Core · Bodyweight
Supine Windshield Wipers
How to do the supine windshield wipers, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with arms extended out to your sides and legs lifted toward the ceiling with a slight bend in the knees. Keeping your shoulders pinned to the floor, rotate both legs together to one side, lower them under control, then sweep back through center to the other side.
- 1Your obliques and lower abs controlling the swing of your legs
- 2Shoulders staying anchored to the floor for a stable base
- 3Slow, controlled rotation with constant tension through the core
Common mistakes
- Letting your shoulders peel off the floor as your legs swing
- Using momentum to throw your legs side to side
- Arching your lower back; keep the ribs down
Muscles worked
The supine windshield wipers mainly works the obliques and lower abs, with the upper abs and hip flexors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
Kovo programs the supine windshield wipers for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.