Core · Bodyweight
Lying Rest Pose
How to do the lying rest pose, 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
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie down on your back in a comfortable position with your arms resting at your sides and legs relaxed. Let your whole body settle into the floor and breathe slowly and evenly. Use this pose to recover and lower your heart rate between efforts.
- 1The whole body releasing into the floor
- 2Slow even breathing through the nose
- 3Tension draining out of the shoulders and hips
Common mistakes
- Do not hold tension anywhere; let everything soften
- Avoid fidgeting; stay still and settle
- Do not hold your breath; keep it slow and steady
Muscles worked
The lying rest pose mainly works the lower abs.
- Lower AbsPrimary
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Last reviewed June 2026.