Core · Bodyweight
Sitting Torso Twist on a Chair
How to do the sitting torso twist 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 upright on a chair with feet flat on the floor and hands crossed at your chest or behind your head. Brace your core and rotate your torso to one side, then back through center and to the other side, keeping your hips and legs still.
- 1Feel your obliques turn the rib cage over fixed hips
- 2Sit tall and keep the chest lifted through each twist
- 3Move smoothly from the waist, not the arms
Common mistakes
- Avoid letting your hips or knees rotate with you
- Do not slump or round the lower back
- Avoid yanking into the twist with momentum
Muscles worked
The sitting torso twist on a chair mainly works the obliques, with the upper abs, lower abs, and lower back assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- LatsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.