4 Ab Exercises to Help You Lose the Love Handles

Though it can at times seem impossible, with a little hard work you will be able to lose your love handles. The official name of your "love handles" is your obliques, which are a component of your abdominal muscles that run along the sides of your ribcage.

1. Sit Ups

The sit up is a great exercise that can be done by almost anyone, regardless of their experience or fitness level. To perform this exercise properly, start by laying flat on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Bring your hands together behind your neck, supporting your head. Look up to the sky. As you exhale your breath, use the muscles in your abdomen to lift your chest towards the sky. Inhale your breath, and lower your body back to the starting position. Do two sets of 10 repetitions of the exercise.

2. Oblique Sit Ups

The oblique sit up is a slightly more challenging ab exercise that is similar to the traditional sit up. Start by positioning your body in the manner described above. This time, however, allow your knees to fall towards one side of your body. Perform the sit up by raising your chest towards the sky, similarly to the method described in the previous exercise. Do two sets of 10 repetitions of the oblique sit up.

3. Side Plank

The side plank is another great exercise that can be used to lose the "love handles." To perform this exercise, start by laying on your right side on an exercise or yoga mat. Make sure your legs are extended completely out to the side. Rest your right elbow on the ground, with your forearm on the ground. Look straight in front of you. As you exhale your breath, use the muscles in your abdomen and obliques to lift your torso and upper legs off the ground. Keep your hips and core elevated.

At this point, your body should be in a straight line from your shoulders to your feet. Hold this pose for at least 20 seconds, then relax. Perform another 20 second interval of the side plank for best results.

4. Bicycle

Finally, the bicycle ab exercise is a great oblique exercise that can definitely help in the loss of troublesome love handles. To perform this exercise, lay flat on your back with your feet flat on the ground. Bring your hands behind your neck, supporting your head. Exhale your breath deeply, and raise your chest towards the sky while at the same time twisting your torso slightly to one side.

Bring your right elbow to your left knee, and then lower your body back to the ground. Next, lift your chest towards the sky, bringing your left elbow to your right knee. Repeat this exercise until you have performed two sets of 10 repetitions of the exercise.

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Metabolic cooking is a fat loss recipe programme by Dave Ruel and Karine Losier, aka the “Musclecook & Lean Kitchen Queen”. The programme claims to help both males and females with losing body fat by turbo charging your metabolic rate. It’s actually a group of 9 cookbooks which lists 250 recipes which skyrocket your metabolism thus helping you lose weight.

Here is a quick list of the pros and cons of the program

Cons

Nothing's perfect and here are the flaws I noticed in this diet plan:

• As this is a collection of cookbooks so it might seem like a daunting task for someone who inexperienced when it comes to cuisine. It could take a novice a couple of days to get the hang of it.
• Some of you who are expert fitness trainers might find this a bit too basic but you have to understand that this was written keeping in mind the average Joe who doesn’t know much about weight loss so it covers the basics and then moves onward.
• There are over 200 recipes in there so it took me quite some time to sift through them all and decide which ones I would like the best – according to my taste of course.

Pros

• Simplicity: This is their fault and the reason of their success. The simplicity of the book is outstanding. I didn’t get confused even once. It takes you by the hand and explains everything in detail. 
• Cutting Down on Your Favorite Dishes: Probably the best thing about this system- You don’t have to let go of your favorite dishes. You can eat whatever you want; you just have to follow the guidelines of the book while making it; which by the way, for me improved the taste even more!
• Limitless Weight Loss: The amount of weight loss depends on you and you alone. You can lose 5 pounds or 50 pounds. Your choice.
• Economic Factor: This system proved very economical for me. The ingredients in the dishes are pretty cheap and easily available everywhere.
• Metabolic Nutri-Profile: This is a unique profiling system that designs from scratch a nutritional profile which varies for every person. This is what it looks like:
• Guarantee: Though I don’t see why this system wouldn’t work for you. But if for some reason you are not satisfied they will refund you every cent no questions asked!

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