So long, love handles: Five fat-burning exercises from Greg O'Shea's Valentine's workout 

Olympian and former Love Island winner Greg O'Shea knows what it takes to get in top shape. Follow his unique programme over the next four weeks to reach your personal best 

Get your heart pumping with Greg O'Shea's fat-burning Valentine's workout. Picture: Moya Nolan

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we all want to be in tip-top shape — and for some of us that can mean tackling areas of concern like ‘love handles’. Love handles occur due to fat retention around the hips and abdominal area. Unfortunately, there is no way to reduce fat in any one particular area and it’s a long process to burn fat, especially love handles. You can only target fat in an overall sense and your body might start taking fat from your back or your legs instead of your stomach.

To put your body in a fat-burning zone, you need to get your sweat on by walking, jogging, running or cycling. For someone who has been sitting on their couch for years, walking down to the end of the street and back might put their body in the fat-burning zone, while an athlete might need a fast run to achieve the same goal. A quick tip is, if you’re sweating, you’re burning.