Get Fit with the Heel Touch: An Easy-to-Follow Guide

Illustration of a person performing the heel touch exercise for a toned lower body.

How To Do Heel Touch

 

  1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Keep your arms straight at your sides.

  2. Engage your core by contracting your abdominal muscles.

  3. Raise your shoulder blades off the floor and reach for your right heel with your right hand.

  4. Touch your heel, then lower your shoulder blades back to the floor.

  5. Repeat the same movement with your left hand and left heel.

  6. Repeat for desired number of repetitions. Aim for 10-15 reps on each side for 2-3 sets.

Benefits Of Heel Touch

  1. Strengthens your core: The heel touch targets your abdominal muscles, helping to strengthen your core and improve balance and stability.

  2. Tones your lower body: The movement of reaching for your heel works your hip flexors, obliques, and lower back muscles, toning your lower body.

  3. Improves posture: By engaging your core and strengthening your abdominal muscles, the heel touch can help improve your posture and reduce lower back pain.

  4. Increases flexibility: The stretching and reaching involved in the heel touch helps to increase flexibility in your spine and hips.

  5. Easy to perform: The heel touch is a simple exercise that can be performed anywhere and does not require any equipment.

Incorporating the heel touch workout into your fitness routine can help you achieve a stronger, more toned body, improved posture, and increased flexibility.

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