Standing Toe Touches
A beginner mobility exercise that works the hamstrings.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Standing Toe Touches
- Stand with some space in front and behind you.
- Bend at the waist, keeping your legs straight, until you can relax and let your upper body hang down in front of you. Let your arms and hands hang down naturally. Hold for 10 to 20 seconds.
Muscles Worked
Alternatives to Standing Toe Touches
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Front Leg Raises
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Hamstring-SMR
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do standing toe touches work?
Standing Toe Touches primarily works the hamstrings. The calves assist as secondary muscles.
What equipment do I need for standing toe touches?
The source dataset does not record equipment for standing toe touches. Check the instructions above before you set up.
Standing Toe Touches: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Standing Toe Touches is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of standing toe touches?
Standing Hamstring and Calf Stretch, Front Leg Raises, Hamstring-SMR train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
How do I log standing toe touches in Fitnit?
As time held rather than reps. Fitnit records the seconds and credits them to the hamstrings on your body map, so you can see which muscles you train hard and never stretch.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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