Core · Bodyweight
Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch
How to do the arms apart circular toe touch, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with legs straight up and arms out wide on the floor. Crunch up and sweep one hand across your body in a circular path to touch the opposite toe, then return and alternate sides.
- 1Feel your abs and obliques work as you reach across your body
- 2Lift your shoulder blade off the floor on each rep
- 3Keep your legs vertical and steady as you rotate
Common mistakes
- Don't swing your arm to generate momentum
- Avoid tugging on your neck as you crunch
- Don't let your legs drop or sway out of position
Muscles worked
The arms apart circular toe touch mainly works the obliques and upper abs, with the lower abs assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- QuadsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the arms apart circular toe touch for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.