| Are you getting love-handles? If you're like many | | | | you may find your love handles growing larger! Yikes! |
| men, you have probably found yourself expanding in | | | | This is because your muscles are growing yet your |
| places you'd rather would not. Are you sitting | | | | body fat percentage is staying the same. By the |
| stationary at work all day, then go home and drink | | | | way, you don't have to train like a marathon runner |
| some beer, eat some pizza and watch late night TV... | | | | or a bodybuilder to lose those love handles. Start out |
| while letting your love handles get out of control? | | | | by doing small things, like walking to the local store |
| Don't feel bad, cause you're not the alone. | | | | instead of driving; or taking the stairs instead of the |
| Obviously if you're seeing your mid-section expanding | | | | elevator or the escalator. But, if you want to |
| it's probably time to get up and start strengthening | | | | seriously transform your body (not only lose those |
| your abs. Some simple things you can do to lose | | | | handles but shedding a ton of body fat) then you will |
| those love handles forever are: stop drinking so much | | | | need to get serious and do some intense workouts. |
| beer! OK, all kidding aside, you may want to control | | | | On another note, you may also want to cut salty |
| your eating habits, introduce some basic resistance | | | | foods from your diet. |
| and aerobic training along with ab exercises. And since | | | | Why? |
| we are talking about beer, you may want to reduce | | | | Simply because salt (or sodium) cause your body to |
| your beer (alcohol) intake. | | | | retain water, which will also make your love-handles |
| And no, drinking beer is not the same as drinking | | | | look worse than they are. So, avoid using extra salt |
| water... unfortunately. Beer has a lot of calories, and | | | | on your food and also avoid processed food as they |
| the first place it goes is around your mid-section. By | | | | generally have high sodium content. Drinking a lot of |
| the way, this doesn't mean that you have to stop | | | | water helps fight against those love-handles as well |
| drinking alcohol all together. Just control your intake | | | | as it helps you metabolize your stored body fat into |
| as you would your diet. | | | | energy. Not to mention that it will help reduce your |
| Exercise will not only help you lose the love handles | | | | appetite and keep your body hydrated. |
| but also help your posture as it will strengthen and | | | | In any event, you don't have to keep your love |
| stabilize your core (including your abs). So, if you | | | | handles forever. All it takes are some adjustments in |
| have been suffering from some minor back aches or | | | | your daily intake with the addition of regular exercise. |
| even chronic back pain, you may find that by | | | | This will help you lose weight overall along with your |
| engaging in exercise it may dissipate or disappear | | | | love handles, and increase your well-being. |
| forever. | | | | A final note, this advice is solid for both men and |
| By the way, if you only engage in ab exercises | | | | women... |
| without any aerobic or resistance (weight) training, | | | | |
