MovNat and the Athlete: Guest Post by Rudy Thomas, Strength & Conditioning Coach, UCSD

People are constantly evolving –  growing up, growing older, and unfortunately, growing away from what I believe is our natural self and being.

Philosophy aside, humans are movers by nature. It’s how we’ve come to populate the entire planet. These days, though,  we move less than we ever have and the little movement that we do

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The 2nd MovNat Principle: Instinctual

In the last entry, we discussed how moving naturally is part of our evolutionary and genetic agenda.  Moving naturally is instinctual – an innate behavior, and it is the second MovNat principle.  It is for this reason that young children start moving naturally without any instruction and even before the full development of language.  Have

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Erwan Le Corre and MovNat at the Paleo Summit Feb. 26th

Erwan Le Corre is a featured speaker at the first Paleo Summit, hosted by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness. The event begins on Feb. 26th and Erwan’s presentation is Feb. 27th.

“MovNat is a  fitness concept that teaches you how to move naturally with ease, power and grace. You  become very fit through the practice and that

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Moving Naturally? The 10 MovNat Principles©

The 10 MovNat Principles©

MovNat© is a fitness concept that teaches you how to move naturally with ease, power, and grace.  You  become very fit through the practice, and that fitness is applicable to any area of life.  MovNat is both a physical education system and activity that places at its core the full range

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Moving Naturally? The MovNat Movement Skills©

In our previous entry, we observed that the most effective way that every animal species becomes fit and remains optimally fit is through species-specific locomotion, i.e., by moving naturally.  Therefore, it’s logical to believe that human beings could attain incredible fitness by following a species-specific approach.

This species-specific approach is at the core of the MovNat philosophy

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MovNat Certification: A Personal Perspective from Founder Erwan Le Corre

I can remember observing the lack of movement and vitality in adults when I was just a 5- year-old boy.

Growing up, I understood instinctively that I would have to keep moving, never stop moving.  Growing up, I witnessed the physical problems and the decline of the people around me.  Even then, I was trying to

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Guest Post by Strength Coach Dewey Nielson: MovNat ... Far More Important Than People Realize

Recently, Clifton Harski came to my facility, Impact Performance Training & Jiu-jitsu to teach a MovNat workshop.  This is one of those workshops that I was incredibly excited for.  My friend Mike Richeson (photographer, videographer and all around smart dude) first mentioned Movnat to me well over a year ago.  It went in one of

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PaleoFX Austin and Erwan Le Corre

Erwan Le Corre will be presenting at PaleoFX Ancestral Momentum – Theory to Practice Symposium, March 14-17, in Austin, Texas.

The goal of the conference is to foster collaboration among fitness professionals, healthcare professionals, nutritionists, research scientists and laypersons who approach their respective practices from an evolutionary perspective.

Erwan will present the goal-specific programming using the MovNat

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Guest Blog Entry by Danielle Cook: A Memorable vacation

My family and I spent 5 days in Nebo, West Virginia attending a workshop called MovNat.  Prior to going, my friends and family would ask me where we were going this year on our family vacation.  When I told them, they were like “you are going where, and doing what?”  They thought we had lost

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What is the best fitness regimen for a tiger? The case for authentic human movement.

What is the best way to exercise?  How do you become fit?  What is the most effective method for optimal physical development?  Nowadays, there are hundreds, if not thousands of fitness concepts offered, all promising to get you in shape in no time, often presenting themselves as “revolutionary” or being the outcome of “cutting-edge science”. 

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