EASY EXERCISES TO TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE

Spend five minutes doing each of these exercises in turn every day when you brush your teeth at night or in the morning. Aim to do them as fast as you can. As with any strength training, the more you do, the better your results will be.

1. EXTENDERS

STICK your tongue out straight as far as it will go. Try to touch the tip of your tongue to the end of your nose, and then your chin. Then move it to touch your left then right cheek. Repeat the four points quickly ten times.

2. CURLS

MOVE the tip of your tongue backwards in your mouth, so it curls over towards the soft palate. Stretch it as far back as it will go, then bring it forward to touch the back of the upper teeth. Repeat quickly 15 times.

3. HUMMERS

GRIP the tip of your tongue gently between your teeth. Make a humming sound, starting deep then increase in frequency until it is as high pitched as you can make it. Repeat ten times.

4. HIPPOS

OPEN your mouth as widely as you can and say ‘ahhhhhhhh,’ for 20 seconds. Repeat once.

5. SNORTERS

WITH your mouth closed, breathe in sharply through the nose. You may snort a bit. Do this rapidly in four sets of five repetitions, with a five-second break between each set.

6. DEEP SNIFFS

WITH your tongue sticking out as far as it will go, take long, deep nasal breaths. Repeat 20 times.

7. GULPERS

SWALLOW ten times consecutively with your mouth closed, as forcefully as you can.

8. PITCHERS

WITH your tongue poking out as far as it will go, take a deep breath in and make a high pitched noise, like air gargling. Continue for 30 seconds.

9. BOAS

SWALLOW very slowly in a controlled manner, making it last five seconds. Hold as much pressure as possible in the throat throughout. Repeat five times.