Mark P asked:
I’m a teenage boy and I’ve recently started doing a little working out. One thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of other kids that work out are pear shaped, but I’m apple shaped. I’m in kind of skinny, definitely not fat. But I have love handles and I think I have fat on my hips, or maybe they’re just big. What is the best way to get rid of the love handles and fat hips? If you’re going to see go on a diet, please include specifics.
I’m a teenage boy and I’ve recently started doing a little working out. One thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of other kids that work out are pear shaped, but I’m apple shaped. I’m in kind of skinny, definitely not fat. But I have love handles and I think I have fat on my hips, or maybe they’re just big. What is the best way to get rid of the love handles and fat hips? If you’re going to see go on a diet, please include specifics.
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Here try these they will help. Try eating slower also and chewing more.
Also try doing the superman. good luck.
Leg Flutters
A lot of people don’t realize that in order to tone your middle and love handle area you also need to strengthen your back. This creates a balance in your torso and reduces the fat on your back.
1. Lie on your stomach and lift your head up slightly
2. You can keep your arms straight out at your sides or bend them with your elbows resting beside you.
3. Lift your feet and knees off the floor and flutter your legs rapidly back and forth. Do this for 20 seconds. Take a 20 second break and then repeat again.
Twist Crunches
This exercise will work your internal and external obliques as well as the rectus abdominis. These are the two muscle groups that live around your waist. Fat is generally stored on top of these muscles, thus creating the love handle effect.
1. Lie on your back with your knees bent.
2. Carefully lift your head up and place your hands behind your head without locking your fingers together.
3. Twist to the right bringing your left elbow to your right knee. Extend your left leg out.
4. Now twist back to the left bringing your right elbow to your left knee. Extend your right leg out.
5. Repeat 25 times.
Standing Trunk Twists
This is a good aerobic-type exercise that will help get your heart rate up as well as burn some calories in your middle.
1. Stand with your feet about a foot apart and knees relaxed.
2. Twist your torso to the left while keeping your hips and legs as stable as possible. As you twist to the left, cross your right arm in front of your body in a punching motion.
3. Twist back to the right and cross your left arm over your body in a punching motion.
4. Do 100 reps.
The Bottom Line:
Just like with any stomach trimming exercises, love handles will only firm up if you start increasing your body’s metabolism by exercising 3-4 times per week for at least 30 minutes. This does not only include crunches, sit ups, etc but aerobic-type exercises that will get your heart rate up.
Videos like the one below will help you boost your metabolism so your body can burn those unwanted love handles.
You dont need anything specific or complicated. You cannot spot reduce fat in certain areas. Reduce your overall bodyfat %. Best way to do this is to eat healthy and get on a weight lifting routine. If your a teenage boy, you probably have a gym at your school.
Read these:
(great articles on diet and nutrition)
(THIS is how you lift weights)
Everyone has a problem spot. It can be around the stomach, thighs, arms or chest. No matter where your trouble spot is, the solution is exactly the same. You need to eat less and exercise more. The reason why there’s only one solution for all of these problems is because it’s impossible to tell your body where to burn the excess fat from.
When you eat too many calories, your body stores the excess energy as fat in different areas around the body. To lose this fat, you need to create a calorie deficit (eat less than you burn) to force your body to start burning that fat for energy. There is absolutely no way to control where your body goes to find this extra fat.
The larger your calorie deficit (a bigger calorie deficit means a bigger difference between what you eat and what you burn) the faster your body will burn excess fat and the quicker your body fat percentage will start to decrease. You can increase your calorie deficit by cutting your daily intake and exercising more. Sit ups will do nothing to target the fat around your abs just like squats will do nothing to target the fat around your thighs. You can read more about fixing your trouble spots at the Guide to Reducing Body Fat -