Exercise – Cat Crawls

The Cat Crawl is a foundational key to unlocking most quadrupedal movement. This exercise helps to build overall torso strength, coordination, and balance that is used in your day-to-day life from getting up from the ground to ducking under an object/obstacle.

A few things to remember:

• Keep your hands flat and wide
• Work to have opposite limb movement (Contralateral)
• Knees low and close to the ground
• Pick the hands and feet up as you take steps to avoid abrasion

There’s many variations to try to mix things up. Once you have a solid Cat Crawl pattern down, you can try any of the following:

• Crawling backwards
• Navigating different landscapes, inclines, or surfaces
• Go for distance. How far can you go before stopping?
• With ankle or wrist weights