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How to do: Inchworm

Hamstringsbeginnerbody only
Inchworm — starting position
Start position
Inchworm — finishing position
Finish position

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 3Keep going until your body is parallel to the ground in a pushup position.
  4. 4Now, keep your hands in place and slowly take short steps with your feet, moving only a few inches at a time.
  5. 5Continue walking until your feet are by hour hands, keeping your legs straight as you do so.

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Photos & base instructions from the open-source Free Exercise DB (public domain).