Legs · Bodyweight
Front Kick Twist
How to do the front kick twist, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand tall with your core braced. Kick one leg forward and up while twisting your torso so the opposite hand reaches toward the kicking foot, then return and switch sides. Keep the pace lively and stay balanced through each kick.
- 1Feel your obliques fire as you twist toward the kick
- 2Snap the leg up under control using your hip flexors
- 3Stay tall and balanced on the standing leg
Common mistakes
- Do not round your back to reach the foot
- Avoid swinging the leg with no control
- Do not lose your balance by rushing the twist
Muscles worked
The front kick twist mainly works the hip flexors and obliques, with the lower abs, quads, upper abs, glutes, and hamstrings assisting.
- Hip FlexorsPrimary
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- CalvesMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the front kick twist 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.
More hips & adductors exercises
- How to do the butterfly stretch
- How to do the external rotation
- How to do the cable hip adduction
- How to do the internal rotation
- How to do the cobra pose
- How to do the core scrunch
Last reviewed June 2026.