Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch
Description
The arms apart circular toe touch is a dynamic stretch that flows the arms wide and down to the toes. The circular path opens the chest, hamstrings, and lower back in one fluid motion.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch Instructions
- Stand tall with feet shoulder width apart and arms reaching out wide.
- Inhale and reach the arms up and overhead in a wide arc.
- Begin to hinge forward at the hips while the arms travel wide.
- Bring the arms down and across as the hands reach toward the toes.
- Touch the toes or shins at the bottom of the bend.
- Reverse the path by sweeping the arms back wide and overhead.
- Stand back up tall with arms reaching wide again.
- Repeat the circular flow for the full set.
Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch Form & Visual
Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch Benefits
- Stretches the hamstrings and lower back.
- Opens the chest and shoulders through wide arm reach.
- Improves spinal mobility through flexion and extension.
- Acts as a dynamic warm up before lifting.
- No equipment needed.
- Loosens up the entire posterior chain.
Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch Muscles Worked
- Hamstrings
- Erector spinae
- Pectoralis major
- Anterior deltoid
Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch Variations & Alternatives
- Standing Toe Touch
- Forward Fold
- Windmill Stretch
- Cross Body Stretch
