Core · Bodyweight
V Sit Toe Tap
How to do the v sit toe tap, 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
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit balanced on your tailbone with your torso leaned back and legs lifted into a V shape. Reach up and tap your toes, then lower your torso and legs slightly before crunching back up to tap again. Keep tension on your abs throughout.
- 1Feel your abs squeeze as you fold up to tap your toes
- 2Balance on your tailbone and keep your chest tall, not rounded
- 3Lower slowly to keep constant tension on your core
Common mistakes
- Don't yank your neck or lead with your head to reach the toes
- Avoid letting your lower back collapse and round at the bottom
- Don't use momentum to bounce up; control each rep
Muscles worked
The v sit toe tap mainly works the upper abs and lower abs, with the hip flexors, obliques, and quads assisting.
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- QuadsSupport
- HamstringsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the v sit toe tap for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.