The importance of losing side fat:
Let’s face it, that fat side, love handles, just won’t fit in your skinny jeans, and it can be pretty hard to get rid of them. And that’s because love handle fat is on the side of the abdominal area.
Many people believe that a typical abdominal workout will eliminate them, but that is not the case. Love handles rely on the obliques, which are a very specific group of abdominal muscles, and a special set of exercises are required.
To lose side fat, you have to target it exactly and precisely, and yes, you can target your obliques to maximize toning, but fat is lost through cardio and diet. And unless you get rid of your excess fat through a healthy diet, your toned abs will never be visible.
The best strategy to lose side fat and eliminate love handles:
Step 1. You need to eat lean. You have to eat clean.
Step 2. You need to add a 30 minute cardio session every other day and if you feel really fit increase it to 6 days a week. Research from Duke University found that people who walked for 30 minutes 6 days a week barely gained belly fat over an 8 month period.
Step 3. You need to try the following 10 minute lateral fat loss workout, which targets your obliques hard, while also working the rest of your core. Believe me, it will give those love handles a nice shape.
10 MINUTE WORKOUT TO LOSE SIDE FAT:
Just repeat the following circuit 3 times. You have to move from one exercise to another as quickly as possible and do this routine 3 times a week.
- RUSSIAN TORSOS:
First, sit on your buttocks with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, your torso leaning back at a 45° angle to the floor. Next, hold a dumbbell in both hands, then lift your feet off the ground, crossing them at the ankles and rocking onto your buttocks. From this position, you should rotate your torso to the right and touch the dumbbell to the floor next to your body, then rotate to the left touching the dumbbell to the left side of your body. You should repeat this movement while keeping your balance with your legs and torso lifted off the ground. ✅ Perform 50 reps.
2. Side Plank:
You should get into a side plank position with your elbow on the floor and your legs and hips on the floor. Then, using your abs and keeping your body in a straight line, lift your lower half of your body off the ground into a straight plank position. Then come back down and repeat. ✅You have to do 15 on the right side then 15 on the left side.
3. Bike Crunches:
First, you need to lie on your back with your knees bent and your hands behind your head. Next, keep your hands wide apart and contract your abs, lifting your shoulders and upper back off the floor. At the same time, you should move your right elbow towards your left knee so that they meet in the center of your body. Then, you must change position by bringing your left elbow towards your right knee. Then continue as fast as you can, keeping your torso above the ground. ✅ Perform 30 reps.
4. Lumberjack:
Do 20 on each side using a dumbbell (or medicine ball), stand with your feet hip-width apart, your weight on your left leg. First, start by holding the dumbbell with both hands at your left shoulder, then rotate it to cut all the way to your right hip. Then let your feet and knees rotate with the twist and lift the weight to your left shoulder and repeat for 20 reps. And then work the right side. ✅You need to do 20 on each side.
5. Heels touch:
Be sure to inhale and exhale with each rep, and focus on compressing your core, not your neck, with each rep. Also, be sure to focus on your form for each lift. Extend your hands, but do so in a comfortable motion. Stop exercising if you feel pain, especially in your lower back. ✅ Do 3 sets of 10 reps each. Did you find the article on these exercises to lose side fat interesting? Please share it!
