekbones.
2. Form an elongated oval with your lips. For eight counts, open your mouth even more, while maintaining an oval. Press your fingers into your cheekbones.

Revitonics for lips

To become the owner of plump lips, many women agree to injections, but this is not the only solution, so you can perform special exercises. Gymnastics revitonics for the face will make it attractive:

1. Pull your lips forward, and then, grab your lower lip with your upper lip and vice versa.
2. Pull in the corners of your mouth as if you want to suck on a candy. After that, due to muscle tension, try to raise them.

Revitonics for the forehead

One of the most problematic areas on the face is the forehead, where many people have wrinkles. Love to draw or raise your eyebrows, then you need to take care that this does not lead to the formation of ugly wrinkles. Offers revitonics exercises that are effective in this situation.

1. Place your open palm on your forehead a little above the eyebrows and fix the muscles with it. Raise and lower your eyebrows.
2. Revitonika offers an exercise to get rid of the ugly crease between the eyebrows. With two fingers, fix the corners of the eyebrows near the bridge of the nose. Try to reduce (as if frowning) and relax your eyebrows.

Revitonika - books

People who are interested in this topic can find specialist literature in bookstores.

1. « Fitness for the face. Revitonics system". N. Osminina. He tells in detail what revitonics is, a book written by the developer of this direction. Natalia not only describes the exercises, but also talks about the reasons for the appearance of the main shortcomings.
2. « Resurrection of the Face, or Ordinary Miracle» N. Osminina. The author tells what the revitonics technique is and delves into the true causes of skin deformation and aging.

Natalia Borisovna Osminina

Fitness for the face. Revitonika system

© Osminina N.B., 2014

© AST Publishing House LLC, 2014

stereotypes

Why are we getting old? Numerous studies by scientists have not yet given an exhaustive answer to this question, despite the fact that there are more than 10 main theories (vital substance theory, genetic mutation theory, reproductive exhaustion theory, neuroendocrine, immune system theory, chaos theory, etc.)

Only one thing has been scientifically proven: old age, as such, is not provided for by nature - not a single animal dies of old age, only people and domestic animals that we care for are affected by this “disease”. Old age is a gift of civilization. All other living beings die for various reasons long before its onset: some wear out their teeth and cannot get food, others get sick with joints and cannot hunt, etc. That is, the first failures in the body cause that the animal either dies a natural death from hunger, or, weakened, becomes the prey of predators. In any case, old age does not threaten wild animals. Only a civilization that has mastered medicine is able to prolong its age.

And how we will manage the segment of our life given by her is not in the hands of God or Mother Nature, but in our own hands. After all, it is not written in our genes how old we should look at certain periods of our lives. And a lot depends on ourselves: on the level of our knowledge, which allows us to consciously treat our own health and lead the right way of life.

It is not entirely correct to associate the manifestation of age-related changes on the face with the general aging of the body. Despite the fact that the face is part of our body, nevertheless, everyone knows cases when a person’s face looks much worse, or, conversely, much younger than his passport and, most importantly, biological age. Nature has not given us a standard by which we should be equal. In some countries people look better, in others they look worse. For example, on one of the islands near Japan, women and men at 55 look like 30-year-olds, and no scientist has yet been able to unravel the reason for their youthfulness. In the 19th century, not so far from us, the mother of a girl of marriageable age in all Russian works was usually called the “old mother”. Although the “old woman” herself most likely gave birth to her daughter no later than 18–20 years old (at that time, girls over 25 were considered old maids, overripe matrons). That is, according to the most conservative estimates, the “old mother” should be no more than 38–42 years old. In the works of V. Dumas, E. Zola, Guy de Maupassant, a lady after 33 years was already considered elderly. Even now rural women look much older than their urban peers. And not only because their life is physically harder and there is less care for their appearance. A person always, voluntarily or involuntarily, compares himself with others. In his mind, there are standards of appearance, correlated with age. These images are formed on the basis of his everyday experience, the stereotypes of that time and the area where he lives. Comparisons with these standards, embedded in the consciousness and subconsciousness, determine our criteria in relation to our own appearance or the appearance of those around you. After all, as a woman usually argues: “I look younger than my age, because my neighbor on the site is my age, but she looks older than me.” If the comparison is not in her favor, such a science as genetics is immediately remembered. “Here, Maria Mikhailovna, she didn’t do anything with her face all her life, she didn’t even smear it with cream, but she looks so young. What can you do, nature, genetics!

