Lovehandles

No joke, I used to just hold 5 pound weight in each hand and stretch side to side & noticed them toning up.

on youtube, check out 'Cellulite figthing workout #20 - Standing abs & love handles' by Pavla Perfectleanbody

Also, these (weighted side bends) don't make your waist or love handles smaller. They firm your obliques:


If you try them with a weight in each hand you are doing them wrong.
NOT HOW TO DO THEM:

I know I was just wondering if there were specific exercises to help burn the fat or if the only thing that would get rid of them is cardio.
Thank you xx

Cardio doesn't "get rid of fat" a calorie deficit does. Cardio can increase the deficit slightly and is good for the heart and lungs. A full body resistance training/weight lifting routine does wonders for how you look.

Ummm...

Calorie Deficit

and proper fitting pants.

That's really all you need to do

oh and cannot forget patience

This especially. I've seen thin women with love handles and muffin top just because they want to wear a certain size of pants.

When I went to the gym regular. The body builders showed me a tip. Get an old broom handle place it behind your shoulders and hands at widest but comfy grip. The twist your waist to the right then left slowly. 3x20 reps.

I have not been blessed in any way and I have a muffin top,

so working on that with calorie deficit and I wear pants that hide them,

Can't be tight or low rise.

When I went to the gym regular. The body builders showed me a tip. Get an old broom handle place it behind your shoulders and hands at widest but comfy grip. The twist your waist to the right then left slowly. 3x20 reps.

just to reiterate:

Losing fat is like trying to dry out a sponge. You can't dry a corner while the rest of it is still wet. You won't magically lose your love handles doing special exercises.

Also, these (weighted side bends) don't make your waist or love handles smaller. They firm your obliques:


If you try them with a weight in each hand you are doing them wrong.
NOT HOW TO DO THEM:

I got told these are not good on your spine...it's not a natural movement be carefull

Our body moves that way naturally (you use your obliques more than you think to stabilize your body), so unless people do them very heavy or with poor form they are just fine. Every exercise can be bad for you if done wrong or too heavy. Poor form on lunges? It will hurt your knees. Rounded back or cheating on rows? Twists your spine unnaturally. Bench dips or dips to 90%? Destroy your shoulders. Forcing your knees behind your toes during squats? Horrible for knees, hips and back.

Powerlifters and strongmen specifically add weighted side bends to their workouts to strengthen the core and assist in power transfer. I wasn't advocating she do them. I was stating that they will not make her waist smaller. When you strengthen your obliques (which is what they do) you may make your waist appear or measure wider.

ETA: You can strengthen your obliques without side bends by doing one armed, heavy overhead lifts with lateral movement.

Also, these (weighted side bends) don't make your waist or love handles smaller. They firm your obliques:


If you try them with a weight in each hand you are doing them wrong.
NOT HOW TO DO THEM:

Thanks for this, I was doing them wrong

This seem contradictive to me. First you say that if you do it with a weight in each hand you're doing them wrong yet that's what the "doing it right" picture shows. I'm confused.

Let's recap...there's no such thing as target weight loss. If you want to reduce your love handles, maintain a strict diet that puts you in a caloric deficit (you will have to crunch the numbers). Exercises that target the obliques won't reduce the fat in that location, but will help you strengthen the muscles in that area. If anything, stay away from heavy weighted side bends. Focus on your diet.

Also, these (weighted side bends) don't make your waist or love handles smaller. They firm your obliques:


If you try them with a weight in each hand you are doing them wrong.
NOT HOW TO DO THEM:

I got told these are not good on your spine...it's not a natural movement be carefull

Just got to thinking about this even more. I tend to carry my kids on one hip. I carry multiple grocery bags in one hand to have the other free to unlock the door. I carry the garbage bag out with one hand. I carry my gym bag in one hand. I carried my infant in a car seat with one hand. Although bending sharply is of course a bad idea, bending enough to get a stretch is very natural.

When I went to the gym regular. The body builders showed me a tip. Get an old broom handle place it behind your shoulders and hands at widest but comfy grip. The twist your waist to the right then left slowly. 3x20 reps.

I'll try that!