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Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (male) exercise animation

Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (male)

Category
Upper Legs
Equipment
Body Weight
Target
Glutes

This circular toe-touch pattern works the glutes and hamstrings through hip hinging combined with a rotational element, which is a movement pattern most straight-line leg exercises don't touch. It's more about controlled mobility than heavy loading. Keep the knees soft and let the hips do the hinging rather than rounding through the lower back to reach the toes.

How to Do the Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (male)

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms stretched out to the sides.
  2. With your legs straight, hinge forward at the waist and reach your right hand down toward your toes.
  3. At the same time, raise your left leg straight up behind you while keeping your balance.
  4. Come back to the start, then repeat with your left hand reaching toward your toes as your right leg lifts behind you.
  5. Keep alternating sides for your desired number of reps.

Calorie Burn & Set Tracker

Sets
3
Reps / Set
10
Active Timer
00:00
Estimated Burn
0 kcal

Muscles Worked

The Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (male) primarily targets the Glutes, with Hamstrings as the primary synergist muscle group, along with the Quadriceps, Calves.

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Equipment Alternatives

Don't have body weight? These target the same glutes with different equipment.

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FAQ

What muscles does the Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (male) work?
The Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (male) primarily targets the glutes, with the hamstrings and quadriceps, calves assisting.
What equipment do I need for the Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (male)?
The Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (male) is done with no equipment — just body weight.
What's a good alternative to the Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (male)?
If you don't have access to the space or setup it needs, the Assisted Lying Glutes Stretch targets the same glutes using assisted instead.