Core · Bodyweight
Twist Knee Raise Side Step Jack
How to do the twist knee raise side step jack, 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
- Compound
How to do it
Start standing, then step out to one side as you raise the opposite knee and twist your torso toward it. Step back and repeat to the other side in a continuous jacking rhythm, adding a small arm swing for momentum. Keep your core engaged and stay light on your feet.
- 1Your obliques rotating as knee meets opposite elbow
- 2Your legs and glutes powering each side step
- 3A steady, athletic cardio rhythm
Common mistakes
- Letting your chest collapse forward
- Stomping instead of staying light and quick
- Skipping the twist and just stepping side to side
Muscles worked
The twist knee raise side step jack mainly works the obliques, with the lower abs, hip flexors, upper abs, quads, glutes, calves, and adductors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- CalvesSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.