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How To Get Rid Of Love Handles

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Love handles and belly fat are one of the most inconvenient things to have - you can't walk around topless, you can't wear tight fitting clothes and you even struggle to get into your favorite pair of jeans. And as a flat stomach has been voted the number one sexy body part according to a survey (where both men and women participated), having love handles and belly fat are sure to leave you feeling very un-sexy indeed.

I can understand if this make you feel like asking "How to get rid of love handles in a week?", but you have to understand in order to lose your love handles for ever it will take more than just a week. But, the good news is, the longer you take to lose it, the longer it will stay off (maybe even for ever). So without further ado (I know you are very excited to start), here are how to get rid of love handles for ever:

How To Get Rid Of Love Handles, Step Number One - Set Smart Goals!

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail they say. So the next step to losing those love handles is to set some goals, but don't just go and set any goals, make them SMART.

This stands for:

  • Specific - Make sure that your goals specify exactly what you need to do and also when you need to do them
  • Measurable - Make sure that your goals can be measured to be able to track your progress.
  • Achievable - Make sure that the goals are in your reach and that you will be able to achieve them
  • Realistic - The goals should also not be unrealistic
  • Time bounded - Make sure that you add a time frame to your goals.

How To Get Rid Of Belly Fat And Love Handles - Step Number 2: Understand And Obey The Energy Equation!

To understand how to lose body fat and weight, you have to understand the energy equation.

The energy equation is as follows:

  • The amount of energy we take in (what we eat)
  • Minus
  • The amount of energy that we expend (by doing things like exercising)
  • = Our total weight gain or loss

Exercise more

To help the energy equation work in your favor (to lose weight and not to gain weight), you can either eat less or you can exercise more. You can also do a combination of both. The best way how to get rid of love handles is to do a combination of cardio exercise, weight training and also abs exercises. You can find a super effective 90 day workout plan incorporating these elements of exercise at the Max Workouts site.

Cardio

The best cardio for fat loss is to do interval training. If you don't have access to a gym, you can invest in your own at home cardio equipment. The following can help you do that:

Weight train

Weight training is one of the best ways to lose excess body fat. And as love handles are mostly only body fat, these weight training equipment can help you to get started:

  • Dumbell weights - Investing in a few dumbells are a smart choice
  • Adjustable dumbells -If you need different weight loads, the adjustable dumbells will help you do just that.

Abs exercises

Abs exercises are also important if you want to lose excess belly fat and to strengthen and tone your abs. The following tools can help you to get your form right and can also make the exercises easier.

  • Sit up bench - A sit up bench is a great tool to help you target muscles preciously not possible.
  • The ab chair - With an ab chair you can tone your abs while watching TV.
  • The ab cruncher - The ab cruncher will help you to get your form right

Eat less/smartly

The other side of the energy equation is to eat less. I know eating less can be very difficult. But here are some great articles to get you started!

  • The 1500 calorie diet - A deficit in your daily calories can help you to lose your love handles.
  • Eating fat burning foods - This is another way that you can just melt the love handles away.
  • Use some diet products - This article will give you more info about the type of diet products you can use to speed up your results.

Love Handles: How To Get Rid Of Them And Keep Them Off- Step Number 3: Stay Motivated And Dedicated!

Losing your love handles will take some time and you will definitely not lose it in one week (sorry), but if you stay motivated and dedicated (and subscribe to my free course), you will definitely lose those love handles sooner than you think. You can keep motivated by writing your reasons for wanting to lose those muffin tops down and reminding yourself of it every day.
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