Laughing Exercises

Smiling and laughing are the best exercises for your brain. They are the most effective way to supply oxygen to the head. Once you start to smile and laugh, joy emanates from your heart. You don’t need a specific reason to be joyful, for joy has been inside of us from the very beginning of our lives.

Laughing Exercise!

Step 1: Find a mirror to observe your face for a few minutes. Look very carefully at your face: it is a reflection of the mind. What characteristics do you observe in your face? Is it shining or dull? Are the muscles tense or relaxed? Does your face look joyful or frustrated?

Step 2: Smile at yourself in the mirror. Does it look natural and comfortable, or does it look forced and uncomfortable? Is there tension in your face restricting your ability to display a big smile?

Step 3: Close your eyes and relax your shoulders. Begin to smile gently and focus on your mind. Do you feel more relaxed now as you smile? Does your smile reflect this?

Step 4: Now make a frowning face! Do you notice tension coming back to your face and your mood changing to sadness or feeling down? Observe the difference in your mood / feelings when you smile versus when you are frowning.

Step 5: Think of something that used to make you laugh, such as a favorite childhood memory, a funny joke, your favorite TV show / movie. Now begin to laugh.

Step 6: Laugh intensely, shaking your whole body. First, make your face laugh then shake your shoulders and chest. Allow the shaking to flow down to your belly button, your knees, and finally, to your toes. As you do this activity, you may even find yourself holding your stomach and rolling or kneeling on the ground with uncontrollable laughter.

You should do this exercise a minimum of one time per day! It is the ultimate full body workout! So go ahead, laugh; it is good for your soul!

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Tonya Mitchell

Tonya Mitchell is the Director of Ace Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Institute located in Herndon, Virginia. In 1997 Tonya accepted a Division II Collegiate Basketball Scholarship from Virginia Intermont College, in Bristol Virginia where she received a Bachelors of Science Degree, with a major in Sports Medicine and a Minor Sports Management. In 2003 she became a certified Athletic Trainer in Virginia Beach, VA where she trained athletes at both the high school and college level in sports. These sporting events included basketball, baseball, soccer, track & field, and football. After Three years of training athletes in the local gym, one of whom was eight times Ms. Olympia Lenda Murray. Tonya completed her Doctoral Degree of Physical Therapy from Hampton University in Virginia. Tonya has now been providing comprehensive physical therapy services to men and women ranging from grade-school through the geriatric population for six successful years. As a certified athletic trainer, and a Doctor of Physical Therapy she uses experience in both disciplines to help people overcome functional limitations experienced in the activities of everyday life. Tonya served as the fitness columnist for LiveLiving from 2009-2012. She is the fitness advisor.

Laughing Exercises