core

Bear Hold

Moderate

Text cues are the instruction

No demonstration video yet. Kalyra will not use AI-generated imagery as form instruction — demonstrations arrive only as reviewed performer footage or validated animation. Until then, the step-by-step cues and setup checks on this page are the complete instruction.

Kalyra may avoid or modify this exercise when:
  • Loaded wristsKalyra holds back exercises that load the wrists when you've flagged wrist sensitivity.
Musclescore
EquipmentNone
Positionall fours
Impactnone
Training roleSTABILITY

Form cues

  • All-fours; hover the knees an inch off the floor
  • Back flat like a table; breathe steadily
  • Set the knees down before form breaks

Common errors

  • ✗ Hips rising into a tent
  • ✗ Breath-holding

How Kalyra programs it

Builds trunk stability (anti extension) so the rest of your training transfers to real movement — carried with strict volume caps.

Typically 1–3 sets of 20s, with the hold length scaled to the session.

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Text guidance only — demonstration media has not been produced yet.

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