CHERRY MOUTH

Myofunktional Exercise  Collection

Application:

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This exercise belongs to the group of the  ORBICULARIS-EXERCISES especially to those for the circular fibres of the mouth constrictor from which the central and medial fibres are approached, see scheme drawing. For hypotone lip muscles a tone increase is effected for an incompetent mouth slit closure a texture stretching.

Contents:

As an individual exercise mostly in the ‘Hold’-mode as static straining for the tone increase.

Materials:

Not requested, recommendable hand mirror in the beginning for self-control.

Procedure:

- Previous exercises: Recommendable is a stepwise intensification in the training course ( see paragraph ‘Timing’).  For this purpose the ,L-M’-POSITION and the  ,O’-EXERCISE are needed.

-Starting position: For a start the ,L-M’-POSITION is taken up.

- Step-by-step-description:

   a ‘Hold’-Exercise

-1 The lips now are pursed as if  to pipe but in its centre firmly closed. The patient gets a feeling as if forming a knot with his lips in the size of a cherry. This has to be done with much energy and the position kept while counting out.

    b Kinetic exercise in combination with an  ALTERNATIVE EXERCISE .

-1 the first step in this case is the brisk contracting of the mouth constrictor.

Right in the middle beyond the nose a tiny point like opening occurs, so as if forming a pinched ‘O’ (see ,O’-EXERCISE).

-2 Now the ‘O’ is being pushed forward to let the pursed lips swell to the size of a cherry.

-3 Afterwards back to step 1 to the ‘O’, then again step 2, 1, 2 etc.

-Timing:

Under a by holding the position a sequence is built up ( counting out to the, later on increasing).

Under b the position step 1 is held for one to two seconds and then position 2 taken up, held, as well, and so forth. This is building up a sequence with a frequency beat, a changing frequency.

By counting out the changes there might be added up about ten runs in exercising.

A further variation mode is the change not in frequency but in the sequence

For this purpose we start as with  mode a.

First sequence will be the  ,O’-EXERCISE followed by the sequence with exercise CHERRY.

Through these changes we have built up an INCREASE-ARRANGEMENT as a series. It may be completed by adding a further exercise from the before mentioned group as, for example the TRUNK- EXERCISE and applying it as with the others.

Characteristics:

Crude motoric, static ( with a) / kinetic ( with b), tone increasing, stretching, motivation (fun-exercise)

Remarks:

With the exercises for the circular orbicularis musculature the carry-out respectively the  differences to the other respective exercises should be minded e exactly and precisely in order to correctly aim at the targeted objective area.

Discussion:

Among the ORBICULARIS-EXERCISES there is given a multitude of  diversified and quite effective variation possibilities.

So, as described above, the different circular fibres can be switched in or even temporarily switched off in a stepwise manner as, for example, with the TIED-UP SACK.

Furthermore there might be an alternating with a stretching exercises as, for example, SPECTRE.

More over there may be a switching between the circular and radial fibres – for example in exchange with the exercise DOGS GROWL or CYNICAL SMILE .

Instructions:

The CHERRY MOUTH is needed to strengthen the lips.

Strong lips are needed in many ways – and look much better!

How do we make a CHERRY MOUTH?

Starting with the ,L-M’-POSITION you contract your mouth corners towards the middle causing it to push a bit forward to form a tight knot. And this knot should be just the size of a cherry.

This needs quite some physical force!

Hold this position and count to ten.

The there is a break and just another cherry.

The exercise is repeated ten times if not appointed in another way.

Upon request this exercise can be performed altering with other exercises.

And if you have learned it already you can make the ,O’ first and let grow the CHERRY out of it.