Glutes · Body weight · Intermediate
How to do Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch
The arms apart circular toe touch is a bodyweight exercise that targets the glutes, hamstrings, quadriceps, and calves. It involves bending forward at the waist to touch your toes with one hand while lifting the opposite leg behind you, alternating sides to challenge balance and flexibility.
- Primary muscle
- Glutes
- Also works
- Hamstrings, Quadriceps and Calves
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Intermediate
- Category
- Legs
How to do Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch, step by step
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and arms extended to the sides.
- Keeping your legs straight, bend forward at the waist and reach down towards your toes with your right hand.
- As you reach down, simultaneously lift your left leg straight up behind you, maintaining balance.
- Return to the starting position and repeat the movement with your left hand reaching towards your toes and your right leg lifting up behind you.
- Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch works your glutes as the main mover, with help from your hamstrings, quadriceps and calves.
Track Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch in SPLYT
Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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