Alternate Heel Touchers

What it is

This exercise targets your abdominal muscles by engaging them in a side-to-side crunching motion. You lie on your back and reach to alternately touch each heel with your hand. This movement primarily strengthens your obliques and contributes to overall core stability. It requires no equipment, relying solely on your body weight.

Technique tips

• Keep your lower back firmly pressed into the floor throughout the movement.
• Exhale as you reach for your heel and inhale as you return to center.
• Avoid lifting your head too high; focus the movement in your core.
• Maintain control; do not use momentum to swing your body.
• Keep your chin tucked slightly to protect your neck.
• Only reach as far as comfortable, aiming for your heel.

How to track your progress

Log reps, and add the extra load if you wear a belt or a vest. Straddly counts your bodyweight in the estimated max, so added weight and extra reps both show up as progress, and new records are flagged during the session.