Inchworm

Technique

How to perform Inchworm

1. Stand with your feet close together.
2. Keeping your legs straight, stretch down and put your hands on the floor directly in front of you.
3. This will be your starting position.
4. Begin by walking your hands forward slowly, alternating your left and your right.
5. As you do so, bend only at the hip, keeping your legs straight.
6. Keep going until your body is parallel to the ground in a pushup position.
7. Now, keep your hands in place and slowly take short steps with your feet, using short, controlled steps.
8. Continue walking until your feet are by hour hands, keeping your legs straight as you do so.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis.