How to Lose Love Handles

They're called love handles but did you ever meet anyone who loved them. Those stubborn bits of droopy skin that hang around at the sides of your tummy. To rid yourself of your love handles quickly, try this combo of tummy toners.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• dumbells
• workout clothes
• trainers

1. Go slow with these exercises and really feel where your working - the stronger you feel the contractions in your muscles, the faster your toning will be. Both exercises are tough and will make you breath but remember you'll need to do some cardio as well.
   
   If you really want to blitz the belly you need to tone the muscles inside and fry the fat from the outside.
2. Side Reach Crunches Lie face up with your feet flat and knees bent
   Tighten your stomach muscles and lift your head, shoulders and hands off the ground
   Keeping relaxed at the neck, reach one hand towards the foot on the same side
   Feel the squeeze in your side tummy muscles
   Return to the centre position and repeat on the other side
   Repeat for 10 reaches on each side
3. Lunges with a Twist Stand upright with a dumbbell or bottle of water held out in front of you
   Step forward into a lunge position
   Make sure you have right angles at both knees and your hips
   Holding the position steady by tightening your tummy muscles and slowly turn your upper body to one side
   Return your body to the centre
   Step up and out of the lunge and then straight into another lunge leading with the other leg
   At the bottom of this movement twist your upper body to the other side
   Repeat the sequence until you've done 5 twists to each side

Tips & Warnings

• Go slowly till you get a good feel for the exercise.
• Hold your tummy in tight when you do these exercises - almost as if you were trying to stop yourself going to the toilet.
• Your back should never hurt with these exercises. If it does, then you are either not standing straight or if you are doing the 1st exercise, check that the small of your back is flat on the ground.