The bear essentials

January 2021

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The bear crawl. Photo: Graeme Stevens
The bear crawl exercise builds core strength and stability, and it may come in handy in wild weather.  The bear crawl utilises several muscles at one time and by using muscles together, you can create greater stability, strength and endurance. My partner and I called on this movement on a Tararua ridgetop recently when we […]

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