But maybe it's not worth living with stereotypes or nodding at an insurmountable bar in the form of genetics. After all, as mentioned above, nature is not written in our genes how old we should look, and we have a chance to look much younger than the standards accepted today until old age. Of course, no one discounts genetics. The genetic features of aging of each individual exist, but not as a portrait of our face in old age that cannot be changed, but rather as genetically programmed weak links in our body systems, the so-called " weak spots", in which "where it is thin, it breaks there."

According to L.Z. Telya, there are 5 different types of facial aging: in some people, the elasticity of the soft tissues of the face decreases, the faces of others are covered with a network of wrinkles, like a “baked apple”, in third people they are deformed beyond recognition by old age, the fourth is a mixed type, the fifth age later. But in any case, we can say with confidence that the youth of our face (muscle tone and skin turgor) directly depends on blood circulation in the cervical spine, by properly influencing which, we can level, soften, and delay the failures and malfunctions in the central nervous system programmed by nature. nervous system(CNS).

After all, as you know, our body is built on the principle of electrical connection - the brain, having bioelectrical activity, sends and receives electrical signals along the spine and nerve fibers to each organ and each muscle. And we have more than 70 muscles on the face and head. Some of them are innervated (feed electrical information) directly from the cranial nerves. But in the innervation of the muscles of the lower part of the face, the first violin is played by cervical region spine. Genetic programmed "weaknesses" lead to the fact that with age, someone's eyebrows drop faster, someone's cheeks, someone's chin, someone's face generally changes beyond recognition. It is impossible to foresee, to predict what our face will turn into in old age, except to look at the elders in the family (mother, father), who you are genetically similar to.

The famous humorist Clara Novikova has one “cosmetic” humorous about the traces that age leaves on our faces, about how our eyebrows and cheeks fall and only our ears remain young until old age (by the way, an absolute delusion). And although in this miniature there is not even a tenth of those “horror stories” that are waiting for us in reality, it is as funny as it is sad for most listeners, especially women.

Facial aging culprits

Have you ever wondered what is actually happening to our face, what processes have such a destructive effect on our appearance? What thoughts came into your head when you saw an old woman or elderly woman, turned into a "grandmother-hedgehog"? A hollow mouth, a slit instead of once plump lips, the tip of the nose almost reaches the bent chin, drooping eyebrows, sunken eyes, once rounded cheeks are drawn to the nose with some kind of sausages, “dog’s cheeks” hang, sagging oval, the second (or already the third) the chin, loose skin neck ... - from the thought that "we will all be there", the heart shrinks. Often, with this appearance, the skin may not have many wrinkles. But this is a kind of old age, nothing can deceive it!

The topic of the article is revitonics exercises. We will talk about the main exercises and share the feedback of women who performed revitonics at home. You will find out how effective this system of exercises for rejuvenation and improvement of appearance.

Revitonics is a set of exercises that helps to eliminate age-related changes and improve skin condition. The founder of this technique is Natalia Osminina, who has been engaged in the restoration of facial muscles for a long time.

The revitonics system is based on the knowledge of biohydraulics, theoretical mechanics, etc. The exercises are based on the principles of regulating muscle tension and relaxation.

Advantages of revitonics:

• maintaining muscle tone, eliminating spasms and tension;
• tightening sagging skin;
• restoration of facial contours, reconstruction of the muscular skeleton and reduction in the number of existing wrinkles;
• elimination of puffiness around the eyes.

Basic revitonics exercises

According to Osminina, revitonics can be performed at any age, but it is better to start doing them from a young age. The full set of exercises is divided into several types:

• Vacuum fitness - vacuum jars of different sizes are used for classes. They help increase muscle tone, improve blood circulation and stabilize the synthesis of collagen and elastin.
• Sculptural fitness - this technique involves the usual exercises that are aimed at working out the muscles.

Revitonics for the face

The unique facial revitonics method has been designed so that it can be easily performed at home. There are some rules for revitonics for the face:

• If the muscles are in hypertonicity, then you need to act on them for no more than 30 seconds.
• To return the muscles to their normal state, stretch, while doing it smoothly and slowly.
• Start training by preparing your muscles for intense exposure. To do this, slightly stretch the muscles in different directions or towards each other. Hold them in this position until a relaxing reaction appears.
• To get used to the muscle to a new position in revitonics, fixation is used, which implies a static hold of the muscles in the selected position for 5 seconds.

Revitonics for the eyes

The most common problems that a simple set of exercises will help get rid of. Before doing them, remove makeup from your face, then sit on a chair, keeping your back straight.

