How To Lose Love Handles And Fat From All Over Your Body Once And For All

Love handles have nothing to do with that favorite emotion called love. It is just a colloquial or slang expression given to those layers of fats that are deposited around the individual's person which look very much obvious on the sides over the external oblique muscles of the abdomen.

Love handles are democratic, everyone is equal. Whether you are too lazy to exercise or a gym addict, you are still prone to love handles. What can you do to overcome them?

Things you can do:

• Exercise at least 30 minutes a day.
• Eat only healthy foods.
• Change your diet by eating only whole grains, lean protein, fruits and veggies.
• Consume 3 servings of low fat dairy products daily.
• Be active, you have to move those muscles.

Here are the three areas of concentration:

1. Healthy Diet will go a long way to build energy and burn fat. A healthy diet is an important factor to help you lose some pounds. Follow this regimen to get there

- Water is your ally. Drink at least three liters of water per day (100 oz) - Veggies and fruits are not only nutritious but low in calorie. Eat five servings of vegetables and fruits per day - Eat a minimum amount of fried foods and cheese - Reduce your intake of processed sugar (for example: sodas, cookies, candy)

- Avoid having fatty red meat in your meals, consume only lean red meats (1-2 times weekly)

Adopting a diet program can help you eliminate excess weight if you are over 50 lbs. but shedding the remaining 10-15 requires a better eating plan. Drink a lot of water, do exercise and follow your diet plan.

2. Cardio-vascular and resistance training will burn fat and build muscle. Fats stored in the mid section for men are difficult to shed for they are the last one to go even after several months or years of following your exercise plan. For the women, fats stored in the hips/buttocks/thigh are also difficult to eliminate.

You should devote 20-45 minutes for physical activities like walking, running, biking, or swimming daily 4-5 times per week and also combine basic calisthenics like pushups, bench dips, squats and lunges 2-3 times a week. Tangible results will be evident after a few weeks.

3. Targeted Abdominal exercises firm up the muscles under the fatty area.It is advisable to do several abdominal exercises 3 - 5 times weekly. Begin with exercises that are apt to your fitness level and you can later increase the number of repetitions. Some good ones are:

• Bicycle Crunch Exercise
• Captain's Chair Exercise
• Ab Crunch on an Exercise Ball
• Vertical Leg Crunch
• Long Arm Crunch - Reverse Crunch
• Plank (Hover) Exercise
• Traditional (Basic) Abdominal Crunch
• Half Curl
• Crossover Crunch