Best Workouts for Love Handles

Love handles are fat stores around the waist region which affect the way you look. We live in a world obsessed with six pack abs, and you might feel out-of-place if you have love handles. Fitness experts say that one of the first places that we store fats is around the belly region, this is also the last place from where we lose fats. Getting rid of the love handles is not easy, but with a little discipline anyone can do it, you just need to know what to do. There are so many people who hit the gym but don't get the desired results. Others go on extreme diets and aren't able to stick to them and give up. The main reason for this is that doing just one thing isn't enough, if you want results you need to have a combination of exercise and diet.

To get the desired results from your workouts, pay attention to proper form and technique. Fitness experts say that it's not the number of repetitions you do, but the correct number of repetitions you do. The best workouts for love handles are concentrated around strengthening the core muscles and cardiovascular routines for fat loss. Here are a few exercises for love handles.

Side Crunches
Lie down on your back with your knees bent and legs firmly planted a few inches away from your buttocks. Cross your hands behind your head and lift your torso up, keep your chin tucked in to your chest. Exhale as you come up and touch your right elbow to your left knee and inhale as you go back down. Again come up, but this time touch your left elbow to your right knee; do 3 sets of 20 reps each.

Dumbbell Side Bends
Stand with your feet hip width apart and hold a dumbbell in your left hand resting by your side. Rest the palm of your right hand behind your head and slowly go down towards your left side by bending at your torso from the waist. Inhale as you go down and exhale as you come up, do not bend your knees while doing this exercise. Do 20 reps with the dumbbell in your left and then repeat the movement with the dumbbell in your right hand.

Heel Taps
Rest your back on the floor with the knees bent and feet firmly planted a foot away from the glutes. Keep your hands by the side and bend your torso so that you can touch the right heel with the right hand and come back to the starting position. Now touch your left heel with the left hand and come back to the starting position. Repeat the movement for 20 reps and do 2-3 sets.

Torso Twist
Sit down on your buttocks and plant your legs in front of you while holding a medicine ball in your hands. Now twist your torso to the left as much as you can and keep the ball behind your back, then come back to the starting position. Then twist your torso towards the right and pick up the ball and come back to the starting position. Do 20 reps and start the next set by twisting your torso to the right first and then complete the routine by twisting it to the left to pick up the ball.

Workout 1

• Side Crunches 3 sets × 20 reps
• Heel Taps 3 sets × 20 reps
• Crunches 2 sets × 20 reps
• Treadmill 20 mins
• Elliptical 15 mins

Workout 2

• Dumbbell Side Bends 3 sets × 20 reps
• Torso Twist 3 sets × 20 reps
• Reverse Crunches 2 sets × 20 reps
• Stationary Bike 20 mins
• Stair Stepper 15 mins

Workout 3

• Side Crunches 3 sets × 20 reps
• Heel Taps 3 sets × 20 reps
• Torso Twists 2 sets × 20 reps
• Dumbbell Side Bends 3 sets × 20 reps
• Squats 2 sets × 20 reps

Supporting these exercises with healthy eating habits will help you get rid of the love handles in quick time. Eat more vegetables like spinach, cabbage, broccoli, asparagus, green pepper, etc, and fruits like apple, orange, cantaloupe. It is also advisable that you consult your physician before starting any exercise or diet regimen.