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Side crunches can make love handles vanish, if done properly. Say adios to those love handles with the side crunch; a proven waist cincher. Orthopedist and fitness trainer Levi Harrison, who created the Art of Fitness Cardio Core Workout, demonstrates proper form as well as a couple of ways to advance the move.
Side crunches work the internal and external oblique muscles, as well as the transverse abdominus.


Lie down on your left side on the mat with your knees bent and stacked together and your body in a straight line. Your head should rest on the mat as you direct your gaze forward at your left arm, which is extended out in front of you on the floor in line with your shoulder. Curl your right arm up to your head so your fingertips touch right behind your right ear. Then, summoning your core strength, lift your upper body, bringing your elbow as close to the hip as you can. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty