Touch Your Toes Today - 2 Exercises You Need

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Published 2022-04-28
Want to learn how to stretch to touch your toes? In this video, learn stretches to touch your toes TODAY. In this video you'll learn the proper form for hamstring stretching plus two exercises that will fix your tight hamstrings and blast through the stiffness that stops you from touching your toes.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:45 The reason why you cannot touch your toes
03:03 Loading the muscles
04:02 The correct form when touching your toes
06:19 Quick Self-test
06:44 Exercise 1
09:29 Exercise 2
13:50 Programming
14:59 Some daily ideas to help you touch your toes
17:56 Closing

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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
If you have stiff hamstrings, you probably can't touch your toes. To get more flexible to touch your toes, you need to strengthen your hip flexors and learn how to stretch your hamstrings properly. This video will show you how to stretch to touch your toes.

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All Comments (21)
  • @Uprighthealth
    What improvements did you see doing these touch touch stretches? Drop me a comment!👇
  • This is amazing. It really works. This morning, I was miles away from the floor, but following your steps, I can touch my toes. My next goal is to have my palms on the floor! BTW, I’m a 70 year old woman😊
  • @brandong4576
    I'm a runner, and I am DISGUSTINGLY tight. When I started this video, my hands reached above my knees with a flat back and straight legs. At the end, my hands are now just above my ankles... an insane improvement. I never realized how much the hip flexors played a role here. You are awesome. Thank you!!
  • One of many things I appreciate about your videos, beside the obvious health benefits, is your regular volume voice.
  • I’ve never been naturally flexible and pretty much thought I’d die never being able to touch my toes. I used your tips and now I can touch my toes!!!! I’m so ecstatic and it left me with the belief that I can do what I put my mind to do. I started out being able to reach a little further than my knees and now I can touch my toes in less than a month!
  • @roqonu
    Found this guy in my recs...I am impressed and plan to use his program...also impressed by his communication skills and how he is able to express ideas...he really has a high level verbal fluency which is not common and an auditory pleasure to behold.
  • I'm 59 .. still very active .. play Basketball and Tennis .. I'll set a goal to touch my toes again Thank You
  • @gracefoster4861
    In school PE the teachers never mentioned this bending at the hips. Eventually I got better even bending at the waist, then I figured it out and ever since, years ago, I bend at my hips and I can put my hands flat next to my feet. ever since.
  • @siameseire
    At 60, I still have easy flexion forward but I have become a bit stiff, in general, over the years from inactivity and your video was so soothing and inspiring so I am going to do these and move more. I look forward to looking at more of your past and future videos and getting my elderly mother to do some with me. Thank You so much for not having music playing in the background. thank you thank you for that. I Love the pace and quietness and gentleness of your videos!
  • @evtyler
    I’ve spent the past 2 weeks learning to Asian Squat which is something I never knew I could learn to do! Now I’m up for the next challenge of being able to touch my toes.
  • @annefricker8474
    I’ve never been able to touch my toes, not even as a child. Stretching always feels counter productive. My muscles seem to want to fight back against stretching. Thank you for your explanation. Very thorough. I’m going to give it a go and see what happens.
  • You are the VERY BEST!! For an 81 year old I never realized how 'bound-up' my muscles were until I tried following your conditioning!! Your teaching techniques are AWESOME!! I THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!! You are now my teacher!
  • @EMC726
    You’re the first person that has really given the correct instruction of why to keep your back straight. 👍👍👍
  • Thank you for your demonstrations along with your clear explanations. You are indeed a very good teacher . I am in my 80s. I am generally flexible but lately I haven’t tried to touch my toes thinking it’s not for me at this age. However, after doing your stretching exercises, wow I was able to touch my toes. How wonderful is that! I am determined to practise it daily. Thank you so much for your guidance. ❤️
  • Ty, 20yrs ago, I had a back injury & bam, just like that, my hamstrings locked up. Had PT, swam, but scared to do much more. ..fear of reinjury was almost immobilizing. 3mo ago, I started an exercise program. Slowly & carefully, I've built back muscle & shocked that I can do more than I thought. However, couldn't get near a toe touch & used to have no problem with that, was good at yoga & even splits 'before' Been working on hamstrings as you show here, also echoed by a trainer at the gym. In 3 wks, wow, I see progress! I'm like 6" further down! I thought my hamstrings were gone forever👍🏼 It's never too late. It just takes patience & listening to your body. I love the way you teach
  • Before doing the first exercise, my fingers were a couple inches from the floor then after the first exercise fingers were about an inch from the floor. After the 2nd exercise holding 3 lb weights, I could touch my toes and with slightly bending my knees, I touched the floor. Am 75 years old so will work on hip flexors and hamstrings exercises to keep up my progress! Thanks so much, Matt! Makes me feel better about myself, bolstered my confidence!
  • @kenfreeland822
    The weighted bending exercise here is a GODSEND... highly recommend it to all who suffer, as I do, from the American sedentary lifestyle! This exercise addresses and stretches the upper hip muscles like nothing I've ever tried. Where have you been all my life, Matt? LOL
  • I went from just below the knee to within an inch of my toes. I've been working on my hamstrings a lot, and you gave me more hope! Thank you for all you do!
  • @V8VRUte
    I've experienced lower back pain for quite a few years, but a few weeks ago, after realising I could no longer even get my finger tips to my toes, I started stretching in the shower each morning. Then, about a week ago, I started following a few exercises and stretches. I'm absolutely blown away by the human body. I've found that my back feels so much better, my knees ache less, and at almost 40, increasing my flexibility and range of motion was something I'd always thought impossible. With these few tips on top of the work I've put in recently, tonight I put my palms on the floor, while still able to keep my knees straight. It's never to late to start as I've now learned. Thanks for the tips, I'll certainly be checking out your other videos.