Cheek Lifter
🍑 Cheeks · updated September 2026
⏱ 30 seconds🔁 3 sets
Targets: upper cheeks (zygomaticus)
How to do it
- 1Open your mouth into an 'O' and fold your lips over your teeth.
- 2Smile hard from the corners of your mouth to lift the cheek muscles.
- 3Place fingertips lightly on the top of your cheeks to feel the lift.
- 4Hold 10 seconds, release, repeat 3 times.
Why it works
- • Targets the exact muscles that lift the midface
- • The classic, most-taught face yoga move
- • Instant awareness of cheek engagement
Common mistakes
- • Squinting the eyes hard while smiling
- • Pushing cheeks up with fingers instead of muscles (fingers only rest)
- • Forgetting to breathe
