Let’s face it, that side fat, the love handles, doesn’t fit into your skinny jeans, and it can be pretty hard to get rid of. And that’s because the fat in the love handles is on the side of the abdominal area.
Many people believe that a typical abs workout will get rid of them, but this is not the case. The love handles sit on top of the obliques, which are a very specific group of abdominal muscles, and it takes a special group of exercises.
To lose side fat you have to target it with accuracy and precision, and yes, you can target the obliques for maximum toning, but fat is lost through cardio and diet. And unless you get rid of your excess fat through healthy eating, your toned abs will never show.
The best strategy to lose side fat and eliminate love handles:
Step 1. You need to eat lean. You have to eat clean.
Step 2. You have to add a 30 minute cardio session every other day and if you feel really fit, increase it to 6 days a week. Research from Duke University found that people who walked 30 minutes 6 days a week barely gained belly fat over an 8-month period.
Step 3. You have to try the following 10-minute workout to lose side fat, which targets the obliques hard, while also working the rest of your core. Trust me, it will give those love handles a good shape.
10 MINUTE WORKOUT TO LOSE SIDE FAT:
All you need is to repeat the following circuit 3 times. You have to go as quickly as possible from one exercise to another and do this routine 3 times a week.
1. RUSSIAN gyros
First, sit on your butt with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor, your torso leaning back at a 45 angle to the floor.
Next, hold a dumbbell with both hands, and then lift your feet off the ground, crossing them at the ankles and balancing on your butt.
From this position, you have to turn your torso to the right and touch the dumbbell to the floor next to your body and then turn to the left again touching the dumbbell to the left side of your body.
You have to repeat this movement while staying balanced with your legs and torso raised off the ground.
Do 50 repetitions.
2. SIDE PLANK
You have to get into a side plank position with your elbow on the ground and your legs and hips resting on the ground. Then, using your abs and keeping your body in a straight line, lift your lower body off the floor to a straight plank position.
Then go back down and repeat.
You have to do 15 on the right side and then 15 on the left side.
3. BIKE CRUNCHES
First of all, you should lie on your back with your knees bent and your hands behind your head. Next, release your hands and contract your abs, lifting your shoulders and upper back off the floor.
At the same time, you have to move the right elbow towards the left knee so that they meet in the center of the body. Next, you must change position bringing the left elbow towards the right knee.
Then continue as fast as possible keeping your torso off the ground.
Do 30 repetitions.
4. WOODCUTTER
Do 20 to each side using a hand weight (or medicine ball), stand with your feet hip-width apart with your weight on your left leg.
First, start by holding the dumbbell in both hands by your left shoulder, then rotate to do a chopping motion toward your right hip.
Next, let your feet and knees pivot with the twist and lift the weight back to your left shoulder and repeat for 20 reps. And then work the right side.
You have to do 20 on each side.
5. HEEL TOUCH
Be sure to inhale and exhale on each rep, and focus on squeezing your core, not your neck, on each rep. Also make sure to focus on your form for each lift.
Extend your hands, but do it with a comfortable movement. Stop the exercise if you feel any pain, especially in the lower back.
Do 3 sets of 10 repetitions each.
