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Supine Windshield Wipers

Step by step instructions, muscle activation and variants for the Supine Windshield Wipers.

EasyCoreObliques

About this exercise

Supine Windshield Wipers are a floor mobility drill performed lying on your back with legs raised and knees bent. You rotate both legs together from side to side, mimicking the arc of a windshield wiper, to develop hip rotation mobility and oblique control.

How to Perform

  • Lie on your back with your arms extended to the sides for support and your legs raised to 90 degrees with knees bent
  • Brace your core gently to keep your lower back from arching excessively
  • Slowly rotate both legs together to one side, lowering them toward the floor while keeping your shoulders flat
  • Pause briefly when your legs are as low as you can comfortably go without lifting the opposite shoulder
  • Return through the center and rotate to the opposite side in a controlled sweeping motion
  • Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions

Muscle Activation

Primary
CoreObliques
Secondary
AbsGlutes

About the Supine Windshield Wipers

The Supine Windshield Wipers is a foundational movement that builds strength and muscle through controlled, progressive overload. Train it 1 to 2 times per week with 3 to 5 working sets per session, gradually adding weight or reps as form holds up.