Bear crawl: How to do this full-body strengthening move

How to do a bear crawl

Strong Women


Bear crawl: How to do this full-body strengthening move

By Chloe Gray

Updated 5 years ago

How to master one of the best full-body strengthening exercises: the bear crawl.

Sometimes, the simplest moves are the hardest. With goals like nailing a heavy squat or deadlifting double what you weigh, bodyweight exercises are often neglected. Do so at your own detriment: moves like the bear crawl can challenge you in new ways and lead to huge strength gains. 

“There’s a few different variations of the bear crawl, but one of the best is the slow bear crawl,” says Strong Women ambassador Alice Miller. “It’s a movement that requires core stability and control.”

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