How to do the Lateral Bear Crawl

The Lateral Bear Crawl is a crawl move. You can do it at home on one mat, with no jumping and nothing that shakes the floor.

• Level 2/5
• Whole body
• No equipment

Form cues

1. Take small steps to the side
2. Brace your core, keep the torso still
3. Knees stay hovering

Your hands carry your weight, so it loads the wrists. If your wrists hurt, tap “My wrists hurt” in the app to switch to a wrist-friendly version.

Muscles worked

Whole body — Brace so your torso stays still

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More moves for the same area

• Single-leg StandLevel 1/5
• Heel-to-Toe WalkLevel 1/5
• Bear CrawlLevel 2/5
• Leopard CrawlLevel 3/5
• Scorpion ReachLevel 3/5
• Side KickthroughLevel 3/5

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