From Woman's World · Ryan Brennan · · 1m 30s
Kelly Ripa's Neck Care Habits
Kelly Ripa avoids neck wrinkles by reading flat on her back and ditching crunches.
In brief
Kelly Ripa avoids neck wrinkles by reading flat on her back and ditching crunches. Kelly Ripa avoids neck wrinkles by reading flat on her back and ditching crunches. Originally reported by Woman's World.
Quick answers
- Can neck lines be fixed?
- Sun protection and skincare products can soften neck lines but habits matter most.
- What is the key takeaway from Kelly Ripa's Neck Care Habits?
- Kelly Ripa avoids neck wrinkles by reading flat on her back and ditching crunches.
Kelly Ripa's neck aging claim
Kelly Ripa says her neck ages seven times faster than her body in dog years.
“I have been saying this for several years now, the neck ages in dog years”
Ripa's tech neck warning
Ripa warned about tech neck in a 2025 episode saying it rapidly increases your dog years.
“tech neck is rapidly increasing our dog years”
Why Ripa stopped crunches
A plastic surgeon told Ripa crunches make her neck look older by aging it in dog years.
“the tighter your core, the worse your neck looks”
Ripa's reading habit
Ripa reads flat on her back with books held up over her face to avoid neck lines.
“i lay back in the bed and i hold the book up until my hands fall asleep”
Tech neck definition
Tech neck means horizontal neck wrinkles from looking down or neck stiffness from screen time.
“in the beauty world, it refers to horizontal neck wrinkles”
Phone use and neck lines
Heavy phone use can deepen fixed horizontal neck lines over time.
“heavy phone use can deepen certain fixed horizontal lines on the neck”
Tech neck causes pain
Long screen time causes neck stiffness and pain by holding the head in an unnatural position.
“when your head spends too long tipped forward or down”
Neck weight when looking down
Looking down 45 degrees makes neck muscles lift an almost 50-pound bag of potatoes.
“when you look down just 45 degrees, your neck muscles are doing the work of lifting an almost 50-pound bag of potatoes”
Preventing tech neck
Lift screens to eye level, step away from screens, and keep your head aligned with shoulders.
“lifting screens toward eye level instead of lowering your head to them”
Neck stretches for tech neck
Chin tucks, gentle neck rotations, and half-neck circles help break up screen time.
“the american medical association recommends three easy moves”
Can neck lines be fixed?
Sun protection and skincare products can soften neck lines but habits matter most.
“sun protection is step one”
The bottom line
Kelly Ripa avoids neck wrinkles by reading flat on her back and ditching crunches.
