Core · Bodyweight
Sitting Air Bike on a Chair
How to do the sitting 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
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit tall on a chair and lean back slightly with hands behind your head. Bring one knee up and rotate the opposite elbow toward it, then switch sides in a pedaling motion, alternating elbow to opposite knee.
- 1Feel your obliques crunch as you bring elbow to opposite knee
- 2Drive the rotation from your core, not your arms
- 3Keep a steady pedaling rhythm with control
Common mistakes
- Don't yank on your head or neck with your hands
- Don't slouch or round through the spine
- Don't rush; control each twist
Muscles worked
The sitting 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 sitting air bike on a chair 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.