Alternate Heel Touchers

Alternate Heel Touchers
- Category
- Strength
- Level
- Beginner
- Equipment
- Body Only
- Force
- Pull
- Mechanic
- Isolation
Primary Muscles
Secondary Muscles
None specified
Instructions
- 1
Lie on the floor with the knees bent and the feet on the floor around 18-24 inches apart. Your arms should be extended by your side. This will be your starting position.
- 2
Crunch over your torso forward and up about 3-4 inches to the right side and touch your right heel as you hold the contraction for a second. Exhale while performing this movement.
- 3
Now go back slowly to the starting position as you inhale.
- 4
Now crunch over your torso forward and up around 3-4 inches to the left side and touch your left heel as you hold the contraction for a second. Exhale while performing this movement and then go back to the starting position as you inhale. Now that both heels have been touched, that is considered 1 repetition.
- 5
Continue alternating sides in this manner until all prescribed repetitions are done.
Related Exercises
Crunch - Hands Overhead

