Love Handles

Get Rid of Those Pesky Love Handles.

Kudos to the person who coined the term “love handles” to lovingly describe the extra rolls of fat around our waistline.  It’s a cute and clever term, but if we had our choice, we would rather be handle-less, wouldn’t we? 

So, how do we become handle-less and more lovingly fit without those rolls of extra fat around our waistline and belly?  We must burn fat and build muscle.

You cannot burn the fat off a specific area of the body.  Fat does not miraculously melt off one part of the body.  When your body loses fat, it is an overall fat reduction.  You must combine high intensity cardio with toning exercises (and don’t forget that you must eat more healthfully too).

Add some running or jogging to your exercise routine or a high intensity cardio class such as kickboxing or spinning.  Combine that with toning exercises for your middle muscles such as oblique crunches, side crunches, side twists, and cable twists with light weights.

Before you know it, you will love having a tone core, and you will love being without your love handles.