Legs · Bodyweight
Jumping Jack Toe Touch
How to do the jumping jack toe touch, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Perform a standard jumping jack, then on the next beat bend at the hips and reach both hands down toward your toes. Alternate between the jack and the toe touch in a continuous flowing rhythm.
- 1Calves and quads springing through the jacks
- 2Hamstrings stretching as you fold for the toe touch
- 3A steady, rhythmic breathing pace throughout
Common mistakes
- Bouncing into the toe touch with a rounded back
- Landing stiff-legged on the jacks
- Locking the knees hard at the bottom of the reach
Muscles worked
The jumping jack toe touch mainly works the quads, with the hamstrings, calves, lower abs, glutes, side delts, adductors, and hip flexors assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.