Rethinking Assessment: Why the Get-Up Belongs at the Center of Your Movement Screen
Rethinking Assessment: Why the Get-Up Belongs at the Center of Your Movement Screen 1. The Problem With Isolated Testing (Especially in Fitness) In rehab, isolated testing makes sense. If a client’s knee hurts when they squat, a physical therapist will: 1. Watch them...
Dynamic Depth: Revisiting the Reach of Body-Based Therapies in Living Systems
Dynamic Depth: Revisiting the Reach of Body-Based Therapies in Living Systems By Brian Betancourt Director of Curriculum & Performance, MovNat How do complex, temperature-sensitive, fluid-filled, load-distributing biological structures adapt to external pressure...
From Levers to Lattices: Rethinking the Body Through Biotensegrity
From Levers to Lattices: Rethinking the Body Through Biotensegrity By Brian Betancourt Director of Curriculum & Performance, MovNat If traditional biomechanics were literally true, a hockey player hitting a puck at full speed would either launch backward or snap...
Why Nature Sharpens the Mind: A MovNat Perspective on Outdoor Movement and Cognition
Why Nature Sharpens the Mind: A MovNat Perspective on Outdoor Movement and Cognition By Brian Betancourt Director of Curriculum & Performance, MovNat In 2025, a groundbreaking study confirmed what many natural movers have long intuited: physical activity performed...