4 Exercises to Lose Love Handles

People who want to look more fit often complain about belly fat. In particular, many people have problem with "love handles." Far from love or lovable, these are deposits of fat found on the sides of your lower torso, around the external oblique muscles.
Traditional crunches and sit-ups will not help you, as they mostly work the abdominal muscles and not the obliques. However, there are a few stomach exercises which are specifically intended for the obliques, helping lose love handles.
Here are four exercises to lose love handles:
1. Side Bends
This simple exercise is probably the best way for losing love handles. Begin by standing upright. Place your feet shoulder-width apart and bend your knees slightly. Lower your whole torso to one side, then back to the other. Lean only side to side, not backwards or forwards.
2. Torso Twist
This exercise is also great at losing love handles, and is good to do right after the side bends. It is also done in a standing position. With your feet shoulder-width apart, slowly twist the body to one side, then to the other. The most important thing is to twist from your torso, not from the hips. The most of the twisting work should be done by your oblique muscles, not your hip flexors. Keep your torso upright with no bending.
3. Side Crunch
The next two exercises require you to lie down on the floor or other flat surface. You can use a mat or towel as a cushion. Lie down on your right side. Bring your right arm across your waist so that your right hand comes to rest on your left side. Touch your ear with the fingertips of your left hand, so that your left elbows winds up pointing straight upward. Lift your shoulders up off the floor while simultaneously raising your left leg to height of about 12 inches. Contract your obliques as you do this. Hold for several seconds, then slowly lie back down. Switch to the other side.
4. Seated Knee Drop
Position yourself on the floor so that you are resting on your hipbones. You can put your hands on the floor behind you to keep yourself stable in this position. Bend your knees so that your feet are flat on the floor. Put your ankles together. Now lower your knees to the right. Your feet will roll on to their sides, but should remain on the floor. Continue this lowering move until your knees are about 6 inches above the floor. Hold for 1 second, then go back up and down to the left side. Move slowly and under control, using your stomach muscles rather than momentum to raise and lower your legs.