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How to work those love handles off

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Love handles are fat deposits on the sides of the abdomen just above the hips. Fat here is stored in fat cells called adipocytes, also located in the rest of the body, especially around thighs, buttocks, hips and even arms. The more you eat, the more these areas increase in size. When you consume more calories than you can burn, the excess fat is transferred to the fat cells and stored as fat. The stored fat remains dormant unless something is done to push fat either to the blood stream or muscles for use.

What to do to cut the excess fat

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