Alternate Heel Touchers (female)

Alternate Heel Touchers demonstration gif

Instructions:

  • 1Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and feet on the ground
  • 2Raise your head and shoulders off the ground slightly while keeping back in contact with the floor
  • 3Extend your right arm and move it towards your right heel
  • 4Return to the starting position and then extend your left arm towards your left heel
  • 5Continue to alternate right and left

Tips:

  • Focus on using your obliques to move your body, not your arms
  • Try to reach your heel each time to maintain the range of motion
  • Do not strain your neck, keep it in a neutral position
  • Maintain control of your movements to engage your core

Alternate Heel Touchers Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs