Lip Exercises

LIP EXERCISES

Proper lip movement is a very important role for a Voice Over Artist. So here are some Lip movement exercises for everyone.

1. Lip Retraction. Smile. hold for 5 seconds. 

  Relax and repeat for 5 times.

2. Lip Protrusion. Pucker your lips as if you were going to give some one a kiss. hold for 5 seconds. Relax and repeat 5 times.

3. Lip Retraction & Protrusion. Smile.  Then pucker your lips. use exaggerated movements. Relax and Repeat 5 times.

4. Lip Press. Press Lips tightly together for 5 seconds. Relax and repeat 5 times.

5. Lip Press on Tongue Depressor. Tightly press Lips around tongue depressor, while the clinician tries to remove it. Perform for 3 to 5 seconds. Relax and repeat 5 times.

6. Puff Cheeks.  Fill cheeks with air, Move air from one cheek to another cheek for 5 to 10 times. No air should escape from around the lips or the nose. Relax and repeat 5 times.

7. Sit upright and place your lips and teeth together. without opening your lips, smile as broad as you can and count till 15 before you relax. Pucker your lips to a pointed kiss. Repeat 10 times.

8. Sit straight and press your lips together. Lift your pressed lips towards your nose as close as you can. Retain the position while counting till 5. Relax and repeat 10 times.

9. Position your lips into a puckered kiss and retain the position for a while. Relax and pull your lips inside mouth to get enclosed within the teeth. Hold the position counting till 10. Repeat the entire exercise 5 times.

10. Gently press your lips together and bring the corners of the mouth together inside your mouth as close as possible with your mouth muscles. Hold your lips in this position for 5 counts and relax. Repeat 5 times.

11. Sit casually with your lips slightly open. Pucker the lips outwards and pull the tops puckered lip towards the nose as close as possible. Hold the position for 10 counts and relax. Repeat the exercise 5 times.

12. Press your lips in over your teeth, as if you are preventing yourself from screaming. Using your index fingers, pull up the corners of the lips as you would, while indicating someone to smile. Keep this position for 5 seconds. Relax and repeat 10 times.

13. Open your mouth and stretch your lips out in front. Tightly close your lips and relax the face muscles. While keeping your mouth closed, move your lips to the right and then to left. There after make a small eight with your lips. Repeat this sequence 5 times.

14. Stretch your lips out and breath out sharply, as your would to blow out a candle. Gently relax your lips and repeat 5 times.

15. Take a deep breath and puff up your cheeks. Then roll up your lips into a tube. Gradually, breath out the air by pushing the air out with two-three blows.

16. Close your lips and curl them. Then curl the lower lip over the lower jaw and open your mouth wide open, while moving the jaw up and down at the same time. Perform this exercise for 10 to 15 minutes per day.

17. Say mi, mu repeatedly.

18. Gently bite your lower lip.

19. Gently bite your upper lip.