Core · Bodyweight
Lying (Prone) Abdominal Stretch
How to do the lying (prone) abdominal stretch, 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
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie face down, place your hands under your shoulders, and press your chest up while keeping your hips on the floor. Extend your arms until you feel a stretch across the front of your abdomen, then hold and breathe.
- 1A long stretch across the front of the abs and hip flexors
- 2Your hips and pelvis staying pressed into the floor
- 3Slow, steady breathing into the stretch
Common mistakes
- Cranking the neck back or shrugging into the shoulders
- Lifting the hips off the floor
- Bouncing into the position instead of easing in
Muscles worked
The lying (prone) abdominal stretch mainly works the lower abs and upper abs, with the obliques and hip flexors assisting.
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
Kovo programs the lying (prone) abdominal stretch for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.