Core · Bodyweight
Air Bike
How to do the air bike, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with your hands lightly behind your head and your legs lifted, knees bent. Pedal as if riding a bike, bringing one knee toward your chest while rotating the opposite elbow toward it, then alternate sides in a smooth cycling rhythm.
- 1Your obliques twisting your torso to meet the opposite knee
- 2A steady contraction in your abs through the whole set
- 3Your lower back staying pressed into the floor
Common mistakes
- Pulling on your neck to drag your shoulders up
- Rushing the pedal and losing the rotation
- Letting your lower back arch up off the floor
Muscles worked
The air bike mainly works the obliques, upper abs, and lower abs, with the hip flexors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Hip FlexorsSupport
Kovo programs the air bike for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.