i used to do this alot until my back injury at 11 y.o., then i did like a crawl version of it so i dont damige the rest of my nerves

It also is painful sometimes. I ran all the way across my house on quads, and it really hurt.

I have to agree with cuddie here. It feels awkward doing it with people around. I also get embarrassed doing it.

(2022-10-26 3:36)neptunecat Wrote:  Personally I can't help but feel awkward when I try to do it. I used to play and do it as a kid a lot but now I'll feel too embarrassed if anyone is around. Its fun when youre a kid but now unless it's guarenteed nobody will see me, I cannot feel fully natural. I think it can feel kind of forced at times and can be harmful in making people believe they are therian. You can have fun pretending to be an animal but that's all it is, just pretending. Not to mention I think a lot of kids will play pretend and trick themselves into thinking they're having a shift and are in denial about forcing it. You definitely can shift while doing things like that but there's just too many kids who all say the same thing for it all to be true.

I am embarrassed about doing it too. Usually is seems really like cringe. Also quadrobics aren't natural, I can see disproportions of human body, that's why I can often feel how am I far away from my theriotype. I really feel dysphoric about it. I don't want to do this.

Personally I can't help but feel awkward when I try to do it. I used to play and do it as a kid a lot but now I'll feel too embarrassed if anyone is around. Its fun when youre a kid but now unless it's guarenteed nobody will see me, I cannot feel fully natural. I think it can feel kind of forced at times and can be harmful in making people believe they are therian. You can have fun pretending to be an animal but that's all it is, just pretending. Not to mention I think a lot of kids will play pretend and trick themselves into thinking they're having a shift and are in denial about forcing it. You definitely can shift while doing things like that but there's just too many kids who all say the same thing for it all to be true.

(2022-10-24 18:52)elinox Wrote:  

(2022-10-24 16:55)WolfThing Wrote:  It came naturally to me, but don't think it is really a therian thing because it's just an off shoot of a form of calisthenics that has already existed for a while in the fitness community. There is a system in particular I recall being around called "Primal Vibes" or something similar and it was a whole program about maneuvering on the ground on all fours with very slow and isotonic motions. It was a fun workout.

I know of a similar style workout called Animal Flow. Was that it?

Yeah! That's the one, I could not think of it. So many workouts I've tried have primal, beast, or animal in the name lol. Wouldn't mind trying animal flow some out again.

(2022-10-24 16:55)WolfThing Wrote:  It came naturally to me, but don't think it is really a therian thing because it's just an off shoot of a form of calisthenics that has already existed for a while in the fitness community. There is a system in particular I recall being around called "Primal Vibes" or something similar and it was a whole program about maneuvering on the ground on all fours with very slow and isotonic motions. It was a fun workout.

I know of a similar style workout called Animal Flow. Was that it?

I think it's fun. Naturally did it as a form of play when I was a kid. It came naturally to me, but don't think it is really a therian thing because it's just an off shoot of a form of calisthenics that has already existed for a while in the fitness community. There is a system in particular I recall being around called "Primal Vibes" or something similar and it was a whole program about maneuvering on the ground on all fours with very slow and isotonic motions. It was a fun workout.

I really like quadrobics! It's a way for me to keep all my limbs fit and stay entertained at the same time because i'm connecting to my (unlabeled) theriotype. Although i dislike how they are often portrayed as a very important part of therianthropy, or how many people brush off the fact it's a sport and don't appreciate the amount of strength you need to pull it off.

I think it's a lot of fun, and I can see why some people doing quadrobics would want to post videos of them doing it. It feels good to share your skills online, but I do not like the amount of misinformation that comes with it. I've been keeping an eye on therian tik tok lately, to see if it's improving, and I think it has. Where it used to be 80% of what was on there, now it's only like 30%. These aren't real numbers just estimates, but I think it's improved a lot. Some of the stuff on there is kind of cringey, and misinformative, but that's only a little bit. Basically, I see where the little kids are coming from, just, they should do more research before calling themselves therians.