Exercise for the muscle that furrows the brow

Zone: forehead

Effectiveness. This exercise targets vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows.

Main muscles. The corrugator supercilii muscle pulls the eyebrows medially and downward, creating vertical wrinkles when a person frowns.

Number of repetitions. The exercise is performed for 30 repetitions, with a static hold for a few seconds on the last count.

Author: Kristina Bondareva - facebuilding coach

1. To work this muscle, it must be properly stabilized. Place your ring fingers directly under the eyebrows, your middle fingers above the eyebrows, and your index fingers next to them, with your fingers arranged in a "house" shape.

2. Make a sad/upset facial expression. The bridge of the nose wrinkles, and the eyebrows move downward toward the center. Resist with your fingers while repeating the grimace. You should feel tension in the central part of the forehead and in the eyebrows. There should be no creases or folds forming.

3. Relax your forehead. Remove your hand. To relieve tension in the occipitofrontalis muscle, tap your fingers on the forehead.