Cardio · Body weight · Intermediate
How to do Bear Crawl
The bear crawl is a full-body movement that targets the cardiovascular system while also engaging the core, shoulders, and triceps. It involves crawling on all fours with knees off the ground, requiring coordination and endurance.
- Primary muscle
- Cardiovascular system
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Intermediate
- Category
- Cardio
How to do Bear Crawl, step by step
- Start on all fours with your hands directly under your shoulders and your knees directly under your hips.
- Lift your knees slightly off the ground, keeping your back flat and your core engaged.
- Move your right hand and left foot forward simultaneously, followed by your left hand and right foot.
- Continue crawling forward, alternating your hand and foot movements.
- Maintain a steady pace and keep your core tight throughout the exercise.
- Continue for the desired distance or time.
Muscles worked
Bear Crawl mainly trains your cardiovascular system, and also works your core, shoulders and triceps.
Track Bear Crawl in SPLYT
Bear Crawl is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
