7 Natural Movement Fitness Goals for 2018
Here at MovNat, we have high expectations for our students because we believe you can meet them. We believe in your potential to be strong, healthy, happy, and free. We believe in your ability to move well – with strength, power, and grace – now and into...
How to Improve Your Hanging For Better Climbing and Conditioning
So you really want to climb on top of that bar or branch, and it’s not as easy as it seems, right? First off, let me commend you on choosing real-life, tangibly practical physical fitness objectives rather than cosmetic, superficial rewards (not that you...
MovNat Combatives: What You Need To Know
By Nathan Amado, Level 3 MovNat Certified Trainer & MovNat Combatives Trainer MovNat is all about real world, practical movement skills. From movements that you can use in your everyday life, to movements you may only have to use once in your life (but are vital...Decades of Specialized Sports, Then MovNat Changed Everything…
Interviews with Six Movement Masters On Natural Movement Fitness (Part 5) by John Sifferman Erwan Le Corre has been called the world’s fittest man, and many have likened him to a modern-day Tarzan. Since founding the MovNat Natural Movement Fitness System,...
A Beginner’s Guide to Vaulting: From The Ground Up
By Alex Schenker, Level 3 MovNat Certified Trainer Let’s be honest. Throwing your body into the air while your arms support you as you fly over to the other side of an obstacle is something that just sounds pretty intimidating to most people. Seeing this action...
5 Natural Movements to Reverse the Damage from Sitting
Sitting for long periods of time wreaks havoc on the body. Fortunately, the solution is simple: sit less and move more. And that’s a good start for anyone. But you’ll get the best results when you start moving better. In fact, one of the best things you...
Jessica’s Journey to MovNat
By Jessica Groves-Chapman, Level 1 MovNat Certified Trainer I am a runner. I ran my way to health. I ran my way to sanity. I ran all through graduate school. I still remember my first 5k, my first 10k, my first half-marathon. And just last year, I ran my first...
The Single Leg Squat Get Up
By Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder How many ways do you know how to get up and down from the ground without using your hands? Get Ups may be rudimentary natural movements, but they’re also supremely practical for everyday life. Plus, they deliver a ton of fitness...
MovNat Home Gym Essentials
The Best High-Tech, Low-Tech, and All-Natural Tools For Practicing Natural Movement At Home The beauty of MovNat is that you can practice anywhere. You don’t need an expensive gym membership or access to nature. Although, these can be wonderful assets. You also...
How and Why to Drag Something While Crawling
By Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder and Master Instructor So, you can crawl for long distances, can easily hold a plank, and can practically do the “bird dog” exercise in your sleep. This is all great. But how well can you crawl while dragging something?...
“I am doing things I never thought I could do” (at age 44)
Interviews with Six Movement Masters On Natural Movement Fitness (Part 4) by John Sifferman Erwan Le Corre has been called the world’s fittest man, and many have likened him to a modern-day Tarzan. Since founding the MovNat Natural Movement Fitness System,...
4 Ground Positions to Help You Sit Comfortably, Efficiently, and with Good Posture
By Danny Clark, MovNat Master Instructor Sitting on the ground does your body good. Unfortunately, most people struggle to simply sit on the ground because they rarely sit on the ground. It’s a vicious cycle and our bodies pay the price with more stiffness, more...
Forearm Hanging Drill To Strengthen Your Back, Shoulders, and Abs
By Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder and Master Instructor Want to strengthen your abs and upper body while practicing a practical movement skill that will lead to more advanced skills? Try this forearm hanging drill below. This drill is fantastic for working posterior...7 Beginner Progressions for Crawling While Balancing
By Craig Rice, MovNat Team Instructor Want to learn how to crawl while balancing…without breaking any bones? Here’s a beginner-level MovNat progression to take you from the most basic crawling variations on the ground all the way up to the difficult hand and...
A Beginner’s Guide to MovNat
5 Beginner-Friendly Movement Workouts And A Complete 4-Week Program. Plus, Tips & Resources for Beginners to Natural Movement Fitness You don’t have to be an elite athlete living in an exotic location to reap the benefits of Natural Movement Fitness. Natural...
Beginner MovNat Combo Workout – Vol. 1
By Stefano Tripney, MovNat Team Instructor Want to know how to put MovNat into a workout? Here’s a beginner-level MovNat Combo Workout to get your heart pumping and muscles burning while you’re improving your natural movement skills. Beginner MovNat Combo...
Move with a Purpose: Resurrecting the Warrior Ethos
By Danny Clark, MovNat Performance Director and Master Instructor For what purpose do you train? It’s a simple question, but intention is everything. Going to a gym to “exercise” – to move and stress your body in distinct ways to maintain or improve its physical state...
How to Prepare For a MovNat Certification
Advice and tips for current and future MovNat Certified Trainers from four of our top instructors If you’re thinking of attending a MovNat Certification event, and you’d like some advice from an insider’s perspective, check out this group interview...