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Functional Movement
Clinical fitness assessment

Toe Touch

Quick screen for posterior chain flexibility (hamstrings, calves, lower back).

Equipment

None.

The protocol
  1. 01Client stands with feet together, knees straight.
  2. 02Slowly bend forward at the hips, reaching toward the floor with both hands.
  3. 03Do not bounce or force the stretch.
  4. 04Note the furthest point reached: palms to floor, fingers to floor, fingers to toes, fingers to ankles, fingers to shins, or cannot reach.
What to watch for
  • Bending the knees to reach further.
  • Bouncing or jerking movements.
  • Rounding through the upper back only rather than hinging at the hips.
How to read the result

There is no published normative standard for Toe Touch that we would stand behind, so we do not publish one. Read it against the same client’s own earlier results instead: the direction and size of their change over time is the result.

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