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 is a at-home exercise that targets abs and shoulders and also works calves and forearms and hamstrings and quadriceps. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Water bottle squat thrusters, turkish get ups and bent over dumbbell shoulder pendulums / swings. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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