Glutes · Body weight · Beginner
How to do Basic Toe Touch
The basic toe touch is a bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the glutes, with secondary emphasis on the hamstrings and calves. It involves bending forward at the waist to reach towards the toes, providing a stretch to the posterior chain.
- Primary muscle
- Glutes
- Also works
- Hamstrings and Calves
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Legs
How to do Basic Toe Touch, step by step
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms by your sides.
- Bend forward at the waist, keeping your back straight and your knees slightly bent.
- Reach down towards your toes with your hands, keeping your legs as straight as possible.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom, then slowly return to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Basic Toe Touch works your glutes as the main mover, with help from your hamstrings and calves.
Track Basic Toe Touch in SPLYT
Basic 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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