Today's Edge: Friends don't let friends bear crawl with bad form.
BENEFITS:
This exercise targets your core and upper body. It requires synchronized action from your lower body, core, and upper body. Your core is challenged to hold everything together as your arms and legs move through a crawling pattern.
COACHING KEYS:
Keep the chin tucked in a double chin position. Push the chest away from the floor. Keep the knees close to the ground. Avoid allowing the chest to fall to the ground when you begin to move through the crawling pattern.
HOW TO USE:
The Bear Crawl is great as a warm-up exercise or as a core specific exercise. Shoot for 2-4 sets of 8-12 steps.
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Tim DiFrancesco, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS spent 6 seasons as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and is the founder of TD Athletes Edge. He is nationally renowned for his evidence-based and scientific approach to fitness, training, nutrition, and recovery for athletes and fitness enthusiasts.
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