I was just wondering if our 1 to 3 hours of
blowing a day is HELPING or HURTING gravity
and the sagging jaw that comes with age?
It might seem we are building a strong facial muscle, but if you watch yourself
play in a mirror, it looks to me like we
are really helping nature sag our faces even more. Any Dr.'s out there that know for
sure (not that I would give up whistling
whatever the answer).
Lolly
As I remember, Louie Armstrong could hide a couple of full-grown hedgehogs in his jowls thanks to his years of great trumpet playing…or at least it seemed that way!
I might suggest selling all of your best whistles at ridiculously low prices and then smiling a whole lot when the money comes rolling in. That would certainly exercise those cheeks in a more beneficial way. 
Lolly, you’re not old enough to worry about the sagging saga of your jowels! JP
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As I remember, Louie Armstrong could hide a couple of full-grown hedgehogs in his jowls thanks to his years of great trumpet playing…or at least it seemed that way!
Sure you don’t mean Dizzy Gillespie? Those huge cheek pockets of his are officially and medically called Gillespie’s pouches!!
Seriously, any enlargement of the Dizz’s cheeks came from the severely high air pressure inside his mouth, which is pretty characteristic of brass instruments, but not whistles. Actually, when playing whistle, your entire mouth region should be pretty relaxed. Not a problem. Besides, the smiles which come from whistle playing more than compensate for the effects of gravity…
Don’t worry! When it comes to
sagging jowls of old age, nothing helps.
Look on the bright side, at least you’re not a basset hound! 
When I was a boy my
orthodontist explained to me that my
upper lip was short–I would need
to use some pressure to seal my lips.
I wanted to play the flute, oh so bad.
He took out a book about oral deformities
caused by playing instruments–it
said that flute playing shortens the upper lip. So flute
was a no-no. That was 47 years
ago. I’ve just taken up the flute at 59.
He was a nice man and well
meant, in fact, but a fool. The
moral: don’t let this sort of
thing stop you.
I don’t know the physiology of whistling and its effects on facial aging; but,
It makes me feel younger and feeling younger makes me look so.
LeeMarsh is a wise man! I’m 37 and started playing whistle just less than a year ago and I can tell you that it makes me feel younger - hopefuuly it will help me look that way