Now let's get to the exercises:

1. To warm up the muscles, begin to sharply close and open your eyes. Breathe in through your nose, at the same time pull your cheeks in, and puff out your cheeks as you exhale.
2. Now fold your index fingers into an arc and place them near the cheekbones. To increase tension, begin to close your eyes in stages for 10 seconds.
3. Place your middle fingers on the inner corners of your eyes, then start blinking frequently.
4. Rest your elbows on your knees, open your palms, put your face on them at eye level. Hold this position for a couple of seconds, then spread your arms and repeat the touch, moving towards the temples.

Revitonics - nasolabial folds

The exercises below reduce the nasolabial folds, eliminate the ugly nasolabial ridge, tighten sagging skin and maintain the high position of the cheekbones. Fitness revitonics for nasolabial folds includes the following exercises:

• Put together the index and middle fingers near the wings of the nose, on top of the cheekbones.
• Form an elongated oval with your lips. Count to 8, then open your mouth even more, while maintaining an oval. At this time, press your fingers on your cheekbones.

Revitonics for lips

If you want to become the owner of plump lips, it is not necessary to do beauty injections. You can also try simple ways, or perform special gymnastics:

• Pull your lips forward, then grab the bottom lip with your upper lip, and then vice versa.
• Pull in the corners of your mouth (this is similar to the movement during the absorption of candy). Then, due to muscle tension, try to raise them.

Revitonics for the forehead

If you don’t like to wear bangs, but there is a way out - revitonics for the forehead. Do the following exercises:

• Place an open palm on the area slightly above the eyebrows, then fix the muscles with it. Lower and raise your eyebrows.
• To remove the ugly crease between the eyebrows, fix the corners of the eyebrows near the bridge of the nose with 2 fingers. Try to draw and relax your eyebrows.

Revitonics for the chin

To smooth the muscles on the chin, use the following exercises:

1. Place your index fingers on the top of the chin, and thumbs under the chin.
2. Point your fingers towards each other until you feel the first stop.
3. Wait until the dermis is hydrated, allowing your fingers to slowly reach out until they meet each other.
4. Take a starting position. Stretch the chin muscle, fix it.

Revitonics for the neck

Performing revitonics for the neck helps relieve spasms from the trapezius muscle. This is due to the fact that tension in this area provokes a deterioration in the blood supply to the face, the formation of cervical osteochondrosis and withers.

The revitonics exercise, which is given below, is called “Frame”:

• Bend your arms raised up at the elbows, then fold them crosswise to form a frame.
• Start reaching up, stretching your spine, then tilt your head down while continuing to move your body up. Hold this pose for half a minute.
• Place one hand above your chest and the other under your chin. Stretch your neck to stretch your muscles. Change hands and repeat the exercise. Duration - half a minute.

Revitonics for the back

If you have severe back pain, then the cause of this discomfort may be poor posture. Do exercises called "Active Standing" to eliminate pain:

• Take a position so that your feet are directly under your shoulders. Point the tailbone down, tighten the buttocks a little, tighten the press. Your body should take a straight line.
• During the entire exercise, stretch the top of your head up and open your chest. Hold this pose for one to five minutes. By the way, you can perform this exercise not only at home, but also in the subway, for example.

Revitonics exercises on a roller

Using a roller during exercise helps to enhance the effect, eliminate back pain, improve posture and even lose weight! It is advisable to use a ready-made juniper roller or make it yourself. To do this, put a rolling pin on a towel, then twist it, securing it on both sides with elastic bands. The diameter of the roller must be at least 10 cm.

Then start exercising:

1. Sit on the floor and place the roller behind your buttocks. Lie on your back and make sure the roller is under your belly button.
2. Stretch your legs forward and hold them shoulder-width apart, then connect your thumbs.
3. Lower your palms down and begin to pull your hands up, connecting your little fingers. Freeze in this position for five minutes.
4. Then roll over on your side and to the side, only after that start to rise without sudden movements.

Revitonika - before and after photos

Contraindications

It is necessary to stop performing revitonics if you suddenly feel pain. Also, you can not do gymnastics if:

• you are assigned complete rest;
• you are undergoing treatment;
• you have a serious injury or disease of the spine;
• there are purulent rashes and skin diseases;
• there is oncology, stage 3 hypertension, traumatic brain injury;
• you suffer from ENT diseases;
• you are generally unwell.

In all other cases, it will not be superfluous to consult a specialist.