Full Body Mobility Workout - Animal Locomotion

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Mobility is the key that grants us access to freedom of movement. By combining strength, flexibility, and coordination, we are able to link together individual moves and flow through transitions. Whatever your sport, mobility practice should be a regular part of your training. To get you started, here are 7 exercises you can practice anywhere.
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[@elarmadillo2466]

Bear: 0:38 Orangutan: 1:22 Spin: 2:14 Orangutan + Spin: 3:10 Lizard (deep & push): 3:53 Lizard II (keep low): 4:39 Crab: 5:00 Handstand walks (step & rise): 5:49 Handstand walks II (scissor motion): 6:50 Inchworm: 7:14 Bridge rotations: 8:18 Cheers,

[@TheRhythmOfLife1972]

Always love when people are willing to present the time stamps.... ?Thanks, always

[@ArinaThomsen]

The natural softness of your voice in combination with absolutely superhuman coordination and strength of your body.... this is a very explosive combination :-)

[@neoskhaos]

Awww u inlove

[@jamespenn5788]

I am a 64 yr old woman.This is weird but this is so much easier than I thought it would be. I have been ill for a long time. I still have tried to stay flexible and mobile. I have done traditional hatha yoga, ballet, weight lifting, swimming, hiking and some tai chi. Even though I am not in great shape. I find this extremely easy. So gentle on the body. I guess the word to describe it best is natural. Who ever would have thought that moving this way felt so good! Keep it up!

[@jimreadey2743]

James, why do you have a masculine name...?

[@Sk8erBhai]

Dude. These exercises are tiring as hell. I'm surprised by how they've got me out of breadth so quick. But they're also fun. Cheers man

[@movementforclimbers]

Sometimes the best workouts feel like you're not even working out at all :-)

[@xinyizhao9248]

This kind of exercise that makes use of every part of your body makes the experience of working out much more interesting. It's not simply building muscles and strength, but teaching you how to use your body in so many possible ways

[@weiyingk]

Totally going to try these! Thank you!

[@yaseenhussain4071]

This stuff is awesome thank you for posting these!

[@user-fw9nb6pk9m]

I have never seen such a combination of fun and efficient training! Thank you a lot!!

[@dobarun1444]

Love your stuff man.Keep it up!

[@theoklitosamvrosiadis1134]

Brilliant, as always! Thank you!

[@Wil_Dasovich]

Awesome

[@omarelfalafly7207]

Honestly, your knowledge is bomb! ❤️

[@haroldquesnel8275]

Wonderful! The perfect complement to your Rebalance + Rebuild video!

[@MrPrinny23]

I have to admit, this looks super fun ^_^ I tried them in the living room, and broke a sweat pretty quickly. So it's fun AND effective! In my eyes, the ideal combination for exercise. As an update, I'm doing your entire home workout routine, up to the advanced level now, and I added a few other things into it (like the crow pose, bicycle, toes-to-bar leg raises on the pull-up bar, and push-ups with hands at hip level). I honestly feel like this is getting me into the best shape of my life, and I'm actually enjoying the workouts. Thank you so much.

[@nicole-secondaryemail-mort9617]

Fun - you said it! Exercise becoming play. I value this ethos a lot!

[@ctwed1549]

Animal locomotion! Your instructions are always extremely clear (eg the compass metaphor), thanks a lot for the awesome content!

[@andreafonso5868]

Great workout! I´m a Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu practicioner and it´s amazing how this and the others climbers workouts fits very well in the the needs of BJJ.

[@tanyasingh8460]

Absolutely beautiful. Your movement is pure art and so natural. Very energising to simply watch.

[@gnuPirate]

You are an absolute legend. I love your videos and your presentation style. I always look forward to watching these.

[@orcaninjascliffdivers3614]

awesome tutorial dude

[@proactiveperformanceacademy]

Great explanation. Well done.

[@therubencast]

love it brother thank you very much

[@magjouswizzhearthofoawld8318]

Amazing work! I found a bucnh of similar exercises recently. Very satisfying.

[@goodyfoody247]

U've kept the demo and description very easy to understand... thank u

[@mindripperful]

This is fantastic will be added to my workout

[@user-yk9sk7pg6v]

Very good - thank you!

[@pau4899]

i LOVE your videos!!! thanks so much x

[@ionlucian421]

Thanks for a good and informative video! No bs, the movements are done slow and controlled so anyone can learn, not only the advanced. Good job!

