{"id":554781,"date":"2023-02-21T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/does-it-really-take-more-muscles-to-frown-than-smile-lifesavvy\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T19:00:00","slug":"does-it-really-take-more-muscles-to-frown-than-smile-lifesavvy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/does-it-really-take-more-muscles-to-frown-than-smile-lifesavvy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Does It Really Take More Muscles to Frown Than Smile? \u2013 LifeSavvy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df616bdd0a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df616bdd0a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/does-it-really-take-more-muscles-to-frown-than-smile-lifesavvy\/#%E2%80%9CDoes_It_Really_Take_More_Muscles_to_Frown_Than_Smile_%E2%80%93_LifeSavvy%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Does It Really Take More Muscles to Frown Than Smile? \u2013 LifeSavvy&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDoes_It_Really_Take_More_Muscles_to_Frown_Than_Smile_%E2%80%93_LifeSavvy%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Does It Really Take More Muscles to Frown Than Smile? \u2013 LifeSavvy&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-148736\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifesavvy.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/10\/26845f08.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"A woman uses her fingertips to life up her smile.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/studio-shot-beautiful-blonde-woman-making-1022734297\">Cookie Studio\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You might have been told it takes more effort to frown than to smile. So why not turn that frown upside down? That\u2019s the piece of conventional wisdom you\u2019ve probably heard at some point. But is there any truth to it?<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s a cute saying that might make people think twice about having a bad day, in reality, it does not take more muscles to frown than to smile. In fact, it\u2019s the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>While the exact number of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/life\/inside-the-mind\/emotions\/muscles-smile.htm#pt1\">muscles required to smile<\/a> isn\u2019t completely known, the smallest of smiles takes about ten muscles.\u00a0A small frown only requires three on average. These numbers might vary depending on the type of smile or frown, but one thing is certain\u2014it takes less to make that sad face.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-box  \">\n<div class=\"product-img product-img-noaward\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51HR+gPCmcL._SL160_.jpg\" height=\"147px\" width=\"147px\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But it\u2019s not just about the number of muscles. It\u2019s also about how often you use them. While it might take\u00a0<em>more<\/em> muscles to smile,\u00a0since most people do tend to crack a smile at some point in the day, the muscles involved could perform the task a little easier.<\/p>\n<p>Remember: smiling affects not only you but others around you. 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