Toe touches

How to do the Toe touches: full step-by-step instructions, muscles worked (Core), equipment (Bodyweight) and a two-frame demo. Free to read, from the Setline exercise catalog.

BodyweightCore
Toe touches: start and finish positions
Toe touches: start and finish positions

How to do it

  1. 1

    Lie on your back, legs raised near vertical with a slight bend at the knees.

  2. 2

    Reach both arms up and lift your torso to try to touch your toes, lower back pressed down.

  3. 3

    Lower slowly, arms still pointing at your toes.

In a Setline session: 3 sets of 10–12.

Questions

What equipment do I need for the Toe touches?

The Toe touches uses: Bodyweight.

Which muscles does the Toe touches work?

The Toe touches works: Core.

How many sets and reps for the Toe touches?

In Setline sessions the Toe touches is programmed as 3 sets of 10–12.

Which Setline styles include the Toe touches?

The Toe touches appears in: Tai Chi.

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