| A major complaint of people who want to
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| | you to get off your feet and lie down,
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| look more fit is belly fat. Specifically,
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| | preferably on the floor or other flat
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| a large number of people have trouble
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| | surface. Use a mat or towel as a cushion
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| with "love handles." Far from lovely or
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| | if you have a particularly hard floor to
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| lovable, these are deposits of fat that
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| | work with. Lie down on one side. For
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| take up residence on the sides of one's
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| | simplicity, let us say you are on your
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| lower torso, around the external oblique
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| | right side to start. Bring your right arm
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| muscles. Traditional crunches and sit-ups
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| | across your waist so that your right hand
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| will not do much for this sort of chub,
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| | comes to rest on your left side. Touch
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| as they mainly work the abdominal muscles
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| | your ear with the fingertips of your left
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| and not the obliques. The good news,
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| | hand, so that your left elbows winds up
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| however, is that there are a few stomach
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| | pointing straight upward. Lift your
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| exercises which specifically target the
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| | shoulders up off the floor while
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| obliques, helping trim love handles. As
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| | simultaneously raising your left leg to
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| with any new physical activity, consult a
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| | height of about twelve inches (30 cm).
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| professional before beginning and be sure
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| | Contract your obliques as you do this.
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| to properly warm up to avoid injury.
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| | Hold for a few seconds, then gently lie
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| Side Bend
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| | back down. Do this for an entire set,
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| A simple exercise, side bends are also
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| | then switch to the right side.
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| probably the most effective method for
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| | Seated Knee Drop
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| losing love handles. Start by standing
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| | First, position yourself on the floor so
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| upright. Position your feet shoulder
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| | that you are resting on your hipbones
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| width apart and bend your knees slightly.
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| | (not sitting on your butt). You can put
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| Lower your whole torso to one side, then
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| | your hands on the floor behind you to
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| back to the other. Lean only side to
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| | keep yourself stable in this position.
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| side, not backwards or forwards.
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| | Bend your knees so that your feet are
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| Torso Twist
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| | flat on the floor. Put your ankles
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| This stomach exercise is also effective
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| | together. Now lower your knees to the
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| at reducing love handles, and is good to
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| | right. Your feet will roll on to their
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| do right after the side bends in your
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| | sides, but should remain on the floor.
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| routine, as it is also done in a standing
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| | Continue this lowering move until your
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| position. Again, with feet shoulder width
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| | knees are about six inches above the
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| apart, slowly twist the body to one side,
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| | floor. Hold for one second, then go back
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| then to the other. The key here is to
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| | up and down to the left side. Move slowly
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| twist from your torso, not from the hips.
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| | and under control, using your stomach
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| As much of the twisting work as possible
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| | muscles rather than momentum to raise and
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| should be done by your oblique muscles,
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| | lower your legs.
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| not your hip flexors. Keep your torso
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| | Read more about treadmill workouts,
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| upright with no bending.
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| | including the tread climber at The
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| Side Crunch
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| | Treadmill Workouts website.
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| The next two stomach exercises require
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