8 stretches to make you glow

Jaw firmer

A TWO-PART exercise, the first does wonders for firming the jaw and getting rid of a double chin, while the second corrects that horrid turkey neck.

Sit with your back straight. Grin from ear to ear while letting your head carefully drop backwards. Keeping it there, still grinning, open and close your mouth very slowly three times. Slowly return to an upright position, relax and repeat twice.

Sit straight and gently drop your head back. Gently take your bottom set of teeth upwards, as if towards your nose. Hold this position for five. Relax and repeat three times.

Neck toner

TO FIRM and tone the jaw and neck and release tension.

Sit either cross-legged or kneeling. Keep your spine straight.

Close your eyes. Drop your head gently forwards, then carefully roll your head to the right, gently and slowly roll it backwards, roll it to the left, then slowly forwards. Make three circles to the right. Follow with three

to the left.

Forehead smoother

THIS really does help smooth out those ageing tramlines.

Sit straight and close your eyes. Now gently endeavour to smooth your brow by taking your scalp back and dropping your eyebrows.

Place your interwoven fingertips in the centre of your forehead.

Inhale deeply. While you exhale slowly, counting to seven, slide your fingers over your brow to your hairline. Relax and repeat at least five times. Now look at yourself in the mirror. The results are immediate and striking.

Scalp massage

THIS massage releases tension and is excellent for stimulating healthy blood flow to your hair’s roots.

Sit in a comfortable position. Spread out your fingers in your hair so they’re lying on your scalp. Clasp your hair. Slightly pull it and move the scalp by gently pulling and making three circles with the hair. Transfer your hands to another area and repeat. Keeping doing this until the entire scalp has been massaged.

The lion

THIS stimulates blood flow to the face and tones the face, neck and eye muscles, as well as skin around the eyes.

Sit straight in a kneeling or crossed-leg position. Place your hands on your knees.

Inhale deeply, then exhale forcibly and simultaneously stick your tongue out, aiming to curl it over your chin, stretch your hands out wide and open your eyes as wide as possible. Hold for a count of ten, inhale and relax. Repeat three times.