Tone Your Love Handles: Exercise Video This video is all about toning up your love handles. While you may not be able to pick and choose the body parts where you lose fat, you can spot-tone an area. To lose weight at your waist you need to commit to a cardio workout plan that will help you lose fat all over. Toning up the muscles under those love handles will both strengthen your core and give you a firmer look through your waist.