How to Lose Love Handles

There are two parts in how to lose love handles. First you have to lose the fat on the sides of the stomach, which are the actual love handles, and second, you have to tone the muscles on the sides of the stomach, called the obliques.

Since you can’t spot burn fat, you have to burn fat around the whole body and eventually you will see less fat on the love handles as well. You can, however, spot tone muscles, and this article will give you a great workout in how to do just that for your obliques.

First we will tackle the problem of fatty tissue around the sides of the stomach. This is usually a bigger problem for men but can be seen in women as well. The best way to burn that fat is through a strict low calorie diet and plenty of cardiovascular exercise. The best diet to follow wouldn’t be a fad diet that eliminates any necessary nutrients like carbohydrates or all fat.

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A balanced diet is 1/2 carbohydrates, 1/4 protein, and 1/4 healthy fats. Try to get most of your carbohydrates from vegetables. Healthy fats can come from fish, nuts, and seeds. Protein can come from lean meats, legumes, and vegetables. Cut out any processed and artificial foods. Make sure to drink plenty of water throughout the day and especially when you sweat. All these diet tips are helpful in how to lose love handles.

The best cardiovascular exercise to burn calories is long steady aerobic exercise or short bursts of high intensity interval training. A good choice for longer exercise is biking, hiking, jogging, or swimming. Good choices for the short bursts of exercise is sprinting, jumping rope, or interval training on the elliptical machine.

Once you get your diet and exercise in check, it is time to tighten those ab muscles. Here is a list of exercises that work the core, focusing directly on the obliques on the side of the abdominals, which is the best way how to lose love handles:

Bicycle- This move is not only great for the obliques but also to achieve a great six pack. To do this move lay on your back with your hands behind your head and your legs forming a 90 degree angle in the air. Extend one leg out with a pointed toe as you bring one elbow to the opposite knee. Switch legs and elbows in a fluid movement, touching opposite knees to elbows.

Oblique Crunch- This move is done laying on your side on the floor. Bring the hand closest to the ceiling behind your head and lay the other hand on the ground in front of you. Bring your torso up toward your hip, like a crunch but to the side.

Twisting V-Sit- This move is done sitting on the ground with your feet on the floor and your hands holding a ball. Lift your feet off the floor a couple of inches holding your torso up as well. Twist your torso to one side and touch the ball to the floor beside you. Twist to the other side and bring the ball to the floor on that side.

Complete this types of exercises along with a balanced diet and plenty of cardiovascular exercise and you will have successfully learned how to lose love handles.

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