Is moving like an animal the secret to good health?

‘Animal flow’ bodyweight workouts are gaining popularity for their strength and mobility benefits. How do they work?

Maybe I was naive, but I thought crawling would be easy. Babies do it, after all, and I’m better than them at most things.

And yet, by my third go crawling across a gym floor in northern Bethesda, I was disabused of my confidence. My arms and legs burned, my breath was ragged and sweat dripped down my face even though the AC was cranked up. Also, I was doing it wrong.

Continue reading… ‘Animal flow’ bodyweight workouts are gaining popularity for their strength and mobility benefits. How do they work?Maybe I was naive, but I thought crawling would be easy. Babies do it, after all, and I’m better than them at most things.And yet, by my third go crawling across a gym floor in northern Bethesda, I was disabused of my confidence. My arms and legs burned, my breath was ragged and sweat dripped down my face even though the AC was cranked up. Also, I was doing it wrong. Continue reading… Well actually, Fitness, Health & wellbeing, Life and style 

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