Core · Bodyweight
Sitting Side Step Tuck on a Padded Stool
How to do the sitting side step tuck 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
- Reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit on the edge of a padded stool with your torso leaned back slightly and hands gripping the sides for support. Tuck both knees toward one side of your chest, then extend and switch to step the tuck to the other side. Keep your core braced throughout.
- 1Feel your lower abs pull your knees in toward your chest
- 2Feel your obliques engage as you tuck to each side
- 3Keep your chest lifted and core tight the whole time
Common mistakes
- Avoid swinging your legs with momentum
- Don't let your lower back round against the stool
- Avoid holding your breath; breathe through each tuck
Muscles worked
The sitting side step tuck on a padded stool mainly works the lower abs and hip flexors, with the obliques and upper abs assisting.
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Hip FlexorsPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- QuadsMinor
Kovo programs the sitting side step tuck on a padded stool for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.