Band Upper Body Lying Air Bike

Perform the Band Upper Body Lying Air Bike to engage your core and upper body muscles effectively.

  1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
  2. Hold the resistance band with both hands, arms extended above your chest.
  3. Simultaneously bring your right elbow towards your left knee while extending your right leg.
  4. Return to the starting position and repeat on the opposite side.
  5. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Band Upper Body Lying Air Bike

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Band Upper Body Lying Air Bike using your band.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your abdominals.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your abdominals rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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