[@jayjaycoyote]

thank you-- this is exactly the crawling finisher i was looking for... clear & calm

[@fily27]

amazing tutorial! Thanks a lot lot lot!

[@wrongbeta]

God bless you dude, you are like a climbing monk. You are bringing a much-needed meditative and controlled approach to my climbing. Thanks!

[@niking92]

Love your content!! You're awesome!!

[@chetanpatil5875]

Very good video...clarity of picture and your great voice.....Loved it...

[@julienarrijs]

Thanks a Lot brother. I really enjoyed this. Blessings !

[@_Wai_Wai_]

Just found this channel. Subscribed.

[@kanabiskight]

this is amazing, i pratice capoeira for a while and this helps a lot! thank you!

[@williamt4629]

Thanks Your content is soo good

[@MrPathorock]

Great moves. Keep it up, please!

[@princeofpersiagirl]

Very well explained, unlike most locomotion videos

[@wissamharb5684]

Thanks for the exercises and inspiration you beast!

[@briandgama1101]

Nice really good. Thsnks

[@gatinawabustos]

Thanks for share!!!!!! Amazing workout,

[@evanbarnes9984]

Hell yeah! I've been remotely teaching PE for my students and using a lot of quadrupedal motion. It's a great way to kind of trick them into strength training, and adds a lot of fun and variety. I like it a lot for myself too!

[@movementforclimbers]

I remember doing a quick game of this for some of my co-workers kids at Bring Your Kids to Work Day. Started off great, and ended with them just sprinting across the floor in the quickest way possible on all fours. Kids, lol.

[@AshleyReinaFit]

Yes I love these ❤️ def gonna try this sequence!!!

[@anandmahidharia9672]

I like too even I following such exercise since many years to parkour workout

[@rikvdmark]

Thanks! Very useful to improve my mobility whilst in isolation :)

[@adnancelebic6567]

Very good moments 💪, thank you so much. Keep weither so.

[@dariowacker7445]

It's so cool that you even teach animal moves. I'm practise them for two years now and it's sadly that they aren't so popular as they should be. Glad to see that successfoul youtubers like you make videos about them. More of these👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Dramko]

Thank you for this very fun workout. Your flow from 0:09 to 0:24 is absolutely stunning.

[@narakin]

Excelente rutina para poner el cuerpo a tono.

[@MattyPMoonboarding]

this looks really fun! thanks for the video I hope you have more like in planned for the future

[@darjeejd]

good work

[@ImprovingAbility]

Beautiful setting and movements

[@movementforclimbers]

Thank you! That concrete was hot!

[@markchawndal3623]

You're a love, Brother ❤ I'm not a climber, Just a beginer in calisthenics; and this is just an awesome warm up and cool down 😍

[@mauriciafletcher241]

love it love it love it!, nothing else to say !!!

[@oleseashevchenko1738]

Very interesting and effective for home workout 💪💪

[@iluecha]

Great vid, great channel. One of my top 3! :-) I always get inspired and feel encouraged to go beyond (y)

[@JesusRobledo23]

That Capoeira at the beginning was dope! Glad I found this channel!

[@swmathus8176]

this stuff looks awesome. I gotta stick to the routine I am doing currently for a few weeks but I really want to start tying some of this stuff in and maybe set up a day for it for a while

[@victorramirezvillanueva638]

Excelente video

[@Terrabite0]

Loved it, done it,.... Sweating

[@suzuxing]

It looks so easy - it is so arduous!

[@emanueleturra1573]

Beautiful thanks

[@sudeepvd]

Good stuff

[@igorkosinski8497]

Ahh capoeira climber! Wonderful content! Axé!

[@Oniwabanshugirl]

Gotta say, that Lizard movement must be pretty close to the real thing. My cat caught sight of you doing that on the screen and started stalking you! 🤣

[@gabrieladabrowska458]

this is so helpful, I cant wait until it's warm outside and I can return to such workouts in a bigger space and try some of these. And now I finally understand better how to do the lizard move. I've seen it described as the spider walk or push up but I could never get the gist of how my arms and legs should be positioned. Now it's clearer. All of those look super fun, thanks :)

[@robin12379]

Awesome..

[@rit2557]

Wowow! Thank youuuuuuuu

[@najiba.4486]

Great !

[@robin12379]

I must do this

[@gcsconradoconrado9563]

Excelente 👏👏

[@eugycecchi1242]

Ciao... Mi hai dato tanti spunti per variare i miei allenemti, riportando ai tuoi qualche modifica, senza camnoarli, ma abbianndoli ad altre cose... Love yuo.. 💕❤️

[@gonzalollache7306]

This is gold¡!

