The McKenzie Chin Tuck (Rosie Mew's version): How Body Posture Affects the Face | Exercise

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The harder you make a swallow the more you have to work on it and making a McKenzie chin tuck as you swallow forces the tongue to the roof of the mouth, pushes the teeth together and calms the facial musculature.

Elbows off the table, sit up straight, bring your food up to you (in fact stretch; chin tuck; away from your food), chew like you mean it, busy on the inside and calm on the outside, with no facial muscles making any action. Chew 20 times, then chin tuck and swallow.

Top tip; 1) make your tongue do some work, reaching right up into the gutters between your side teeth and the cheeks or lips. 2) Clench your teeth together as you swallow pushing your tongue up to stop your teeth biting together much (feel that muscles working against each other). 3) Cut you food up before you start, so that you only need one hand to be active 4) and put one hand, palm up in your lap, you can even hold a base ball sized object as a reminder.

Just this and nothing else can revolutionize your swallowing pattern and have a significant impact on the whole CFD train.

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[Orthotropics]

There has been some debat that excessive chin tucking can lead to vertebral impingment. Howeer we think it's a terminology issue more than anything. In some ways this is not a classic chin tuck, possibly we should just Rebrand the exercise that we describe, as a Cervical wall extensions done in conjunction with 5 Mewing pulses and a Mewing suction hold."

[palea]

'' as many double chins as possible''
Me: *wins*

[kiriakoskkk]

This actually works. I found out mewing, i started mew, then i read i should fix my forward head posture first. So i started doing this exercise plus mewing for about two months and ive seen result. My head moved back and it looks normal now. I didnt have much forward head posture, but i had. Guys dont give up if you start feel pain on your neck. The neck receives a lot of tension and it is going to Hurt, but that means it works. Hope to start seeing better results with mewing now.. Lets see!

[maxxsee]

Rosie, blink three times if he doesn't let you leave.

[sarale]

The exercise explanation: from 0:47 to 2:27. Do at least one set of 20 reps. (the last 3-5 reps hold position for 5 secs.).

Thank you very much for uploading this videos.

[westfieldartworks]

That feels good; I just did 1 set of 20 a moment ago. Trying to keep the back and middle and front of my tongue to the roof of my mouth REALLY helps my posture. Adding this exercise can only add to that.

[Meritenn]

It’s amazing. I had a headache for two days. I tried this exercise and now it’s gone

[mustuploadtoo]

i have watched mike mew so many times he feels like a friend 👍

[rocknrollgangsta]

😂😂😂 practice in a car. I can imagine pulling up to a stoplight and turning over and seeing the person in the car next to you with their chin tucked in like this

[ruthiearoraphotography]

I practice Ballet and have struggled with getting my back to be straight and elongating the neck as my day job is mostly sitting at a desk for 8+hours a day. Long neck and straight back are not just for the visual aesthetic but help with balance and turns in Ballet. I just tried the McKenzie Chin tuck with the tongue posture and was struck by how similar it is to Ballet posture. Had no idea it was also important for all these other reasons, so definitely will be incorporating this into my daily routine.
Also on a side note, my son had really bad crowding and underbite starting around 8 years old. He had orthodontic treatment including appliances and the extraction of teeth over the course of 10 years and now uses a retainer at night which he hates. All in all cost was around $10K out of pocket, insurance covered about 50% of the costs so not cheap. I always thought it was odd that I never needed any braces, had straight teeth while he needed extensive work though his father did have crooked teeth and an underbite, still I just wonder now how much could have been prevented with this information had I known 20 years ago. I've been trying to find ways to maintain the results of all that orthodontic treatment and I'm thrilled to find this information, so thank you for posting this Dr Mew!

[whatdupdoh]

I do this during squats.
5×5=25 reps
2 birds, one stone.

[matthewstreacker]

I love that Rosie kept a straight face when you said create as many double chins as possible

[tomascerutti]

Dr la rosa no me dijo que estaba en inglés

[Brlitzkreig]

You just gained a loyal new subscriber

[krollic]

I'm from NZ and knew Robin McKenzie. Unfortunately he died about a half decade ago. Was a great man who revolutionized how we view spinal problems.

[ardensity]

lol he's funny, it's like he's out of breath all the time

[MattFromAmerica]

You have made a tremendous improvement on my quality of life!

[paullombard]

Me and Rosie have a vibe going, I can feel it.

[WwENGMwW]

You are a Godsent Mike Mew! Wow, I am going to be doing this from now on and its all thanks to your clear delivery in all your work. Thank you. I can feel this immediately.

[Dmxravin]

Her right eye seems to be protruding. I had the same issue which was made more obvious when I started mewing. I was able to counter it by chewing more on the side which had the eye deeper in its socket.