Video 48 – Bear Essentials – Inch Worm
2. Bear Essentials Natural Movement Fitness Program – Movement Patterns
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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.
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Video 49 – Bear Essentials – Slug-Crawl
Slugs come is all sizes and colours; in the woods, they are a valuable part of the ecosystem. Slugs move slowly and use their entire body; slow and steady as they ripple on. This movement pattern is a moving plank variation and requires the entire body to be engaged as you slowly move forward and...
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Video 50 – Bear Essentials – Scorpions
What makes a scorpion dangerous is its tail. In this movement, you will work your legs, hips and glutes as you move your tail, actually your leg, to strike the floor. You start as a baby scorpion and move up to a large one. This is a great plank variation.
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Video 51 – Bear Essentials – Crab
The Crab is a standard fitness movement pattern, but very effective for full body strength and mobility.
Moving as a crab, or its variations, will increase your strength, mobility and balance. Start with the Crab March. Then do the Crab Walk and move opposite limbs, or to challenge yourself, mo...