Why the term 'love handles', I will never know. The fat that deposits around the waist - the flab that you can grab, is not something that I have ever loved or ever will feel tenderness for. 'Hate handles' anybody?

This area of the body is a common concern amongst many. It’s also a primary spot for fat to reside as it is too often left out when exercising. 'Love handles' appear mostly in men, just above the hips and around the mid-section. Although that said, it’s just as common for a woman to get them. If, in a perfect world, we were all super fit and lean, this area would be home to the abdominal oblique muscles.

They are there, somewhere, but in order to find them we have to work away the fat through positive exercise. It is certainly regarded as one of the toughest areas to vanish fat.

However, all is not lost! There do exist exercises that when followed on a regular basis, will fight back at the 'love handles', as unwelcome as they are. Nobody said it was easy, but if you are determined and consistent in your exercise schedule, you will notice the improvements sooner than you think.