{"id":202866,"date":"2025-10-15T23:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/202866\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T23:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:03:10","slug":"9-best-hiit-exercises-to-melt-love-handles-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/202866\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Best HIIT Exercises to Melt Love Handles Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, love handles<\/a>\u2014those pesky pockets of fat that spill over your favorite jeans and make zipping them up a challenge. Tightening and toning this area of the body is a common fitness goal, and while it may seem like an overwhelming task, the right high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts will help you see noticeable results. We spoke with experts who share the best HIIT exercises<\/a> to melt love handles fast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why Do Love Handles Form?
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You may be wondering why love handles form\u2014and why they\u2019re so stubborn to get rid of. According to Felicia Hernandez, NASM-certified personal trainer and community engagement lead at Eden Health Club<\/a>, \u201cLove handles form when your body stores excess fat around the waistline, usually a result of extra calories combined with stress, poor sleep, or hormonal shifts that make fat storage more likely in that area. Men develop love handles because of cortisol and insulin resistance, while women experience this condition during perimenopause when their estrogen levels become unstable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Your body torches fat throughout its entire system rather than one specific area, which makes slimming down this region more challenging. HIIT combined with strength training and a nutritious diet can help you eliminate excess fat in the midsection as one of the first fat-loss areas, Hernandez explains.<\/p>\n

What Makes HIIT an Effective Fat-Loss Tool?
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HIIT is one of the most productive metabolic tools you can use.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re working hard for short bursts, followed by recovery, and that contrast spikes your heart rate and oxygen consumption,\u201d Hernandez tells us. \u201cThe result? Your body continues to burn calories after finishing your workout through a process known as EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption).\u201d<\/p>\n

Blending HIIT with steady-state cardio helps you torch more calories during shorter workout sessions while preserving lean muscle, which boosts metabolism and reduces body fat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe training method teaches your body to maintain calorie expenditure during periods of rest,\u201d Hernandez adds.<\/p>\n

9 Best HIIT Exercises To Melt Love Handles
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Below, experts break down the best HIIT exercises to eliminate love handles. In order to see noticeable results, perform HIIT workouts<\/a> two to three times a week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe number of sessions provides enough intensity for results without causing excessive strain on your body,\u201d Hernandez says. \u201cHIIT functions as a stressor that produces beneficial effects yet requires your body to recover from its impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep in mind that consistency and progressive overload are key to seeing results with HIIT workouts<\/a>,\u201d notes Ronny Garcia<\/a>, CPT, Blink Fitness<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\tJumping Jacks<\/p>\n

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Stand tall, feet shoulder-distance apart and arms at your sides.
\nJump up while raising your arms overhead and jumping your feet out wider.
\nJump your feet back in and lower your arms to the start position.
\nPerform jumping jacks for 30 seconds, then rest for 15 seconds.
\nRepeat for 3 to 4 sets.<\/p>\n

5 Easy Standing Exercises That Will Melt Your Love Handles Right Off After 40<\/a><\/p>\n

\tMountain Climbers<\/p>\n

Assume a high plank\u2014legs extended behind you and hands placed below your shoulders.
\nEngage your core.
\nQuickly bring your right knee toward your chest before bringing it back behind you.
\nBring your left knee up toward your chest.
\nPerform 3 sets of 40 seconds.<\/p>\n

\tBurpees<\/p>\n

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Place your feet shoulder-width apart.
\nEngage your core as you lower into a high plank, placing your hands on the floor and kicking your legs behind you.
\nDo a pushup.
\nJump your feet back up to your hands.
\nExplosively jump up, reaching your arms overhead.
\nPerform 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.<\/p>\n

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\tHigh Knees<\/p>\n

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Stand tall and place your feet hip-width apart on the floor.
\nAlternate bringing each knee and the opposite arm up toward your chest like you\u2019re running in place.
\nDo high knees for 3 sets of 40 seconds.<\/p>\n

\tSide Plank Hip Dips<\/p>\n

Lie on your side with your bottom forearm on the ground and top hand resting on your hip or fully extended.
\nStack your feet.
\nLift your hips off the floor so your body forms a straight line from your shoulders to your ankles.
\nUse control to lower, or \u201cdip,\u201d your hips toward the floor.
\nPress back up to a side plank.
\nDo this exercise for 3 sets of 12 reps per side.<\/p>\n

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\tRussian Twists<\/p>\n

Sit on a workout mat.
\nBend both knees and lift your feet off the floor.
\nLean back slightly so your upper body forms a 45-degree angle with the ground.
\nKeep your hands clasped at the front of your chest.
\nEngage your abs as you twist to your left side, then back to the center, then to the right.
\nPerform 15 to 20 twists per side.
\nRest for 15 seconds.
\nRepeat for 3 to 4 sets<\/p>\n

\tBicycle Crunches<\/p>\n

Lie down flat on your back on a workout mat.
\nPlace your hands at the back of your head.
\nBend your knees and lift your legs off the floor so they form a 90-degree angle.
\nCrunch up as you bring your right elbow toward your left knee and extend your right leg.
\nThen, crunch over to the other side as you bring your left elbow toward your right knee and extend your left leg.
\nPerform 3 sets of 20 reps per side.<\/p>\n

\tSquat Jumps<\/p>\n

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Begin standing tall with your feet shoulder-width apart.
\nBend both knees as you lower into a squat.
\nActivate your quads, hamstrings, and glutes as you push yourself upward into a jump until your legs are extended.
\nUse control to descend into a squat.
\nDo squat jumps for 30 seconds.
\nRest for 15 seconds.
\nRepeat for 3 to 4 sets.<\/p>\n

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\tPlank Shoulder Taps<\/p>\n

Assume a high plank with your hands under your shoulders and body straight.
\nLift your right hand to tap your left shoulder.
\nPlace your hand on the floor.
\nTap your left hand to your right shoulder.
\nContinue to alternate.
\nPerform 3 sets of 20 reps.<\/p>\n

Alexa Mellardo<\/p>\n

\t\tAlexa is a content strategist, editor, and writer based in Greenwich, Connecticut. She has 11+ years of experience creating content for travel, lifestyle, fitness, wellness, F&B, home, and celeb news publications.\t\t\t\t\tRead more about Alexa <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ah, love handles\u2014those pesky pockets of fat that spill over your favorite jeans and make zipping them up…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202867,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[9133,1167,6647,102,1168,56,54,55,1169],"class_list":{"0":"post-202866","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-belly-fat","9":"tag-exercise","10":"tag-fitness","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-how-to-lose-belly-fat","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom","16":"tag-workouts"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}