alternate heel touchers
A waist exercise targeting the abs, performed with body weight.
How to do alternate heel touchers
Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
Extend your arms straight out to the sides, parallel to the ground.
Engaging your abs, lift your shoulders off the ground and reach your right hand towards your right heel.
Return to the starting position and repeat on the left side, reaching your left hand towards your left heel.
Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Primary (target)
Secondary
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