Hands Clasped Circular Toe Touch
Description
The hands clasped circular toe touch is a dynamic stretch that flows the clasped hands in a circular path. The motion stretches the back and hamstrings while opening the shoulders.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Hands Clasped Circular Toe Touch Instructions
- Stand tall with feet shoulder width apart.
- Clasp both hands together and reach them up overhead.
- Inhale and reach tall through the clasped hands.
- Begin to circle the hands to one side and down toward the toes.
- Hinge at the hips with a flat back as the hands lower.
- Touch the toes or shins at the bottom of the bend.
- Continue the circular path back up the other side and overhead.
- Repeat the circular flow for the full set.
Hands Clasped Circular Toe Touch Form & Visual
Hands Clasped Circular Toe Touch Benefits
- Stretches the hamstrings and lower back.
- Opens the shoulders through the overhead clasp.
- Improves spinal mobility through the circular flow.
- Acts as a dynamic warm up.
- No equipment needed.
- Loosens up the entire posterior chain.
Hands Clasped Circular Toe Touch Muscles Worked
- Hamstrings
- Erector spinae
- Latissimus dorsi
- Obliques
Hands Clasped Circular Toe Touch Variations & Alternatives
- Standing Toe Touch
- Side Bend
- Forward Fold
- Windmill Stretch
