Quote (bongtokess @ Feb 21 2010 09:45am)
I am overwright, trying to lose some pounds. I started a healthy diet and working out at the gym 3 times a week.
My main problem areas are my love handles and belly.
Are there any exercises I can do at home that would target these areas?
there is no such thing as spot reduction. Lose fat all over your body to lose fat in these places.
Genetics dictates the areas you lose fat in the most...but love handles/belly are usually the last to go on a man.
Just keep up the cutting and eventually they will go away.
Exercising a particular area only generates temporary heat there which helps burn fat....heat is indeed the enemy of fat....so sleeping with a heating pad at night on the targeted areas actually can help...same thing with a sauna or sunbathing. However I don't recommend doing any of these to excess as they can damage the body.
Just lose fat the right way - through proper diet and lots of exercise.