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Margaret Okubo's avatar

This is so interesting. I am 81.Going to try and see if it works for me. Well I tried it. I did it!! Will keep doing it. Thank you.

Becoming Unbreakable's avatar

This is a brilliant exercise. I used to get my fitter PT clients doing the full crawl. In the current classes I teach for back care and keep fit, I get the class to simply hold a bear plank.

Robyn Everingham's avatar

That's a great step-by-step progression chart, thanks. I am at Bear Hold and pretty proud of my progression on this one, as well as full planks.

Carla DiGirolamo, MD's avatar

You go Margaret!!!! Thanks so much for being brave enough to try! The sky is the limit! Thanks for reading!

Carla DiGirolamo, MD's avatar

That's awesome Robyn! Keep up the great work! :)

Carla DiGirolamo, MD's avatar

Hello! Thanks for your comment and for reading! I love this movement also, with all its modifications. So many functional benefits to be had! :)

Carla DiGirolamo, MD's avatar

That's awesome, Robyn! Keep up the great work! Thanks so much for reading! -Dr. Carla

Nick Hanson, MS, RN, CEN's avatar

Looks like a kids gym exercise - but I agree with your logic!

A steady part of ER work is older patients who fell and couldn't get back up, sometimes hours on the floor before anyone found them.

How serious the fall is comes down to how well the fall can be controlled and also recovered from: shoulders, core, and hips that can still move the body around on all fours.