Core · Bodyweight
Fixed Feet Sit-up Stand
How to do the fixed feet sit-up stand, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Sit on the floor with your feet anchored under a heavy object or held in place. Lower your torso back toward the floor, then drive up through a full sit-up and continue the momentum to rise into a standing position. Sit back down and repeat.
- 1Feel your abs and hip flexors drive your torso up off the floor
- 2Use a controlled surge to carry you up to standing
- 3Keep your core braced as you transition from seated to standing
Common mistakes
- Don't yank your neck or throw your head forward
- Avoid collapsing back down without control
- Don't let your lower back round harshly at the bottom
Muscles worked
The fixed feet sit-up stand mainly works the upper abs, lower abs, and hip flexors, with the obliques and quads assisting.
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Hip FlexorsPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- QuadsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the fixed feet sit-up stand for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.