Legs · Bodyweight
Tip Toes
How to do the tip toes, 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
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand tall with feet hip-width apart and rise up onto the balls of your feet, lifting your heels as high as you can. Pause at the top, then lower under control back to the floor.
- 1A strong squeeze in your calves at the top
- 2A stretch through the calves as your heels lower
- 3Weight balanced over your big toes
Common mistakes
- Bouncing quickly instead of pausing at the top
- Letting your ankles roll outward
- Cutting the range short by not lowering fully
Muscles worked
The tip toes mainly works the calves.
- CalvesPrimary
- Lower AbsMinor
- QuadsMinor
Kovo programs the tip toes 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.
More calves & shins exercises
- How to do the ankle cars
- How to do the ankle circles
- How to do the ankle rocks
- How to do the resistance band ankle mobilization
- How to do the calf press
- How to do the calf raises with hold
Last reviewed June 2026.