CRAWLING
Purpose:
Simple exercise to strengthen the back, arms, and neck. Develop coordination.
To strengthen the chest and abdomen for carrying the back straight. To strengthen the upper back, shoulders, and neck.
To teach what light shoulders feel like. To learn to keep the shoulders relaxed and down. To develop strength and flexibility of the shoulders.
To straighten and strengthen the back, neck, arms, and shoulders. To develop flexibility of the back and neck. To strengthen the abdomen. This is also a signature exercise of Bernie Falk.
To strengthen the eye muscles and eventually relax the eyes by freeing blinking movement from eyebrow, forehead, cheeks and other neighboring muscle movements.
General body flexibility. Any limitation in this movement will restrict proper position, agility, and coordination in most other movements.
To develop balance and orientation. To give flexibility to the back, shoulders, and neck.