GET RID OF LOVE HANDLES.

Love handles are areas of fat found on the sides of your stomach. Having any type of fat around your stomach can lead to internal fat which can surround your organs. According to Reader's Digest, this type of fat can increase your risk for high cholesterol, high blood pressure and Alzheimer's disease. To lose your love handles, you need to do workouts that involve the oblique muscles found on the sides of your stomach. You can use the weight of your body and various fitness tools to achieve this goal.

Cardio Training

Any time you have too much fat on your body, you need to do cardio to help burn it off. You can do anything that will get your heart rate elevated and cause you to become winded, such as running, brisk walking, jumping rope, kick boxing, inline skating or versa climbing. Perform cardio for 45 to 60 minutes, three to four days a week.

Russian Twists

Russian twists work your obliques with the aid of a weight plate. Lie on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor and the plate held in front of your stomach with both hands. Slowly rise so your back is at a 45-degree angle to the floor and rotate from side to side, moving the plate each direction that you are moving. Aim for 15 to 20 repetitions. When doing these, keep your lower body still and try to touch the floor with the plate on each side of your body.

Side Plank Lifts

Side plank lifts work your obliques with the weight of your body. Lie on your right side with your legs stacked and your forearm directly under your shoulder and flat on the floor. In a steady motion, lift your hips up by contracting your obliques, slowly lower and repeat. After doing 15 to 20 reps, switch sides. To increase the challenge, perform this exercise on your hand.

Hanging Oblique Knee Raises

Hanging oblique crunches are performed with a pull-up bar. Jump up and grab the bar with an overhand, shoulder-width grip and let your legs hang straight down. Keeping your upper body still, raise your knees up toward your left shoulder and squeeze your abs forcefully. Slowly lower and repeat to your right side. Continue to alternate back and forth until you've done 15 to 20 repetitions.

Windshield Wipers

Windshield wipers also go by the name pendulums. Lie on your back with your legs lifted and your feet parallel to the ceiling. Your body should be at a 90-degree angle at this point. In a steady motion, lower your legs back and forth laterally to each side until you've done 15 to 20 repetitions. When doing this, place your arms out at your sides to stabilize your body. If this exercise is too difficult, start by doing it with your knees bent.