Core · Bodyweight
Sitting Air Bike on a Padded Stool
How to do the sitting air bike on a padded stool, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit on the edge of a padded stool and lean back slightly, holding the sides for balance. Lift your feet and pedal your legs as if riding a bike while rotating your torso to bring each elbow toward the opposite knee. Keep your core engaged through every rotation.
- 1Your obliques twisting as elbow meets opposite knee
- 2Lower abs holding your legs up against gravity
- 3A steady, controlled pedaling rhythm
Common mistakes
- Yanking on your neck as you rotate
- Letting your legs drop or feet hit the floor
- Rushing through reps and losing the twist
Muscles worked
The sitting air bike on a padded stool 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 padded stool 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.