Lying Alternate Toe Tap (female)

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Instructions:

  • 1Lie down on your back with your hands resting by your sides
  • 2Lift your legs so they are 90 degrees from the floor, with your knees bent
  • 3Alternately lower each leg until your toe taps the floor, then return it to the starting position
  • 4Keep your lower back pressed into the floor throughout the movement
  • 5Switch legs and repeat the movement

Tips:

  • Avoid arching your back
  • Engage your abdominals throughout the movement
  • Keep the movements slow and controlled
  • Exhale as you lower your leg, inhale as you bring it back up

Lying Alternate Toe Tap Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs