Abs · Body weight · Beginner
How to do Side-to-side Toe Touch
The side-to-side toe touch is a bodyweight exercise targeting the abs, obliques, and hip flexors. It involves bending at the waist to touch each foot alternately, promoting core engagement and flexibility.
- Primary muscle
- Abs
- Also works
- Obliques and Hip flexors
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Abs
How to do Side-to-side Toe Touch, step by step
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms extended to the sides.
- Bend at the waist to the right, reaching your right hand towards your right foot while keeping your left hand extended to the side.
- Return to the starting position and then bend at the waist to the left, reaching your left hand towards your left foot while keeping your right hand extended to the side.
- Repeat the side-to-side bending motion for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Side-to-side Toe Touch works your abs as the main mover, with help from your obliques and hip flexors.
Track Side-to-side Toe Touch in SPLYT
Side-to-side 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.
