Bear Crawls
How to Do Bear Crawls
- Come to the ground, placing your knees below your hips and your hands below your shoulders. Elevate your hips up, extending your legs and arms. Keep the head in a neutral position.
- Move the right hand forward as you simultaneously move the left foot forward. Afterwards, move the left hand and right foot forward.
- Continue in this back and forth pattern, always moving the opposite hand and foot. Remember to brace the core throughout the movement.
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Bear Crawls Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Bear Crawls targets abs and shoulders and also works calves and forearms and hamstrings and quadriceps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Water bottle squat thrusters, double arm side / lateral raises to overhead extension and side plank leg raises. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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