Hate on Love Handles

Introducing an addition to your Fit Fem Flash Series, your workout under 5 minutes:  Hate on Love Handles!
Are you tired looking at the mirror and seeing love handles in your mid section?  Yea you know, those rolls that hang out of your tight ass jeans? I used to have that problemo and absolutely hated it. So many women do and you are not the only one. A good way to beat the love handles is to have a good fitness regime and start working on that flat tummy and get super toned abs. But wait, this does not happen overnight. It takes a lot of hard work, commitment and perseverance. However, fitness exercises cannot work alone, you gotta couple it with proper eating habits such as low carbohydrates diet and cut off refined sugar intake. You have to also increase protein in order to build muscles and have more energy to do your fitness workouts as well.
There lots of popular core fitness programs that help you eliminate those dreaded flabby abs. These include aerobics, Pilates, yoga, kickboxing/martial arts, sports or simply running or jogging. Between you and me, couple the exercises below with some serious cardio and before you know you will sayonar to your love handles. Here in your Fit Fem Flash Series we are going to blast away those love, I mean hate handles, with exercises that’ll target your core strength and tighten your abs and flatten your stomach. You ready, here we go! Grab your mat and water and let’s get right to it!
Perform this fitness routine by working 20 seconds and resting in between for 10 seconds. Complete these for 3 rounds and get rid of those love handles!
• Standing side crunches – start by standing tall with your feet shoulder width apart.

Lift one leg up by bending at the knee and lifting it up to meet your elbows. As the leg comes down, reach your arms all the way up and over, and again repeating the leg lift. Make sure your standing leg’s knee is soft. Keep the abdominals contracted the whole time and squeeze as you side crunch. Do this for 20 seconds and switch sides.
• Side Planks - On your right side, place your right elbow on the ground. Extend both legs out so that your body is in one straight line, flex your feet and balance on the outside edge of your right foot. If you are having trouble and you are beginner, you may bend the bottom knee and lift your hips up that way. Keep your hips up and don't let them sag down. Hold this position for 20 seconds and repeat on the other side.
• Seated Russian Twists: If you can figure out why these are called Russian Twists, please please, let me know. I’ve always wondered !  Start by sitting on the floor with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Keep your hands extended out in front of you and press them together, recline back so that your body is angled about 45 degrees. Now the further back you lean, the harder the exercise becomes. Twist your body from side to side. If you want to make this exercise even more challenging, try to lift your feet a few inches off the floor, where your ankles are crossed and twist from side to side. Do this for 20 seconds.

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