Is Natural Movement Primitive or Cutting-Edge?
By Danny Clark, MovNat Performance Director and Master Instructor Is the MovNat Natural Movement System a step back when it comes to health, fitness, and exercise science? We believe it’s a step forward. Hi Rob. This is a great philosophical discussion...
Natural Movement is Vital To Survive and Thrive
by Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder While humans may occasionally reflect about the purpose of their lives, the fundamental biological agenda of all animals is not only survival but also reproduction, which ensures that their genetic pool is transmitted to their...
5 Advanced Level MovNat Combo Workouts
Welcome to the Advanced Level. Few people endeavor into this territory, but the ones who do open the door to a whole new world of possibilities. The self-confidence and empowerment that comes from pursuing this level of training – not to mention the real world...
How to Start MovNat if You’re Overweight
Question: I am curious. I am morbidly obese, 350+, and in bad, bad shape. Is this “over my head?” – Ricky The short answer: it’s only over your head if you think it is. The fact that you’re wondering means you have some self-confidence...
MovNat Intermediate Combo Workout – Vol. 1
By Nathan Amado, Level 3 MovNat Certified Trainer & MovNat Combatives Trainer Want to learn how to combine natural movements into a challenging, full body workout? Here’s an intermediate-level MovNat Combo Workout, which will help you break a sweat and transform...
13 Ways to Hang From Your Arms For Better Climbing & Upper Body Conditioning
By Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder Who said the only way to hang from a horizontal surface is with a “dead-hang”? This is shrinking your movement horizon, which in turn shrinks your practice, which shrinks your movement skills and conditioning, ultimately...
MovNat is Practical: The “Missing Link” in Most Modern Fitness Programs
by Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder Many fitness programs and movement systems are useful, and provide a lot of benefits. Some are even functional. But very few are practical. This is a major differentiator between MovNat and other fitness methods because all natural...
15 Natural Movements Most People Should Be Able To Do
You’d be surprised how well an average adult human being should be able to move. It’s no secret that average fitness levels have been gradually decreasing in the modern world for a long time. Unfortunately, the bar for health, fitness, and natural movement...
MovNat at the Gym: Danny’s Urban Training Journal (Part 2)
By Danny Clark, MovNat Performance Director and Master Instructor Welcome to Part 2 of my MovNat Urban Training Journal series. You can click here to read part 1. Let me be upfront and just say it: this program has been an abysmal failure (for me). Weeks 1 and...
8 Daily Habits of Good Natural Movers
By John Sifferman We asked our MovNat Team Instructors: What daily habit have you adopted that’s helped you to get healthier, move better, or become more capable for the real world? Stefano Tripney – MovNat Team Instructor Ground Movement. Thinking this...
Get to Know Abby Corriveau: An Interview with a MovNat Team Instructor
“As women, we have been conditioned to believe that we are only meant to use our physicality to conform to beauty standards, take up as little space as possible, and to be nice…[Movement] fosters confidence, competence, and capability.” – Abby...
Fix Your Inverted Crawl With These 2 Drills
By Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder Even though it’s a rudimentary movement pattern, many people have difficulty performing the inverted foot hand crawl (aka the “crab walk” or the “crab crawl”) with efficiency – including very fit...
Beyond the Basics: 5 Intermediate Level MovNat Combo Workouts
So, you’ve already worked through our Beginner’s Guide to MovNat. You can balance on a 2×4 board, stick your landings, and crawl effortlessly. You’ve been there, done that. And now, you’re ready for more. Congratulations. You are entering...
Balancing Basics: Avoid These Common Mistakes
By Craig Rice, MovNat Team Instructor Are you making these mistakes while balancing? If you’ve never been coached in natural and efficient balance technique, then like most people, you’ll probably have some room for improvement. Addressing deficiencies...
MovNat is Progressive: Why This Principle Is Critical to Success
by Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder Natural movement is progressive. You don’t suddenly morph into a skilled, efficient, natural mover when you are born, or reach some arbitrary milestone in life, such as adulthood. On the contrary, the acquisition of movement...
Beyond Box Jumps: The Power Jump to Hang Landing
By Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder So, you can jump and land on a flat, horizontal surface just fine. But how well can you land on a vertical surface (e.g. like a wall or tree trunk)? In the real world, we don’t always have a nice wide open space to jump and land...
Why Train MovNat Combatives? A Woman’s Perspective.
By Julie Beck, Level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer & MovNat Combatives Trainer In the words of my MovNat Combatives Instructor, “YOU don’t choose, THEY choose YOU” and you need to be ready for your life to change in an instant. Have you ever been near to someone who...
Training Natural Movement in an Urban & Gym Environment (Part 1)
By Danny Clark, MovNat Performance Director and Master Instructor Welcome to my MovNat Urban Training Journal series. For the next 6 weeks, I’m going to share with you how I personally organize my MovNat training. I switch up my training environment all the time, but...