Legs · Bodyweight
Sitting Floor Tibialis Raise
How to do the sitting floor tibialis raise, 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
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit on the floor with your legs extended and heels resting on the ground. Keeping your heels planted, pull your toes back toward your shins as far as you can, contracting the muscle along the front of your shin. Lower the toes under control and repeat.
- 1A strong contraction along the front of your shin as you pull the toes up
- 2Your heels staying planted while only the feet move
- 3Controlled raising and lowering rather than fast flicks
Common mistakes
- Do not bend your knees to help raise the toes
- Avoid using momentum; move the feet slowly
- Do not let your heels lift off the floor
Muscles worked
The sitting floor tibialis raise mainly works the tibialis anterior.
- Tibialis AnteriorPrimary
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- CalvesMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the sitting floor tibialis raise for you and tracks it every session.
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- How to do the calf raises with hold
Last reviewed June 2026.