V Sit Toe-Tap
Sculpt your core with V Sit Toe-Taps! Improve balance & strengthen abs with this challenging bodyweight exercise. Modify to match your fitness level.
The V Sit Toe-Tap mainly works the core, with help from the quads and glutes & hips. No equipment needed: it uses just your bodyweight.
V Sit Toe-Tap Muscles Worked
Primary
Abdominals (rectus abdominis); Deep Core (transverse abdominis)
Secondary
Quads (quadriceps femoris); Long Thigh (sartorius)
V Sit Toe-Tap Variations and Alternatives
How to do the V Sit Toe-Tap
Begin by sitting on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
Lean back slightly and lift your feet off the floor, keeping your knees bent, so that you balance on your sitting bones; this is the starting position.
Extend your legs out in front of you while simultaneously reaching your arms forward, maintaining balance, and ensuring your back is straight and not hunched.
Engage your core muscles to hold this 'V' shape, which resembles the position shown in the image, and is commonly known as the V-hold or boat pose.
From this 'V' position, while keeping your legs straight, perform a toe tap by lowering one leg towards the floor and tapping the toes lightly on the ground before lifting the leg back to the starting 'V' position.
Alternate the toe taps between your left and right foot, all while keeping your core engaged and your back straight.
Continue alternating taps for the desired number of repetitions or duration, ensuring the movement is controlled and not rushed.
Avoid letting your lower back sag or round during the exercise.
Remember to breathe steadily throughout the exercise and to scale the difficulty according to your fitness level, which can mean reducing the duration or the number of taps, or keeping the knees slightly bent if extending the legs fully is too challenging.
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V Sit Toe-Tap FAQs
What muscles does the V Sit Toe-Tap work?
The V Sit Toe-Tap mainly works the core, with help from the quads and glutes & hips. The main muscles are the rectus abdominis and transverse abdominis.
What equipment do you need for the V Sit Toe-Tap?
None. The V Sit Toe-Tap is a bodyweight exercise, so you can do it anywhere.
What are some V Sit Toe-Tap variations and alternatives?
Similar exercises include the Alternating Toe-Tap Leg Lift, Boat Pose, Front Plank to Toe-Tap and Front Toe-Tap Plank.
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