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Stomach Exercises To Work Off Those Love Handles
A major complaint of people who want to look more fit is belly fat. Specifically, a large number of people have trouble with "love handles." Far from lovely or lovable, these are deposits of fat that take up residence on the sides of one's lower torso, around the external oblique muscles. Traditional crunches and sit-ups will not do much for this sort of chub, as they mainly work the abdominal muscles and not the obliques. The good news, however, is that there are a few stomach exercises which specifically target the obliques, helping trim love handles. As with any new physical activity, consult a professional before beginning and be sure to properly warm up to avoid injury.
Side Bend
A simple exercise, side bends are also probably the most effective method for losing love handles. Start by standing upright. Position your feet shoulder width apart and bend your knees slightly. Lower your whole torso to one side, then back to the other. Lean only side to side, not backwards or forwards.
Torso Twist
This stomach exercise is also effective at reducing love handles, and is good to do right after the side bends in your routine, as it is also done in a standing position. Again, with feet shoulder width apart, slowly twist the body to one side, then to the other. The key here is to twist from your torso, not from the hips. As much of the twisting work as possible should be done by your oblique muscles, not your hip flexors. Keep your torso upright with no bending.
Side Crunch
The next two stomach exercises require you to get off your feet and lie down, preferably on the floor or other flat surface. Use a mat or towel as a cushion if you have a particularly hard floor to work with. Lie down on one side. For simplicity, let us say you are on your right side to start. Bring your right arm across your waist so that your right hand comes to rest on your left side. Touch your ear with the fingertips of your left hand, so that your left elbows winds up pointing straight upward. Lift your shoulders up off the floor while simultaneously raising your left leg to height of about twelve inches (30 cm). Contract your obliques as you do this. Hold for a few seconds, then gently lie back down. Do this for an entire set, then switch to the right side.
Seated Knee Drop
First, position yourself on the floor so that you are resting on your hipbones (not sitting on your butt). You can put your hands on the floor behind you to keep yourself stable in this position. Bend your knees so that your feet are flat on the floor. Put your ankles together. Now lower your knees to the right. Your feet will roll on to their sides, but should remain on the floor. Continue this lowering move until your knees are about six inches above the floor. Hold for one second, then go back up and down to the left side. Move slowly and under control, using your stomach muscles rather than momentum to raise and lower your legs.
BONUS : Strength Training A Good Exercise For Weight Loss
When you think of a good exercise for weight loss, running might spring to mind. Jogging or running is an excellent way to get in shape and lose weight. Any aerobic exercise will help your weight loss efforts. But don't overlook strength training as an excellent exercise to help you lose weight.
Strength training might make you think of dumbbells and barbells and muscled men working out in gyms. But it's not that. Strength training can be something as simple as doing some resistance movements. Leg lifts or arm raises done with controlled muscle strength will help you lose weight.
Resistance rings or bands are a wonderful tool for this type of exercise. The bands are particularly nice because you can use them for anything. You can wrap a band around your back, hold the ends of it, and push your fists forward. You can step up on the band and pulls the ends up.
Hold the band in place against your hip while you exercise on arm and then switch sides. Even just playing around with these bands helps you strength train. Almost any exercise you can do with the barbell or dumbbell set, you can do with resistance bands.
A resistance band or even a whole set of them in different resistance levels, might cost $10-$20. Try to find a barbell or dumbbell set that you can get for that price. A complete set of those types of weights costs hundreds of dollars. Even a small set of hand dumbbells can cost $100 or more.
But with resistance bands, you practically have a whole set of weights in one piece of equipment. While the band is set up to offer a certain amount of resistance, if you hold it in a different way you increase the resistance. By giving yourself very little slack, for instance, you can double or triple the resistance of the band.
Why is this type of exercise so good for losing weight? It's good because you're toning your muscles. You won't get bulky or end up with huge biceps. Toning your muscles means making them smaller.
If you want huge muscles, you really have to work for them. In that case you will need to go to a gym or have a complete set of weights. Huge muscles require large amounts of weight and exhausting workouts. By using resistance bands or any other type of strength training equipment, you'll only tone your muscles and make your body smaller.
And when you tone your muscles, you make them more efficient. Muscle tissue burns more fat and is more metabolically active than any other tissue in your body. So the more toned muscle you have, the more fat you burn.
You do need to do fat burning exercises. Aerobic activities and exercises are necessary to help you lose weight. But strength training, however you choose to do it, is also a very good exercise for weight loss. And by combining it with aerobic activity, you'll lose more weight than ever before.
When you think of a good exercise for weight loss, running might spring to mind. Jogging or running is an excellent way to get in shape and lose weight. Any aerobic exercise will help your weight loss efforts. But don't overlook strength training as an excellent exercise to help you lose weight.
Strength training might make you think of dumbbells and barbells and muscled men working out in gyms. But it's not that. Strength training can be something as simple as doing some resistance movements. Leg lifts or arm raises done with controlled muscle strength will help you lose weight.
Resistance rings or bands are a wonderful tool for this type of exercise. The bands are particularly nice because you can use them for anything. You can wrap a band around your back, hold the ends of it, and push your fists forward. You can step up on the band and pulls the ends up.
Hold the band in place against your hip while you exercise on arm and then switch sides. Even just playing around with these bands helps you strength train. Almost any exercise you can do with the barbell or dumbbell set, you can do with resistance bands.
A resistance band or even a whole set of them in different resistance levels, might cost $10-$20. Try to find a barbell or dumbbell set that you can get for that price. A complete set of those types of weights costs hundreds of dollars. Even a small set of hand dumbbells can cost $100 or more.
But with resistance bands, you practically have a whole set of weights in one piece of equipment. While the band is set up to offer a certain amount of resistance, if you hold it in a different way you increase the resistance. By giving yourself very little slack, for instance, you can double or triple the resistance of the band.
Why is this type of exercise so good for losing weight? It's good because you're toning your muscles. You won't get bulky or end up with huge biceps. Toning your muscles means making them smaller.
If you want huge muscles, you really have to work for them. In that case you will need to go to a gym or have a complete set of weights. Huge muscles require large amounts of weight and exhausting workouts. By using resistance bands or any other type of strength training equipment, you'll only tone your muscles and make your body smaller.
And when you tone your muscles, you make them more efficient. Muscle tissue burns more fat and is more metabolically active than any other tissue in your body. So the more toned muscle you have, the more fat you burn.
You do need to do fat burning exercises. Aerobic activities and exercises are necessary to help you lose weight. But strength training, however you choose to do it, is also a very good exercise for weight loss. And by combining it with aerobic activity, you'll lose more weight than ever before.
