Core · Bodyweight
Standing Opposite Touches
How to do the standing opposite touches, 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
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand tall with feet shoulder-width apart. Lift one knee across your body while reaching the opposite hand down to tap it, then return to standing and alternate sides at a steady pace. Keep your core engaged as you rotate and balance on the standing leg.
- 1Feel your obliques crunch as your hand reaches across to the opposite
- 2knee
- 3Stay balanced on the standing leg through each rep
- 4Keep a steady rhythm and squeeze the core on every touch
Common mistakes
- Do not just bend forward; rotate through the trunk to meet hand and knee
- Avoid rounding the upper back; stay tall as you crunch
- Do not rush so fast that you lose your balance
Muscles worked
The standing opposite touches mainly works the obliques, with the lower abs, hip flexors, and upper abs assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- CalvesMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.