Toe Touch Crunch

Start

Finish

How to do it

Lie on your back with both legs pointed straight at the ceiling, then crunch the shoulder blades up and reach the fingertips toward the toes before lowering the upper body under control.

Muscles worked

Primary: core · Also works: hip_flexors

Equipment

No equipment

Common mistakes

• Throwing the arms up and using the swing instead of lifting with the abs
• Letting the legs fall forward toward the chest to shorten the distance
• Tucking the chin hard into the chest and straining the neck to reach higher

Variations

• Bend the knees slightly if the hamstrings are tight
• Reach past the outside of one foot to bias the obliques
• Hold a light dumbbell in both hands

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Crunch
• V-Up
• Lying Leg Raise
• Sit-Up

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a neck problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

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• Dead Bugcore
• Hollow Body Holdcore
• Hanging Leg Raisecore
• Mountain Climbercore
• Defense Drill (Slip / Roll / Block)core