10 Proven Exercises to Reduce Side Fat

We all know how annoying that side fat can get. It just won’t budge, no matter how many glasses of green tea you drink or how strict of a diet you start! Do you want to get into shape for a particular dress or occasion and remove that side fat? Well, you’ve come to the right place here because we’re here with 10 proven exercises to reduce side fat!

Side Planks with Rotation

Get on your side and do a side plank. Your elbows should be on the floor as well as one of your legs. Your thighs should be in the air. Now, bring the upper leg upward so that it is horizontal. After that, start rotating it and continue to do so until you’ve traced 10 circles, both clockwise and anticlockwise.  This exercise will target your obliques and it will help you get rid of your love handles!

Russian Twists

Start by sitting down on a mat with your feet stretched forward. Next, bend your knees so that your feet touch the ground but your knees are flexed. After that, keeping your torso straight, tilt it backward. Next, bring your hands together and then take them to one side and then the other! Repeat until you feel a burn in your abdominal muscles! This exercise strengthens your abdominal muscles and will help get rid of the excessive side fat.

Side Hip Raises

To start this, get on one side of your body with your legs and thighs to the ground and your torso upward, resting on your elbow. Next, raise your hip so that only your feet and elbow touch the ground while the rest of your body is off it. Repeat until you feel the burn!

Side Leg Raises

Get on your side, while making sure that your thigh and legs are touching the ground, and your torso is being supported by your elbow. Next, bring the upper leg upwards, as high as it can possibly go. Bring it back down but don’t let it touch the foot that’s on the ground. Repeat this exercise until you feel the burn. The slower you go, the harder and more productive it will be!

Bicycle Crunches

Start by lying down on the floor in a supine position. Put your hands behind your back. Now, lift your feet and legs off the floor as well as your torso. Move to one side and try to touch your right elbow to your left knee. After that, repeat with the other elbow and knee. You can bend the knee that’s involved. This exercise should get rid of side fat fast!

Supine Leg Raises

Lie down on the floor, with your hands by your side. Next, lift your legs (don’t bend your knees) as high as they go and then bring them back down but don’t touch the floor. Repeat until you can feel the burn in your abdominal muscles! Make sure not to bend your knees or else there’s no point of this exercise.

Side Hand-Foot Touches

Lie down on one side with your foot touching the floor and your torso supported by your hand. Next, simultaneously bring your elbows and knees together and make them touch. If you can’t make them touch, try bringing them as close as possible. This exercise isn’t only great for burning side fat, but it also increases the body’s flexibility!

Side Jack-Knife

Lie down on your right side with your right legs and thighs on the floor. After that, put your left hand behind your head. Now, push your leg and your head toward each other. Try to keep your legs as straight as you can and go as far as you can. This is a great exercise for the obliques!

Bird-Dog Exercise

To start, get on your knees and hands. Next, extend one hand forward so that it points horizontally forward, and lift the opposite leg back so that the leg is vertically straight. Make sure the knee doesn’t bend. Keep it in that position for 60 seconds and then repeat with the other side!

Side Leg Pushes

Get on your hands and feet. Next, while keeping your leg and thighs horizontal, life one foot off and move it to the same side. Keep it there for a few seconds and then bring it back. Repeat with the other foot. This exercise is great for burning all that stubborn side fat!

So, what are you waiting for? Burn all that side fat away with these 10 simple exercises!