Side Two Front Toe Touching
Description
The side two front toe touching is a dynamic forward fold sequence. From a wide stance, you touch toward one foot, the floor in front, and the other foot to stretch the hamstrings and obliques.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Side Two Front Toe Touching Instructions
- Stand with the feet wide apart and toes pointed forward.
- Inhale to lengthen the spine.
- Exhale and fold forward toward one foot.
- Reach the opposite hand to the foot for a deeper stretch.
- Inhale and rise back up.
- Exhale and fold forward to the floor between the feet.
- Inhale up and exhale to fold to the other side.
- Continue flowing through the sequence for the desired duration.
Side Two Front Toe Touching Form & Visual
Side Two Front Toe Touching Benefits
- Stretches the hamstrings and lower back.
- Opens the obliques and side body.
- No equipment needed.
- Improves dynamic flexibility.
- Excellent warm up before lower body training.
- Calms the mind through breath linked motion.
Side Two Front Toe Touching Muscles Worked
- Hamstrings
- Erector spinae
- Obliques
- Adductors
Side Two Front Toe Touching Variations & Alternatives
- Wide Leg Forward Fold
- Toe Touch
- Standing Side Stretch
- Triangle Pose
