Core · Stability Ball
Stability Ball Front Plank
How to do the stability ball front plank, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Stability Ball
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Place your forearms on top of a stability ball and extend your legs back so your body forms a straight line from head to heels. Brace your core and hold the position while keeping the ball steady under your elbows.
- 1Feel your abs and deep core firing to keep your body in a straight line
- 2Engage your glutes to keep your hips from sagging
- 3Press your forearms into the ball and fight the wobble with your core
Common mistakes
- Do not let your hips droop or your lower back arch
- Avoid letting the ball roll out from under you; keep your elbows steady
- Do not hold your breath; breathe steadily through the hold
Muscles worked
The stability ball front plank mainly works the upper abs and lower abs, with the obliques and glutes assisting.
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- GlutesSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- LatsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- QuadsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the stability ball front plank for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.