Love Handles are those tire like bear bellies which often makes sufferers look like a potato. The anatomic term for these love handles is “obliques” and unfortunately this area of the body is often neglected when it comes to exercising the stomach and abdomen areas.
A lot of people don’t realize that in order to tone your middle and love handle area you also need to strengthen your back. This creates a balance in your torso and reduces the fat on your back.
Exercise for getting rid of Love Handles
- Torso Twists - While standing firmly with your feet a shoulder’s width apart, twist your torso slowly to the left side then to the right while at the same time keeping your hips straight and even. Again, there should be no bending. Don’t overdo it; twisting too far makes it easy to pull a muscle.
- Hanging knee-ups - Lie down on your back and bring your knees as high as you can.
- Lower Back Exercise - Lie on your stomach and lift your feet and knees off the floor by flutter kicking repeatedly as if you were swimming freestyle.
Diet and Home remedies for reducing Love Handles
Reduce your sodium consumption. Sodium is found in table salt, seasonings, soups, condiments, and many other prepared foods. It is not just bad because it raises your risk of heart disease and stroke. It also leads to water retention, which can make problem areas like the gut and love handles seem even more prominent. Reduce your consumption of sodium-rich processed foods, and avoid adding salt to the foods you prepare yourself.
You should drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. Not only does it help reduce water retention caused by excess sodium, but water also helps the body metabolize stored fat into energy and suppresses the appetite. The best way to lose those love handles is to go on a diet that will shed pounds from your entire body. By diet, we mean a permanent eating regimen that stresses healthy foods
Be sure to eat small frequent meals every 3 or 4 hours. When you’re trying to lose fat you may want to skip meals to reduce your caloric intake, but a better–and easier–way to cut calories is to eat smaller meals more frequently. This keeps your metabolism running high.
Surgical Options for getting rid of love handles
Abdominoplasty or a tummy tuck is a love handles removal process in which the excess skin and fat is removed from the middle and lower abdomen and the muscles of the abdominal wall are tightened. Like liposuction, there is some risk involved, and the procedure produces a permanent scar which can extend from hip to hip.
Gastric bypass surgery reduces your bulk by reducing the size of your stomach. But if you are a candidate for this very risky surgery, your problems go way beyond love handles and into morbid obesity.
