Core · Bodyweight
Seated Air Bike on a Chair
How to do the seated air bike on a chair, 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
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit on the edge of a chair and lean back slightly, holding the sides for support. Lift your feet off the floor and bring opposite elbow toward opposite knee while pedaling your legs in a cycling motion, alternating sides in a steady rhythm.
- 1Feel your obliques rotate as each elbow drives toward the opposite knee
- 2Keep your lower abs engaged to hold the leaned-back position
- 3Move in a smooth pedaling rhythm rather than rushing
Common mistakes
- Don't yank on your neck or head to reach across
- Avoid letting your feet touch the floor between reps
- Don't round your lower back as you twist
Muscles worked
The seated air bike on a chair 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 seated air bike on a chair for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.