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 Summer is just around the corner, so now is the time to start whipping your body into shape!
If the thought of whipping on your bikini gives you the shivers, let us help you ease those worries! We’ve got five exercises to help tone love handles once and for all…
Alternate Knee-In 
An intense exercise that will get your middle working.
Lie on the floor, with your legs straight out in front of you, three inches off the floor. Place the palms of your hands flat on the floor and under your back, using your elbows for support. Flex you abdominal muscles as you, bending at the knee, bring your left knee as close to your left should as possible. Then begin to straighten your left leg, while at the same time bending your right knee, bringing it ot your right shoulder. Continue this bicycle like movement until you have completed a set (15 reps for each side, a total of 30 reps per set).
T wist Crunches This move will tone your waist, directly targeting your love handles. Lie on your back with your knees bent, carefully lift your head up and place your hands behind your head (though don’t lock your fingers together). Twist to the right bring your left elbow to your right knee. Extend your left leg out. Then twist back to the left bringing your right elbow to your left knee. Extend your right leg out. Repeat 25 times.
Leg Flutters This move will work to strengthen your back, which in turn helps to tone your middle and love handle area. It will also help to create a balance in your torso which will reduce the fat in your back.
Lie on your stomach and life your head up slightly. Keep your arms straight out at your sides and bend them with your elbows resting beside you. Life your feet and knees off the floor and flutter your legs rapidly back and forth for 20 seconds. Allow yourself a 20 second break, and then repeat again.  Double-Arm Reverse RowAnother back exercise to help tone your love handles.
Stand with your feet should-width apart, with a dumbbell held in each hand, palms away from your body. Bend over until your torso is parallel to the floor, and then extend your arms straight down, allowing them to touch the upper thigh knee area. Flexing your back muscles as you go, raise the dumbbells up to the side of your body, then flex your back muscles and return to the start position. Do 10 reps, resting for 15 seconds and then repeat the set again.
Standing Trunk Twists This aerobic exercise will help raise your heart rate and burn some calories around your love handles…
Stand with your feet about a foot apart and knees relaxed. Twist your torso to the left while keeping your hips and legs as stable as possible. As you twist to the left, cross your right arm in front of your body in a punching motion. Twist back to the right and cross your left arm over your body in a motion. Continue for 100 reps. |
