Lower back · Body weight · Beginner
How to do Two Toe Touch
The two toe touch (male) is a bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the spine, with secondary emphasis on the hamstrings and glutes. It involves bending forward at the waist to touch your toes, promoting flexibility and mobility in the posterior chain.
- Primary muscle
- Lower back
- Also works
- Hamstrings and Glutes
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Back
How to do Two Toe Touch, step by step
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms extended out to the sides.
- Bend forward at the waist, keeping your back straight and your knees slightly bent.
- Reach down towards your toes with both hands, keeping your legs straight.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom, then slowly return to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Two Toe Touch works your lower back as the main mover, with help from your hamstrings and glutes.
Track Two Toe Touch in SPLYT
Two 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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