Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (Male)

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Extend your arms out to the sides. Slowly bend forward at the waist and reach your right hand towards your left foot, while keeping your legs straight. Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side, reaching your left hand towards your right foot. Alternate sides in a circular motion, moving fluidly and keeping your core engaged. Perform the exercise with control and avoid any jerky or sudden movements.

How to perform the Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (Male)

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Arms Apart Circular Toe Touch (Male) using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your hamstrings.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your hamstrings rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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