
Forget ab exercises, shoulder presses or push-ups for a moment, because the crab walk exercise could torch your torso without them. It also fits neatly into our catalog of bizarrely named exercise challenges at Tom’s Guide, and like moths to a flame, the TG fitness team gravitates toward the weird and the wonderful.
I chose to dedicate seven minutes a day for seven days to the crab walk to see what, if anything, would happen to my body. Early spoiler — I didn’t crab walk my way to noticeably chiseled abs and shoulders, but I did learn a few tips to share, and you don’t need the best adjustable dumbbells or kettlebells to do it.