Core · Bodyweight
Sitting Lotus Pose Twisting Front Back Tap
How to do the sitting lotus pose twisting front back tap, 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 cross-legged in a lotus or easy seated position with your spine tall and core lightly engaged. Rotate your torso to one side and tap the floor behind your hip, then unwind and reach forward to tap the floor in front of you. Move smoothly between the back twist and the front reach, keeping your hips grounded.
- 1Your obliques rotating your torso as you twist behind you
- 2A gentle stretch through your mid-back on the back tap
- 3Your hips staying planted as your spine rotates and reaches
Common mistakes
- Yanking your torso around with momentum
- Lifting your hips off the floor as you twist
- Rounding hard through your lower back on the forward reach
Muscles worked
The sitting lotus pose twisting front back tap mainly works the obliques, with the upper abs, lower back, and lower abs assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- LatsMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.