Alternate Heel Touchers
Description
This exercise involves lying on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground. You then reach across your body with one hand to touch the opposite heel, alternating sides. This exercise targets the oblique muscles and can help improve core strength and stability.
Equipment Required
Alternate Heel Touchers Instructions
- Start by lying flat on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the ground.
- Place your arms by your sides with your palms facing down.
- Engage your core muscles and lift your shoulders off the ground, keeping your lower back pressed into the floor.
- Bring your right hand up to touch your right heel, then lower your shoulder blades back down to the ground.
- Repeat on the other side, bringing your left hand up to touch your left heel.
- Continue alternating sides, keeping your core engaged and your shoulder blades lifted off the ground throughout the exercise.
- Complete 2-3 sets of 10-15 repetitions.
Alternate Heel Touchers Form & Visual
Alternate Heel Touchers Benefits
- Strengthens the abdominal muscles
- Improves core stability
- Increases flexibility in the lower back
- Helps to reduce lower back pain
- Improves overall balance and coordination
Alternate Heel Touchers Muscles Worked
- Rectus abdominis
- Obliques
- Hip flexors
Alternate Heel Touchers Variations & Alternatives
- Criss-cross crunches
- Oblique V-ups
- Russian twists
- Side plank dips
- Side plank with hip dips
More Exercises