[@plsstopusingmyname]

You had my HEART bit. Who knew walking like reptiles, so changing? Safe and sound to you.

[@Versace117]

Thank you Ido Portal

[@movementforclimbers]

Lol, yea Ido was definitely one of my inspirations.

[@cdkslakkend5742]

very interesting

[@rocksquirrel7136]

let's be a friend! I've been learning a lot of exercises from you, becoming a stronger climber every day! :)

[@TheRhythmOfLife1972]

Terrific instructions and technique. Could you do a change of weather series - what to do with snow around -Winter, leaves falling - autumn, flowers - spring and hot weather - Summer. Thanks p.s. I LIKE TO RIDE A BIKE OUTSIDE AND SEE IT REALLY WARMS ME UP. Then, what could I do after a 20min. to 2-hour NYC commuter ride. It can be nerve racking when the cars and people don't cooperate, and you can barely go somewhere without ALMOST about to get hit -but don't. I like this outside setting.

[@lewisallison3544]

Great vid and selection of exercise, ido portal inspired! But could you please, please do a video of how to do the sequence at the start!! That was epic

[@deerajsing1453]

Hey man 👨 that's mind blowing, I ♥ it, I have subscribed to your channel 👍

[@WWHsiung]

Enjoy watching your videos, though it is not easy for me to do these movements. Still I will try...

[@gilianeavice6737]

I’m obsessed with animal flow! The change in me physically and mentally has been so rewarding. Thank you for sharing a beautiful flow. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@poltrs320]

TY :)

[@Plukac92]

Nom nom nom, thanks

[@florianneumann9441]

You capoeira looks solid ^^ wish I could still do that ^^

[@robertap.6215]

Genial!!

[@portiasnyder1812]

So cool new sub here I’m so going to try that bear crawl in my little workout I’ve started ! I’m very tight so looking for things to help loosen it up and be more flexible 👍

[@matttorres1]

Bear: 0:38 Lizard: 3:53 Crab: 5:00 Handstand Walk: 5:49 Inch Worm: 7:14 for my proj^

[@Squeech77]

I feel like a lot of these movements are really tough for beginners. I could only really do the bear and inch worm. Almost hurt myself trying to do the spin. I'll build up some more base fitness and lost a bit more weight and return to this, it seems really fun and just what I need to help me out with understanding how to move my body in unison better

[@jimreadey2743]

Thanks for sharing this well-made video (love the slow motion!). Hey, I believe you are missing out on one of the most important benefits of animal movement -- the healing (free-radical-clearing) benefits of contacting the earth directly. Concrete acts like insulation, and is not a good conductor of the earth's healing energy.

[@jennsun1834]

Great workout! Also imagine seeing someone doing this in a park. I think I'd run in the opposite direction.

[@telejayanderson]

Great stuff - fun and challenging. Thanks! Any tips for keeping the wrists happy? I'm feeling them after 20 minutes of locomotion. I went to fingertips instead of flat hands for the crab - helps the wrists, but feels like cheating because the extra few inches of elevation makes it a lot easier to move the feet forward.

[@Nb_edu]

I did this workout (like 20 metres each exercise) combined with some burpees and finishing with 30' yoga and it was a good training session for flexibility, core and mobility!

[@cluerip]

Always enjoy the videos, but this one was not one I saw coming.

[@timtaylor9590]

the lizard is even harder when you sync the alternate hands and feet touching the ground. resulting in two points of contact at a time or close to it.

[@beenright5115]

I would love to be able to do the bridge rotation at the end of this video. It would really bring together the bridge and the lizard/push-up stuff, but i lack the shoulder mobility

[@abel9506]

0:40 3:52 5:00 5:49 7:14

[@NoonSkyWings]

I really like these kind of workouts. For a beginner how much time do I need to do it in a day?

[@joha_-ny4eo]

Hi,really great video you've got insane skills:) can you maybe specify more precisely what the benefints/good things of the exercise at 2:17 is?

[@legitimate_unicorn]

Maybe it is about rotation of your shoulder and related muscles.

[@gustavophilipe8370]

5:36 kkkkk tu tá passando na rua tranquilo e você vê uma coisa dessas :)

[@haroldquesnel8275]

Any recommendations for reps or time per Exercise? (e.g. 10 reps per side per exercise, or 1 min. per exercise, etc.)