I have seven easystanding exercisesto melt your love handles and tighten things up.
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After you complete one exercise, immediately move into the next exercise.
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Your heart rate will be high throughout the circuit.
Aim for three or more rounds total, at least twice per week, for the best results.
This exercise works the quads, hamstrings, glutes, and obliques.
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Engage your core and initiate the squat by pushing your hips back.
Drive through your feet to return to the starting position, keeping your chest up throughout.
Repeat for target repetitions.
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This helps in tightening the muscles around the love handle region.
Go as low as your flexibility allows, ensuring you keep your back flat.
Engage your hamstrings and glutes, pushing through the full foot, to return to the starting position.
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Repeat for target repetitions.
Sprints
Sprints are a high-intensity exercise that elevates your heart rate and provides a significant calorie burn.
This explosive activity helps in torching body fat, including those pesky love handles.
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This exercise works the glutes, hamstrings, quads, and calves, along with increasing overall cardiovascular fitness.
To perform sprints, begin by standing tall with a slight forward lean.
Drive one knee up and push off with the opposite foot to initiate the sprint.
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Pump your arms in coordination with your leg strides, keeping your elbows at about a 90-degree angle.
Sprint with maximum effort for a short distance or time duration.
Repeat for target repetitions or sets after adequate rest.
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This exercise works the obliques, hips, and outer thighs.
it’s possible for you to add a resistance band around your ankles to extra difficulty.
To perform a standing side leg lift, begin by standing tall with your feet together.
Engage your core, keeping a slight bend in your supporting leg.
Slowly lift your right leg out to the side as high as comfortably possible.
Lower your right leg back to the starting position with control.
Repeat for target repetitions.
This exercise works the rectus abdominis, obliques, and hip flexors.
To perform high knees with a twist, begin by standing with feet hip-width apart.
Lift your right knee while simultaneously twisting your torso to the right.
Switch to the left knee and twist to the left.
Keep your core engaged and movements brisk.
Repeat for the target repetitions.
Take a big step to the right, sinking into a lunge position.
Push through the full foot while bending the right knee.
Rotate your left foot inward slightly as you lower your left knee for optimal biomechanics.
Keep your chest up and core engaged.
Push through the full foot to return to the starting position.
Repeat for target repetitions, then switch sides.
Place your right hand behind your head, elbow flared out.
Lift your right knee while bringing your right elbow down to meet it.
With control, return to the starting position without letting your foot touch the ground.
Repeat for target repetitions.
