Thursday, October 30, 2008

2 Super Love Handle Exercises

By Roland du Preez

Love handles, belly fat or tires are all names for the fat around your waist that bulges over your belt. If junk food and
lots of beer is a regular part of your diet, it's very like that you have love handles.

So what can you do to find out if you have love handles? Pinch yourself at your waist. If you are holding on to a fat roll
I can promise you that you have a bit of flabby fat around your midsection.

Getting rid of love handles is not just a matter of doing a couple of exercises. You can lose the flab, but it's going to
take some time. The accumulated fat area around the waist is the last area your body will pay attention to losing. It's also
the toughest area to target for losing this fat.

The exercises below involve targeting you waist area, which is called the oblique muscle group.

Twist crunches targets your obliques and abs, and is very effective. They basically put a twist to a normal sit-up.
1. Lie on your back with your knees slightly bent.
2. With your hands behind on your head, lift your head slowly.
3. Bring your left elbow to your right knee, twisting your body to your right. At the same time extend your left leg.
4. Repeat this step, but twisting to your left.
5. Do twenty repetitions daily.

Take a short moment to take a small sip of water or groan. Now it's onto the next exercise.

Another good exercise that targets the obliques is the Standing Trunk Twist.
1. Stand up with your feet about a foot apart, knees slightly bent.
2. Twist your upper body to the right, at the same time crossing your right arm out in front of you in the same direction
you are turning. Keep your feet still during the whole exercise.
3. Repeat, twisting to the left.
4. Repeat this action 100 times daily.

The Twist Crunches and the Standing Trunk Twists are excellent when you want to strengthen and tone your love handle area.
Combining these to exercises with your daily exercise regimen you will soon lose your love handles.

It's important to combine your exercise program with an aerobic workout. This will boost your metabolism and burn off the
fat. A 30 minute daily cardio program, combined with the love handle exercises will really help you lose the rolls of fat
bulging over your belt.

Let's not forget about your diet. A balanced diet of lean meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, and whole grains will get
you on the right track. With the proper diet and the right exercises you will see results much quicker. And the bonus is
that you will see an overall difference, not just around your waist. - 15343

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