Sculptural fitness for face and neck “Revitonika”

Source: KOSMETIK international journal, No. 2/2013, pp. 64-65

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Impact vector :

• restoration of posture and neck statics, neck lengthening;
• reconstruction of the angle of youth;
• removing muscle blocks;
• working with the masticatory muscle group;
• launching lymphatic drainage of facial and neck tissues;
• activation of blood flow in the capillary network.

“Revitonika” began to emerge as an original technique in Lithuania almost 20 years ago.

Today, in terms of its implementation algorithm, degree of safety and effectiveness, the “Revitonika” method has no analogues in the world. Positive results can be objectively recorded using photography and special diagnostic equipment after 1-3 weeks of daily exercise.
Before starting practical exercises, it is recommended to familiarize yourself with a number of specific terms, concepts and techniques used in the Revitonics methodology. Mastering the ABCs of performing techniques allows you to achieve their conscious implementation. After all, understanding the changes that occur to facial tissues as a result of work is an important condition for effectively solving age-related problems.

Stage 1. Rule "30 seconds"

Many fitness routines are based on the “30 second” rule. It consists of squeezing both ends of a hypertonic muscle or an entire muscle block for 30 seconds.

By squeezing the muscle for half a minute, we help the body resolve this spasm and relax. It is rare that the body “copes” with it in a shorter period of time or it is necessary to increase the duration of the exercise or repeat it.

Actually, this is the work of “reverse techniques”, when we return to the original point that caused the tension and temporarily increase the spasm, bringing the situation to the point of absurdity, pushing the body to resolve it. 30 seconds is the empirically calculated time that the body needs to independently “extricate itself” from a block of problems, get out of a state of spasm and produce an effect in the form of relaxation (photo 1) .

Stage 2. Stretching the muscle

Almost always, when performing techniques, a gentle stretching of the muscle or working area is required. This is necessary in order to return the muscle, shortened by a previous spasm, to its original length.

Stretching should be done slowly and smoothly, since we are not working with the muscle directly, but through its connective membrane - the plastic fascia. Not only muscles and bones, but in general all our organs are “wrapped” in fascia, which are connected into an integral system throughout the body.

Anatomically, it is believed that the facial muscles do not have fascia. Indeed, the membranes of facial muscles are very thin. However, the surface of each facial muscle has a denser structure than its interior. Their outer shells can also be called fascial, since they obey the same principle of operation as the fascia of skeletal muscles (photo 2) .

Stage 3. Pre-tensioning

Pre-tensioning is a preliminary step to performing many techniques. This is the primary tension of the tissues towards each other or in opposite directions until the first stop and maintaining the level of this tension until the reaction to relax the muscle begins, that is, release is achieved (photo 3) .

Stage 4. Fixation

Fixation is the final touch of the exercise, which consists of stopping the hands in the correct position for 2-5 seconds. Fixation is necessary to stabilize the results so that the muscle remembers its new position (photo 4) .

Stage 5. Load

When performing many exercises associated with working according to the “30 second rule”, the force of tissue clamping should be minimal. Techniques for relieving hypertonicity of facial muscles do not work directly with the muscles, but with their tension at the level of the fascial membranes.

Therefore, on average, the load on the tissue (called perceptual) should be minimal and amount to approximately 5-10 grams. This is the weight of a two-kopeck coin. It is strictly prohibited to force the achievement of results by applying additional forces (photo 5) .

Technique of performing techniques

When performing exercises, fingers should not pull the skin or “fidget” over it - they should “stick” to the place they touched. Despite the fact that the techniques require minimal load, the penetration of the fingers must be deep enough. At the same time, it is unacceptable to press your fingers on the tissue using force.

To do the technique correctly, you must first linger for a second at the starting point and feel how your finger, with a light pressure, seems to plunge, “penetrate” deep into the tissues, which should seem to let your finger inside, as if “to part” (photo 6) .