Core · Bodyweight
Lying Twist Toe Touch
How to do the lying twist 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
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with legs raised toward the ceiling. Reach one hand across your body toward the opposite foot, lifting your shoulder blade off the floor and twisting through the waist, then lower and repeat to the other side.
- 1Obliques twisting one shoulder toward the opposite foot
- 2Upper abs lifting the shoulder blade off the floor
- 3A controlled crunch and rotation on every reach
Common mistakes
- Tugging on your neck to pull yourself up
- Dropping the legs to make the reach easier
- Swinging with momentum instead of crunching
Muscles worked
The lying twist toe touch mainly works the obliques and upper abs, with the lower abs and hip flexors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
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Last reviewed June 2026.