Child’s pose, cobra … upper eyelid firmer? Yoga isn’t just for abs. It can tone your face, too, says a new study out of Northwestern Medicine. Women did 30 minutes of yoga-inspired facial twists daily—and after 20 weeks looked about three years younger. Here’s one to try.
![Face yogo step 1 illustration](/wp-content/archive/images/2018/0318/C201803-312-Face-Yoga-01.jpg)
1. Smile, open your mouth, and go “Ahhh!” Draw your lower lip over your bottom teeth and push out your jaw (think Jim Carrey as Fire Marshal Bill).
![Face yogo step 2 illustration](/wp-content/archive/images/2018/0318/C201803-312-Face-Yoga-02.jpg)
2. Slowly close your mouth while imagining that you’re scooping up a weight with your jaw. Do this 10 times, raising your chin an inch more with each rep.
![Face yogo step 3 illustration](/wp-content/archive/images/2018/0318/C201803-312-Face-Yoga-03.jpg)
3. By the last rep, you should be looking at the ceiling. Hold with your jaw extended for 20 seconds and picture the sides of your face lifting.
![Face yogo step 4 illustration](/wp-content/archive/images/2018/0318/C201803-312-Face-Yoga-04.jpg)
4. Repeat three times—and consider that a half hour of this daily for 30 years adds up to over seven months of your life. But hey, you still net almost two and a half years off your face.