Exercise # 3 We will now do the twists, which are great oblique exercises. Stand with your feet a little more than shoulder-width distance between your feet. Either place your hands on your waist or hold your hands in front of you. Now slowly twist to the right, come back to the starting position, twist to the left and come back to the starting position. This is your one iteration of the exercise. Repeat this exercise at least for 15 iterations. You can also hold a ball in your hand, when you do this exercise. Exercise # 4 The next is the twist and bend exercise, which makes for a great love handle exercise. Stand with your legs a little more than shoulder-width apart. Intertwine and place your hands at the back of the neck. Now slowly twist to the right and bend down from your hip joint. Slowly come back up and twist back to the center. Then repeat the same on the other side as well. You will have to repeat the exercise on either side 15 times. Exercise # 5 This is not the conventional abdominal exercise. It can be done, when you are sitting or when you are standing. It helps in strengthening the core. Sit or stand comfortably and slowly suck your abs in. Hold the abs there, till you can and then slowly release. Repeat this exercise, whenever you are bored or are sitting at leisure, but do not repeat the exercise on a full stomach. Along with these standing ab exercises, you will also have to include some cardiovascular exercises. Walking exercise, running and jogging, etc., are also said to be every effective. Do not forget to take care of your diet as well. Make sure you skip fried and oily stuff and feed yourself on healthy greens. The journey to achieving the well toned abs may look very long, but it is certainly worth the effort.