Video 51 – Bear Essentials – Crab
2. Bear Essentials Natural Movement Fitness Program – Movement Patterns
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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, move same side limbs.
Try going forward, backward and sideways. Hands flat on the floor is best, but on a soft surface, like the beach, fists may work better.
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Video 52 – Bear Essentials – Crab Rolls
The Crab Roll really challenges strength, balance and mobility as you shift your weight and points of contact. Once you get it, you will love it, too. Also do the Crab Reach to challenge yourself. Keep practicing and you might even break into a dance.
This movement pattern is part of the Real M...
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Video 53 – Bear Essentials – Bear-Shu...
The Bear pose is a standard fitness pose that works the entire body. But before you can walk, you need to learn to get comfortable doing smaller, but challenging bear moves like the Bear Shuffle and Bear Jacks.
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Video 54 – Bear Essentials – Bear Roll
In the Bear Roll, you shift your weight from 4 points of contact with the ground, to 3 to 2. It is a bit more clunky and a slower movement than the Crab Roll, but more challenging than the Scorpion.
