Core · Bodyweight
Standing Obliques Slides
How to do the standing obliques slides, 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
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand tall with feet hip-width apart and hands resting at your sides or behind your head. Slide one hand down the outside of your thigh by bending sideways at the waist, feeling the opposite side contract. Return to upright and repeat to the other side.
- 1Feel the side of your waist contract as you slide down
- 2Feel a stretch on the opposite oblique at the bottom
- 3Keep the movement strictly side to side, not forward
Common mistakes
- Don't lean forward or backward as you bend
- Avoid rushing; control the slide both ways
- Don't let your hips shift far out to the side
Muscles worked
The standing obliques slides mainly works the obliques, with the lower back and lower abs assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower BackSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- LatsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the standing obliques slides for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.