Legs·Bodyweight·Compound
Inchworm
Hamstrings · Bodyweight
Beginner
Body Part
Legs
Equipment
Bodyweight
Level
Beginner
Type
Compound
The Inchworm is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Hamstrings.
Muscles Worked
Hamstrings primary
How to Do the Inchworm
- 1Stand with your feet close together. Keeping your legs straight, stretch down and put your hands on the floor directly in front of you. This will be your starting position.
- 2Begin by walking your hands forward slowly, alternating your left and your right. As you do so, bend only at the hip, keeping your legs straight.
- 3Keep going until your body is parallel to the ground in a pushup position.
- 4Now, keep your hands in place and slowly take short steps with your feet, moving only a few inches at a time.
- 5Continue walking until your feet are by hour hands, keeping your legs straight as you do so.
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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.