Exercise Guide

Toe Touch

Legs held vertical, crunching up to reach for your toes. A short-range crunch that keeps the hip flexors out of it.

BeginnerStrengthPullIsolation
Form
Toe Touch - Start position
Start
Toe Touch - Mid position
Mid
Toe Touch - End position
End

Illustrations by Bryl Lim for Workout Guide, after Everkinetic. Used unchanged under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Details

Primary Muscle

Core

Equipment

Bodyweight

Difficulty

Beginner

Category

Strength

Force

Pull

Mechanic

Isolation

How to Perform
  1. 1

    Lie on your back and lift your legs straight up toward the ceiling.

  2. 2

    Reach both hands up toward your toes.

  3. 3

    Crunch up, lifting your shoulder blades off the floor, and reach as far past your toes as you can.

  4. 4

    Lower your shoulders back down under control while the legs stay vertical.

Tips
  • ★The legs do not move. If they swing toward your hands you have made the rep easier.
  • ★Bend the knees slightly if your hamstrings pull your legs out of vertical.
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