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Cheek Puff Hold With Both Cheeks and the Lips Sealed

IntermediateStrengthTier T2

You sit upright with your face relaxed and press your lips together. You blow both cheeks out and hold the air in so none escapes.

Targets: Neck (Cervical Spine)

Stop if

If you feel dizzy, lightheaded, or any pain in your jaw, face or neck, or you feel unwell, stop and ask a qualified health professional.

  • Pain 6 out of 10 or more: choose an easier exercise.
  • Pain 8 out of 10 or more: stop and rest.

Equipment needed

  • Works at home
  • Works at the gym

chair

Home Options

  • chair

Dosage

1

Sets

30 sec

Reps / Time

45 sec

Rest

controlled

Tempo

Step-by-Step Guide

Set up

  • Sit upright on a plain chair with your head level, your shoulders relaxed and your hands resting in your lap, away from your face.
  • Press your lips together before you start. Follow your own speech and language therapist's advice for any holds or repeats.
  1. A man seen from the front with his lips pressed together, his mouth closed and both cheeks flat and relaxed.

    Step 1 of 3

    Sit upright with your face relaxed and press your lips together, so your mouth is closed and your cheeks are flat.

  2. The same man with his lips sealed and both cheeks blown out into equal round bulges.

    Step 2 of 3

    Keep your lips pressed together and blow both cheeks out. Hold the air in so none escapes through your lips or your nose.

  3. A man seen from the front with his lips pressed together, his mouth closed and both cheeks flat and relaxed.

    Step 3 of 3

    Sit upright with your face relaxed and press your lips together, so your mouth is closed and your cheeks are flat.

Breathing

  • Keep the air in the cheeks without letting any escape through the lips or the nose.

Safety Information

The hold count, number of repeats and daily frequency: follow the advice of your own speech and language therapist. If you feel dizzy, lightheaded, or any pain in your jaw, face or neck, or you feel unwell while doing this, stop and ask a qualified health professional. Stop if the exercise causes pain or you become unwell. Seek appropriate professional advice about symptoms or suitability.

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