Legs · Bodyweight
Side Shuffle Obliques Twist
How to do the side shuffle obliques twist, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand in a low athletic stance with feet shoulder-width apart and knees bent. Shuffle sideways for a few steps, then rotate your torso to twist toward the lead leg before shuffling back the other way. Keep your hips low and your core engaged as you change direction.
- 1Your glutes and quads powering the lateral shuffle
- 2Your obliques rotating the torso on each twist
- 3A low, stable base held through the change of direction
Common mistakes
- Standing tall and losing the athletic stance
- Twisting only the arms instead of rotating from the core
- Crossing your feet during the shuffle
Muscles worked
The side shuffle obliques twist mainly works the glutes, obliques, quads, and hamstrings, with the lower back, upper abs, lower abs, calves, and adductors assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- ObliquesPrimary
- QuadsPrimary
- HamstringsPrimary
- Lower BackSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.