Core · Bodyweight
Lying Alternate Toe Touch Floor
How to do the lying alternate toe touch floor, 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 both legs raised toward the ceiling. Crunch up and reach one hand across to tap the floor outside the opposite hip, then lower and repeat to the other side. Alternate sides while keeping your legs lifted.
- 1Feel your obliques twist and your abs crunch as you reach across
- 2Keep your legs raised and steady so the work stays in your core
- 3Lower under control between taps to keep constant ab tension
Common mistakes
- Don't pull on your neck to lift your shoulder off the floor
- Avoid letting your legs swing or drop to gain momentum
- Don't rush; rotate with control rather than flinging the arm
Muscles worked
The lying alternate toe touch floor mainly works the obliques and upper abs, with the lower abs and hip flexors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- QuadsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
Kovo programs the lying alternate toe touch floor for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.