Core · Bodyweight
Lower Ab Swipe
How to do the lower ab swipe, 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
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with your legs raised toward the ceiling and your hands by your sides or under your hips. Lift your hips off the floor and swipe your feet upward, pushing them toward the ceiling, then lower with control. Keep the movement driven by the lower abs rather than swinging the legs.
- 1Your lower abs lifting your hips off the floor
- 2A controlled upward swipe through the heels
- 3Your core staying braced as the hips lower
Common mistakes
- Swinging your legs to throw the hips up
- Letting your lower back arch as you lower
- Pushing through the heels instead of curling the pelvis
Muscles worked
The lower ab swipe mainly works the lower abs, with the upper abs, hip flexors, and obliques assisting.
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
Kovo programs the lower ab swipe for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.