Core · Bodyweight
Rotate and Leg Lift Crunch
How to do the rotate and leg lift crunch, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with hands behind your head. Crunch up and rotate your torso to one side while simultaneously lifting the opposite leg to meet your turn, then lower and repeat to the other side.
- 1Obliques rotating the torso toward the lifting leg
- 2Lower abs raising the straight leg under control
- 3A coordinated crunch and rotation on each rep
Common mistakes
- Pulling the head forward with your hands
- Letting the lifted leg drop with momentum
- Twisting from the neck instead of the waist
Muscles worked
The rotate and leg lift crunch mainly works the obliques and lower abs, with the upper abs and hip flexors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- QuadsMinor
Kovo programs the rotate and leg lift crunch 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.
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Last reviewed June 2026.