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Standing Toe Touches

Standing Toe Touches is a beginner stretching exercise. It works the hamstrings, with help from the calves.

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Main muscles
hamstrings
Also works
calves

How to do it

  1. Stand with some space in front and behind you.
  2. Bend at the waist, keeping your legs straight, until you can relax and let your upper body hang down in front of you. Let your arms and hands hang down naturally. Hold for 10 to 20 seconds.

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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).

Standing Toe Touches: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin