Many people store fat on the sides of their hips, or obliques, which are commonly known as love handles. These fat deposits can cause unattractive bulges over the sides of your pants. There are many strength training exercises that target your obliques and will help you tone the area. But, to lose fat, you also have to do fat burning, or cardio, exercises such as running or swimming.
Stability Ball Twist
Start by lying face up with the stability ball in the center of your back, feet on the floor and knees at a 90 degree angle. Hold a medicine ball in your hands and extend your arms straight toward the ceiling. Keep your butt stationary on the ball and rotate your torso, while keeping your arms straight and extended, until your knuckles are pointed toward the wall. Repeat on the other side. Do three sets of eight cycles. A cycle means going from the center, to the left, to the center, to the right and back to the center again.
Roll and Curl
Start with your feet on the stability ball and your arms holding you in a push-up position. Make sure your body makes a straight line from your head to your toes. Bring the ball in toward your right shoulder by bending your knees. This will result in your body being curled up on top of the ball. Repeat this move on your left side. Do three sets of eight on each side.
Medicine-Ball Twist
Start laying on the floor as if you are about to do a normal sit up. Extend your arms over your head on the floor holding a medicine ball. Crunch, or sit up a little, twist and cross the medicine ball over your body so it ends up next to your right hip. Lay back down and repeat on the other side. Do three sets of eight on each side.
Bicycle
Lay on your back as if you are about to do a sit up, then raise your feet so that your calves make a 90 degree angle with your thighs. Put your hands behind your head. Twist your torso so that your right shoulder comes toward your left knee. At the same time bring your left knee in slightly and extend your right leg as if you are peddling a bicycle. Repeat this with your left shoulder coming toward your right knee. Make sure you are actually twisting your torso and not just moving your elbows toward your knees. Do three sets of 10 on each side.
Plank Twist
Start in a plank position. The plank position is the same position you start in before doing a push up. First, lie on your stomach. Then push yourself up so that your arms are straight with your hands on the ground. Your body should make a straight line from your shoulders to your toes. Twist your knees toward the right side so that your hips are almost facing the wall and straighten your legs. Hold the position for three seconds, bring your knees back to the middle and then twist them to the left side. Repeat this 10 times and do three sets.
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