Love handles

[dreamin2B150]

I need some exercise tips for losing love handles. I'm doing sitting on floor doing twist using exercise ball. I also plan on doing reaching for the stars exercise. What exercises will eliminate the love handles?

[dreamof145]

Re: Love handles

I used two-pound weights and held them over my head, went down on right side as far as I could and counted to 10. I felt the pull on my left side...then repeated it on the left side till I felt the pull on the right. I did this every morning and every night to the count of 50 on each side. After about 2 weeks, I saw a definite waist start to appear.

I also held the weights over my head and dropped them slowly down my back till I felt the pull in my mid-section. I still do this about 3 x a week along with other exercises.

I have an exercise ball and do the exercises shown on the chart, but I can really feel the burn using the 2-pound weights. You can buy them at Walmart for under $2 each and I've seen them at the Dollar Store for $1 each.

[How Riveting]

Re: Love handles

I think the best way to get rid of love handles is to lose fat. However, a good exercise I know to firm up that area is to stand up straight, with your feet shoulder width apart. Then hold a bath towel stretched out over your head with your arms extended straight up and about 2 feet apart. Bend from side to side. I am really bad at describing exercises but I hope you get the idea. You should really begin to feel it in that area almost immediately. Then you know your doing it right.

[misplaced southerner]

Re: Love handles

my 5 pound hula hoop...swear to goodness it works

[Brook]

Re: Love handles

Sorry. There's no such thing as spot reducing. As noted above, your best bet is to work your obliques - the techniques listed here are fabulous ones- and keep up with the fat loss. Without the fat loss, you'll just have strong obliques under your love handles.