Core · Bodyweight
Trunk Twist Hop
How to do the trunk twist hop, 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
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand with your feet together and knees slightly bent, arms held in front for balance. Hop off the ground and rotate your hips and legs to one side while keeping your upper body facing forward. Land softly, then immediately hop and twist to the other side, building a quick rotational rhythm.
- 1Twist through your hips and core to drive the rotation
- 2Land soft and absorb the hop through your knees
- 3Keep your chest and shoulders facing forward as your legs turn
Common mistakes
- Do not land with locked, stiff legs
- Avoid twisting only your knees instead of your hips
- Do not let your upper body swing with the legs
Muscles worked
The trunk twist hop mainly works the obliques, with the lower abs, quads, calves, lower back, upper abs, glutes, hamstrings, and hip flexors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- AdductorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.