-"Outside the Box" Training: Inchworms-

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Many of my clients have a love/hate with the Inchworm. It's a great drill to improve flexibility in the hams, calves, and low back. It's also great for core and shoulder stabilization. I like to throw in an "up dog" prior to walking the feet. This stretches out the anterior delts, rectus ab, and anterior hip!

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[topformfitness]

Great drill Sarah... good one for outdoor workouts / bootcamps also! Somehow this exercise looks way better when you do it than when I do. (o; Keep it up!

[fitprosarah]

Thanks, Josh! :D

[fitprosarah]

You rock, Paul!

[PTurchan1]

That is why I am your subscriber.

[fitprosarah]

It's great to have variety! What doesn't work for one person works great for another, and as a trainer i've gotta be able to pull all sorts of variations out of my "hat"! :)

[PTurchan1]

I suppose so. I really enjoy adding in new variations otherwise I feel like the workout is tedious.

[fitprosarah]

You are most definitely doing the more advanced version! :)

[PTurchan1]

I have to try this way next time I do an inchworm. Currently, after I walk my feet to my hands, I crawl with my hands forward keeping the feet stationary. I crawl out until I am in a position that resembles the up position in a Jack Lalanne Push-Up.