Technique Tuesday: Toe Taps

Toe taps, aka Leg dips, is a trigger for incorrect form very often. This move trips up many people, so let’s use a visual cue to perform it more effectively. The entire leg should hold its bent shape and move as one unit. In this position our legs are the weights and our lower abs are the driving force. You want to avoid just bending the leg and keeping the knee close to you. Work to tap the toes away from the seat, with your leg frozen in a 90 degree bend (note the difference in the video of where my toes tap).

Another way to check your form is to place your hands on your thighs, as the legs move you should feel the thighs leave and return to your palms. Legs should only lower to a point where the low back stays pasted to your mat, which means the toes might not tap just yet. It’s far better to move smaller with no contact, than to just bend the legs or arch the back to make the toe tap happen.

Inhale/release as you lower to your point of control and then exhale/engage to return the legs back up.

Practice, Modify and Stay Strong - BEE