Exercises To Lose Love Handles Fast

ByJosh Schlottman

When it comes to discovering the best exercises to lose love handles you're going to have to find the exercises which are also highly effective for fat loss as well. The truth about losing your love handles, also known as your obliques, is that you can't spot reduce fat on your body. This basically means you can't just do exercises like crunches and sit-ups to lose your belly fat. Many people end up wasting their time in the gym while also looking a little ridiculous as they do side-bends for a half an hour.

The most effective means of losing fat off your body and also your love handles is to first focus on your dieting and then implement specific exercises to tone up the area. This means you should be aware of your daily caloric intake because you will obviously gain more fat if you're eating too many calories and the calories you're taking in should also be coming from healthy sources. Some healthy things you should think about including into your nutrition program include lean protein sources, healthy fats, vegetables and some fruits. You're going to want to naturally stay away from foods that make you fat as well such as foods that are fried, processed, sugary and starchy carbohydrates.

Most people naturally think they should focus on doing specific exercises that target the love handles but the truth is you should also include full body movements too. These full body movements such as squats and deadlifts are going to have significant more impact on how much fat you can burn and how much lean muscle you can gain. After you have done a few of these total body exercises you can then progress to isolation exercises such as side planks to help to further tone your love handles.

I would also recommend including a high intensity interval training routine to the end of your workouts as well as the days in between your weight lifting sessions. This means you're going to find a source of cardiovascular exercise such as sprinting or swimming and then alternate between periods of high intensity and lower intensity. This method of cardiovascular exercise has been proven to burn significant more amounts of fat than traditional endurance based exercise. I've found this kind of high intense training to be more fun and it will also take only a fraction of the time.

Hard work is inevitably going to be needed to permanently lose those love handles and there's really no shortcuts around it. Be sure to place most of the focus on your dieting so you can eliminate the fat off your body and then invest in doing some of the exercises mentioned above to help tone the area and enhance your overall fat burning. Alcohol is another substance that should be avoided to not only improve your health but to also eliminate the storing of fat in your stomach. Drinking alcohol is going to cause a chain reaction of hormonal releases which will slow down your metabolism shutting off your fat burning.

The author who wrote this article on the best exercises to lose love handles is certified strength and conditioning coach and he also runs a blog on how to lose stomach fat.  Also be sure to watch his video with the top ten exercises to lose love handles fast.

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