How to do Alternate Heel Touchers
- Main muscle
- Abs
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Strength
How to do it
- 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.
This page is general information. If you have an injury, pain or a health condition, check with a professional before doing this exercise.
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