bear crawl

All-fours exercise

A bear crawl is an exercise movement where you travel on hands and feet with knees hovering just above the ground, mimicking how a bear moves.

The position keeps your back flat and core engaged while you crawl forward, backward, or laterally: We finished the workout with bear crawls across the gym.

Common in fitness training, military conditioning, and children's games.

exercise

quadrupedal

Walking on four legs

calisthenics · bootcamp · circuit training · functional fitness · warmup · high-intensity · crossfit · burpee · fitness routine · workout

movement

quadrupedal

Walking on four legs

hands · feet · ground · locomotion · gait · fluidity · control · maneuverability · coordination · synchronization

conditioning

core

Central essential portion

glutes · strength · mobility · flexibility · agility · stamina · endurance · full-body · cardiovascular · grip strength

primal

animalistic

Resembling brute nature

feral · ground-based · primitive · wild · beast mode · raw · unrestrained

Categories
Opposites
body position/locomotion posture

bear crawlwalking

Locomotion on foot

running · standing · marching · jogging · sprinting

movement direction/elevation

bear crawljumping

Propelling oneself airborne

climbing · vertical jump · box jump · pull-up · rope climb

exercise intensity/complexity

bear crawlplank

Flat timber piece

standing still · rest · wall sit · isometric hold · dead hang

Family

bear, crawl, crawling, bears, crawls, crawled, crawler, crawlers, bearish

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G