Go into any newsagent or magazine seller, and you will see a wide selection of well-known fitness publications for men. The glossy covers show young guys with rippling abs and biceps, and their pages will be packed full of conventional exercise regimes designed to strengthen and tone nearly every muscle in your body. Without doubt
The forehead is covered by a thin sheet of muscle called the occipital frontalis. When you raise your eyebrows, this is the muscle you use. It is also connected to the muscles around the eyes. As we age, this muscle loses its tone and elasticity, encouraging both frown lines and drooping of the skin over
The eyes are surrounded by a muscle called the orbicularis occuli. When you squint in strong sunlight or close your eyes tightly, you are using this muscle. As the muscles becomes weak and flaccid, the eyes can start to look droopy, crows feet can form at the edge of each eye and eye bags can
When you smile, you are using the zygomaticus major muscles, and these help accentuate the cheekbones and give a tapered or upside down triangle shape to the face. As these muscles also help lift the mouth when smiling, toning up these muscles not only adds shape and definition to the face but also counter-acts the