Alternate Toe Tap Leg Lift
Description
The alternate toe tap leg lift is a low impact ab exercise that alternates lowering each leg to tap the floor. The slow controlled tap challenges the lower abs to resist anterior pelvic tilt.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Alternate Toe Tap Leg Lift Instructions
- Lie flat on your back with both legs straight up toward the ceiling.
- Place your hands at your sides or under your hips for support.
- Brace the core and press the lower back into the floor.
- Slowly lower one leg toward the floor while keeping it straight.
- Lightly tap the heel to the floor without losing core engagement.
- Lift the leg back to vertical with control.
- Repeat with the opposite leg.
- Continue alternating taps for the full set.
Alternate Toe Tap Leg Lift Form & Visual
Alternate Toe Tap Leg Lift Benefits
- Builds lower abdominal strength and control.
- Trains the hip flexors with strict eccentrics.
- Improves lumbo pelvic stability.
- Joint friendly and beginner accessible.
- No equipment needed.
- Excellent core warm up before lifting.
Alternate Toe Tap Leg Lift Muscles Worked
- Rectus abdominis
- Hip flexors
- Quadriceps
- Obliques
Alternate Toe Tap Leg Lift Variations & Alternatives
- Dead Bug
- Lying Leg Raise
- Heel Tap
- Reverse Crunch
