7 Exercises To Get Rid Of Love Handles

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08 Mar 2025

Here are 7 exercises to help reduce love handles (the fatty areas on the sides of the waist above the hips).


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Plank
Plank is a core strengthening exercise that involves holding a push-up-like position. It builds your core strength and helps lose fat around waist.


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Deadlifts
One of the best compound exercises that engages the core, back, and legs while burning fat and building overall strength.


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Burpees
Full-body exercise that burns calories, reduces overall body fat, and strengthens the core. 


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Russian twists
Sit on the floor with knees bent. Hold a weight or medicine ball, twist your torso side to side. It targets your love handles effectively. 


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Bicycle crunches
Performing 12-15 reps for three sets of bicycle crunches could help target the obliques, rectus abdominis, and hip flexors.


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Side planks
A variation of plank, the side planks help you improve core stability, and target love handle areas.


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Hanging leg raises
Hang from a pull-up bar with arms straight, raise your legs and then lower them repeatedly.   


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