Core · Bodyweight
Seated Windshield Wipers on a Chair
How to do the seated windshield wipers 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 both legs together with knees bent, then sweep them side to side like windshield wipers, keeping your shoulders and torso facing forward and your core engaged.
- 1Feel your obliques control your legs as they sweep side to side
- 2Keep your torso steady and facing forward while the legs move
- 3Move slowly to keep tension on your sides
Common mistakes
- Avoid swinging your legs with momentum
- Don't let your torso twist along with your legs
- Don't round your lower back as you sweep
Muscles worked
The seated windshield wipers 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
- GlutesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.