Video 45 – Bear Essentials – Wounded Monkey
2. Bear Essentials Natural Movement Fitness Program – Movement Patterns
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The Wounded Monkey is like a doing a donkey kick as you move forward. As you move, you are taking most of our weight on your hands and extended arms. This work the entire body and balance, and is great cardio.
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Video 46 – Bear Essentials – Gorilla ...
Gorillas are powerful animals with longer arms than we have. Doing the Gorilla walk will work your hands, arms, hips and movement control. If you are on a carpet, you can use your fingers, knuckles or fists on the ground.
Practice this along with the Quad Squat foundation movements, and the oth...
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Video 47 – Bear Essentials – Frog Jump
Whether you call it hop, leap or jump, frogs move on all fours…and so will you. The Potty Squat and Quad Squat skills really come into play here as well as the previous primate movements.
Start will small hops that really work the hips and legs, moving forward and backwards. You can progress to...
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Video 48 – Bear Essentials – Inch Worm
The Inch Worm is harder than it looks and requires control. It combines the plank and downward dog or pike positions while moving forward and backward on your feet and hands.
