5 Exercises That Work Perfectly To Get Rid Of Love Handles

Love handle- listening to this word for the first time, I felt it is something romantic. But no, it leads to something very different which very fewer people can think about. Love handle represents the fat of our body. That fat, which makes us feel embarrassed and which makes us think which dress to wear to hide it. There are many reasons for the accumulation of fat, and once deposited it is not very easy to get rid of love handles.

But what cannot be achieved with hard work and a disciplined routine? Even the stubborn love handle will be forced to leave your body if you chose a proper workout and diet plan.There is no one reason for the deposition of fat. Fat gets accumulated in our body when we eat too many calories and our body is not able to digest every last of it. So, the inability of the body to burn the calories leads to fat accumulation in the body.

Fat can get accumulated anywhere, on the face, hand, legs. But it is very much noticeable when it gets accumulated in the form of Love handles. As it makes a tire like shape in our body.

# Woodchoppers

This is a simple exercise which makes your obliques and abs work. It strengthens them while promoting good posture, and this overall reduces the love handles.

How to perform:

- All you need is a stretching rope for this.
- Stand straight with your legs shoulder apart
- Take the stretching device in your hand.
- Stretch it diagonally towards your left shoulder.
- Make sure your hands are straight while doing this.
- Return to the starting point, then do it the same by taking it to the right shoulder.
- Do three sets of it with 10-15 repetitions on each side.

# Russian Twists

This twist is easy to perform and it focuses on reducing your love handle and upper body fat. It works on your abdominal muscles and strengthens it.

How to perform:

- Sit on the floor with your legs spread out.
- Your back should be straight.
- Now bend your legs from knees and let it be in the air.
- Bend slightly backward, to maintain the balance and have 90degree.
- Twist your torso and hands from one side to another.
- Do not move your legs
- Repeat this 10-12 times with three sets.

# Hanging Leg Raises

This is a very simple exercise and it also helps to increase your height. Doing this exercise regularly helps to reduce the fat from the waistline.

How to perform:

- You just need something strong you can hang on.
- Jump and hold on to the bar, flexing your hips while doing so.
- Lift your legs until they make a perpendicular angle to your torso.
- Hold the position for few seconds.
- Slowly slowly come back to the original position of hanging leg.
- Repeat the same procedure for 10-12 times with three sets.

# Crab Kick

An exercise that focuses on the lower part of the body. Crab Kick exercise is more effective if you use it with the help of hamstrings and quads. Its reduce belly fat also.

How to perform:

- Sit on your mat with the bend knees and keeping your feet together.
- Keep your hands at the back with fingers facing another side.
- Slowly pull your hip up in the air, and kick your right leg up.
- Keeping switching the legs and repeat the same process.

# Bicycle Crunch

Remember when we were small and used to go cycling, we were fit and healthy then. This exercise is a little twisted. It involves cycling with crunches. Bicycle crunch helps to reduce your waistline and also get rid of love handles in just 3-4 weeks.

How to perform:

- Lie down comfortably on the floor with your back straight.
- Your hands to be at back supporting your head.
- Bend the knees.
- Bring your right knee back and try touching the right knee with the left elbow.
- Relax back to the initial position.
- Now, do the same with the left knee and right elbow.
- Do it 25-30 times from both sides.