Want to Learn How to Lose Love Handles?
Understanding how to lose love handles can help you get healthier and slimmer. "Love handles" is a term used for the fat around the oblique region of the torso. They are especially noticeable on the sides of your mid-section, sometimes hanging over your jeans. We call them "love handles" or "spare tires" because you can rest your hand on them when wrapping your arm around someone.
The following guide is a basic introduction geared to help you learn how to lose love handles.
How to Lose Love Handles, part 1: Eating Right
Proper nutrition is necessary to build energy and burn fat
A healthy diet is the main ingredient to success. Doctors always say the same thing, but it's true that everyday, you must do the following:
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- Drink 8 cups of water, 8 ounces each.
- Fruits and vegetables, eat FIVE a DAY. Each.
- Cut down on fried foods. Instead, focus on eating natural, unprocessed foods. These include salads, fish, nuts, and whole grains.
- Cut down sugary foods such as soda and sweets
- Rather than 3 large meals per day, eat five smaller meals. This will cause your metabolism to store less fan and burn more calories.
- Sodium causes fat retention. Moderate your sodium intake.
- Moderate the amount of alcohol you drink. Beer, wine and liquor contain a lot of empty calories.
- Try not to eat late at night. We use less energy at night, so the food you eat will bump up the sugar level in your blood stream. The excess sugar will convert into fat.
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How to Lose Love Handles, part 2: Exercise
Cardiovascular and resistance activities are required to burn fat
You need a consistent fitness program to help you lose love handles.
- 4 times per week, do 30 minutes of walking, jogging, biking, or swimming.
- 3 times per week, do some resistance training like push-ups, pull-ups, and dips
Hopefully you liked this introduction on how to lose love handles. Remember that a combination of exercise and healthy eating will help you achieve your goal.
For the full guide to losing fat and building right, click here.
Men vs. Women
Men typically store fat in the midsection, while women typically accumulate fat around the thighs and hips.
Both genders have a higher chance of developing love handles as they get order, due to lower levels of activity. Furthermore, both sexes tend to be self-conscious about their love handles. The best way to lose love handles is by consuming less calories and being more active.
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