Exercise Tutorial: Inchworm Exercise
Published: Feb 27th, 2020
1st Revision: March 21st, 2023
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What Is an Inchworm Exercise
The inchworm exercise is a bodyweight exercise that targets the core, shoulders, and hamstrings.
How to Do Inchworm Exercise
Begin in standing position, hip hinge or fold forward and reach your hands toward the ground.
Slowly walk forward into an upright plank position.
Keep your arms and legs in a straight and locked position, add a pelvic tilt and squeeze your glutes as best you can to further engage your core muscles.
From this position slowly walk your hands back towards your feet, try your best to straighten your legs to feel a stretch in the hamstrings, come back to standing position and repeat.
Benefits of Inchworm Exercise
It’s an amazing compound dynamic warm-up that places focus on the entire core and hamstrings. It elevates body temperature and heart rate fairly quickly. The beauty of it is that it requires only your bodyweight. So go to town on this one!
Inchworm Exercise Muscles Worked
Mostly all of our muscles and joints are targeted in this exercise such as the arms, shoulders, chest, back, and core. It is great to implement this exercise into your workout regimen, especially into your warm-ups.
Inchworm Exercise Alternative
Bear Crawls
Plank Walkouts
