WHAT IS CRAWLING?

Crawling exercises are great

movement drills to toughen up

the body and increase strength

and mobility in the entire body.

Animal crawl exercises are an

innovative way to train the body

through movement. Crawling

exercises are similar to our

previous animal walk exercises.

 What muscles are the main target of
crawl exercises?

Crawling tones all over

It engages your calves, quads,

glutes, shoulder girdle, deep
abdominal muscles, and
muscles in your hips and feet.
 Types of crawls

Bear crawl[edit]
See also: The Family That Walks On All Fours

US Airman performs a bear crawl

The bear crawl is almost identical to the standard crawl, but the
feet are used instead of the knees, which creates an arched or
squatted body posture. This works as a faster crawl but
requires more effort to maintain.
Bridge walk[edit]
This involves holding a gymnastic bridge and making small
steps with the arms and legs. It is similar to a crab walk in that
the body locomotes in a supine posture, but the arms are in
shoulder flexion alongside the head.
Because of its unusual appearance, bridgewalking has been
used in several horror films to suggest the demonic possession
of a character. These have included The Exorcist and The
Unborn. Wrestler Bray Wyatt does this.
 Types of crawls

Standard crawl-

Crawling is a specific four-beat gait involving the hands

and knees. A typical crawl is left-hand, right-knee, right-
hand, left-knee, or a hand, the diagonal knee, the other
hand then its diagonal knee. This is the first gait most
humans learn, and is mainly used during early childhood,
or when looking for something on the floor or under low
relief. It can be used to move with a lower silhouette, but
there are better crawls for that purpose. This is the most
natural of the crawls and is the one that requires the least
effort.
 – How and Why You Should Crawl

Before you ran you walked and before you learned to walk,
you learned to crawl. Crawling is an integral piece of our
kinesiological development and it is usually the precursor
activity to walking.

Crawling is an important functional milestone as it

strengthens the muscles and connective tissues in and around
the hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, spine and hips.
Furthermore, this weight-bearing quadruped motion also
helps to stretch the hand ligaments, facilitating the
development of the arches. Crawling also opens up the saddle
joint at the base of the thumb – essential for being able to
perform fine motor skills like holding cutlery, pens and
pencils.
 WHAT TYPE OF MOVEMENT IS
CRAWLING?

Crawling or quadrupedal movement is a

method of human locomotion that makes use

of all four limbs. It is one of the earliest gaits

learned by human infants, and has similar

features to four-limbed movement in other

primates and in non-primate quadrupeds.

EXAMPLES:
 the benefits of crawling
include:

• Improved bilateral coordination, required for many sporting

activities, like throwing and kicking a ball or swinging a tennis racquet;
• Improved scapular stabilization, as each hand placement requires a
stable shoulder in order to effectively transfer bodyweight;
• The development of optimum shoulder function; as the scapular
stabilizers fix the scapular, the shoulder joint remains mobile which is how
this region performs best;
• Develops strength at resisting contralateral rotation of the trunk – an
essential component of core and spinal stability;
• Improves the proportional strength of the muscles, connective tissues
and bones in the arms, shoulders, spine and hips. Many resistance based
exercises develop strength disproportionately to antagonist and synergistic
muscles. Crawling is a truly is a total body workout;
• An excellent calorie burner and a great cardio;
• Versatility – there are so many different variations of this exercise
and today we’ll demonstrate 21 of them.
 REFERENCES

https://vahvafitness.com/8-different-crawling-
exercises-movement-drills/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawling_(human)
https://www.thehealthsciencejournal.com/21-
fun-crawling-exercises-crawl/